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LIST OF PHOTOGRAPHY BOOKS THAT WILL HELP YOU BECOME A BETTER AND SUCCESSFUL PHOTOGRAPHER. (Thread)
I know you don’t like reading but you need to find time to read these books.
1. Read This If You Want to Take Great Photographs by Henry Carroll
I know you don’t like reading but you need to find time to read these books.
1. Read This If You Want to Take Great Photographs by Henry Carroll
Using hands-on tips and iconic images, Carroll shows readers how they can achieve stunning photographs in a practical, accessible way.
Recommended for: Anyone looking to gain a baseline knowledge of everything that goes into taking a great image
Recommended for: Anyone looking to gain a baseline knowledge of everything that goes into taking a great image
2. The Photographer’s Eye: Composition and Design for Better Digital Photos by Michael Freeman.
This book will help photographers take their work to the next level by providing valuable tools to help them look at the entire process of taking photos in an entirely new way.
This book will help photographers take their work to the next level by providing valuable tools to help them look at the entire process of taking photos in an entirely new way.
Recommended for: Anyone who wants to think more critically about the way various elements in an image interact.
3. The Visual Toolbox: 60 Lessons for Stronger Photographs by David duChemin.
This action-oriented book provides a basic “curriculum” to help photographers learn more than just how to work a camera,it teaches how to create images with deeper visual experiences for your audience
This action-oriented book provides a basic “curriculum” to help photographers learn more than just how to work a camera,it teaches how to create images with deeper visual experiences for your audience
Recommended for: Anyone looking for inspirational photo assignments to jumpstart their creativity.
4. The Decisive Moment by Henri Cartier-Bresson.
The Decisive Moment highlights exactly that – Cartier-Bresson’s idea that a photograph should capture a split-second scene which reveals a greater truth about the larger situation, through text and beautifully-reproduced images.
The Decisive Moment highlights exactly that – Cartier-Bresson’s idea that a photograph should capture a split-second scene which reveals a greater truth about the larger situation, through text and beautifully-reproduced images.
Recommended for: Anyone hoping to improve their ability to capture a scene that tells a story.
The Photographer’s Guide to Posing: Techniques to Flatter Everyone by @lindsayadler
Adler delves into the thought process behind posing, detailing what works and what doesn’t for a wide variety of body types and situations, including group photos, couples and more.
Adler delves into the thought process behind posing, detailing what works and what doesn’t for a wide variety of body types and situations, including group photos, couples and more.
Recommended for: Anyone who takes pictures of people – wedding parties to family portraits
6. We are all afraid by Mayor Otu.
This book shares with you practical tips on how to go and photograph on the streets.
The things you need to know, the things you need to go out with...it’s a beginners guide to street photography.
This book shares with you practical tips on how to go and photograph on the streets.
The things you need to know, the things you need to go out with...it’s a beginners guide to street photography.
7. The Negative by Ansel Adams.
It’s actually a series of books “The Camera, The Negative and The Print.
Recommended for: Anyone who has a particular affinity for black and white photography.
It’s actually a series of books “The Camera, The Negative and The Print.
Recommended for: Anyone who has a particular affinity for black and white photography.
8. The Dramatic Portrait: The Art of Crafting Light and Shadow by Chris Knight.
This book examines how light and shadow work hand in hand to create more striking, expressive photographs, particularly when it comes to portraiture.
This book examines how light and shadow work hand in hand to create more striking, expressive photographs, particularly when it comes to portraiture.
Recommended for: Anyone who wants to take portraits so perfectly lit, they could be mistaken for a Rembrandt.
9. Magnum Contact Sheets by Kristen Lubben.
This book breaks down the creation of some of the most iconic photographs ever taken, discussing the creative methods, concepts, strategies and post-processing involved in their production.
This book breaks down the creation of some of the most iconic photographs ever taken, discussing the creative methods, concepts, strategies and post-processing involved in their production.
Recommended for: Anyone curious about the creative process used by some of the best in the industry.
10. Studio Anywhere: A Photographer’s Guide to Shooting in Unconventional Locations by Nick Fancher.
This book is especially valuable to street, documentary or travel photographers who aren’t always in control of the scenes they’re shooting.
This book is especially valuable to street, documentary or travel photographers who aren’t always in control of the scenes they’re shooting.
Recommended for: Anyone who wants to limit the amount of equipment they use without compromising the quality of their work.
Wow! That’s 10 amazing Photography books you should read this year.
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