 | Understanding Exposure: How to Shoot Great Photographs with a Film or Digital Camera (Updated Edition) by Bryan Peterson
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $12.45 This book has become a classic for all newbies to photography. I have learned a lot from this...
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 | Learning to See Creatively: Design, Color & Composition in Photography (Updated Edition) by Bryan Peterson
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $12.45 A quick-read to greatly improve your compositional skills.
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 | Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi/400D Digital Field Guide by Charlotte K. Lowrie
Buy new: $13.59 / Used from: $11.28 Well written and very useful get to know your Canon Rebel XTi/400D DSLR. Much more than the manual!
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 | Beyond Portraiture: Creative People Photography by Bryan Peterson
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $12.26 A very-well written book! Not only in terms of explaining technical aspects of colour and photography taking of people....
But also for making sure that you combat your own fears in approaching them! Highly recommended!
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 | Photographic Composition by Tom Grill
Buy new: $14.93 / Used from: $5.48 Helpful book for beginners
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 | Capturing the Light: An Inspirational and Instructional Guide to Landscape Photography by Peter Watson
Buy new: $18.45 / Used from: $16.45 Interesting book for landscape photographers.
Useful not only for improving your technical skills, but also for learning how to spot great places and what to look for.
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 | First Light by Joe Cornish
Buy new: $44.15 / Used from: $76.04 A photobook that delves into the psychology of "seeing the landscape". Truly inspirational!
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 | The Making of Landscape Photographs: A Practical Guide to the Art and Techniques by Charlie Waite
Buy new: $18.21 / Used from: $2.95 Very good read, that delves into the landscape-vision
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 | The Complete Guide to Night and Low-Light Photography by Lee Frost
Buy new: $19.77 / Used from: $13.86 If you thought that when the "light is low" or "gone" you have to pack, then you are wrong!
I have shot my best photos (posted at http://www.larios.gr) when the sun has set. This book presents what you need to create great low-light photos.
But, you have to read it and go out and shoot, then read-it again! It has so much to offer you!
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 | Photographing People: At Home and Around the World by Andre Gallant
Buy new: $17.16 / Used from: $9.99 |
 | Creative Nature and Outdoor Photography by Brenda Tharp
Buy new: $17.13 / Used from: $13.99 Good read to help you increase dramatically the quality of your landscape shots! Brenda was my tutor in a distant-learning photo course in BetterPhoto, and gained a lot from her!
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 | Adobe Photoshop CS3 for Photographers: A Professional Image Editor's Guide to the Creative use of Photoshop for the Macintosh and PC by Martin Evening
Buy new: $30.99 / Used from: $33.84 Excellent if you want to learn Photoshop, and you do want a "photographer's approach". Highly recommended
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 | Examples: The Making of 40 Photographs by Ansel Adams
Buy new: $26.39 / Used from: $8.89 It's a classic if you want to dive into the deepers waters of photography. My advice though is to read it after you feel at comfort with photography at-large.
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 | Canon Digital Rebel XTi 10.1MP Digital SLR Camera (Black Body Only)
Buy new: $549.95 / Used from: $421.00 Excellent enthusiast photographer's camera, that will cover all of your needs. After more than 3 years using a Canon Rebel XT/350D and a Rebel XTi/400D I have just scratched the surface of their capabilities. See my gallery at http://www.larios.gr for samples
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 | Practical Photography
Buy new: $158.21 I am a subscriber to Practical Photography Magazine for the last 3 years and I think it's an invaluable source of techniques and information. Recommmended!
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 | The Adobe Photoshop CS3 Book for Digital Photographers (Voices That Matter) by Scott Kelby
Buy new: $31.49 / Used from: $28.95 You want to learn Photoshop? Here is a good book to move forward!
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Buy new: $261.49 The most powerfull RAW photo software, to help you get the most out of your photos
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 | Photography and the Art of Seeing (Photography) by Freeman Patterson
Buy used from: $12.95 One of my first reads! It certainly helps to understand the psychology of vision when entering photography!
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