 | The Photoshop Elements 6 Book for Digital Photographers by Scott Kelby
Buy used from: $39.58 I've read 10 or 15 PS Elements books from the library, this was my favorite so I bought it. Clear descriptions of problems and solutions rather than a simple list of features.
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 | The Digital Photography Book by Scott Kelby
Buy new: $14.61 / Used from: $12.34 Simple book, but full of great ideas and suggestions.
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 | The Digital Photography Book, Volume 2 by Scott Kelby
Buy new: $16.49 / Used from: $12.99 Not as good as Volume 1, but still good.
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 | Learning to See Creatively: Design, Color & Composition in Photography (Updated Edition) by Bryan Peterson
Buy new: $17.13 / Used from: $15.00 Probably over 100 big bold colorful pictures that everyone would say are beautiful accompanied by careful discussions of what makes them special.
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 | Creative Nature and Outdoor Photography by Brenda Tharp
Buy new: $17.13 / Used from: $12.99 Bold pictures and a discussion of the art of photography focused on the great outdoors.
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 | Photography and the Art of Seeing: A Visual Perception Workshop for Film and Digital Photography by Freeman Patterson
Buy new: $14.96 / Used from: $14.21 A structured discussion of how to make powerful pictures. The photographs selected are fairly subtle and don't jump off the page at you, but stand up very well to contemplative review.
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 | Photographic Composition by Tom Grill
Buy new: $14.93 / Used from: $3.41 An older book with a more technical approach to composition than the others on this list.
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 | The Simple Secret to Better Painting: How to Immediately Improve Your Work with the One Rule of Composition by Greg Albert
Buy new: $16.49 / Used from: $13.36 Surprise source for composition. But to the extent you want to make art rather than take snap shots, this is a good book.
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