 | National Geographic Photography Field Guide: Secrets to Making Great Pictures, Second Edition by Peter Burian
Buy used from: $7.88 learn the basics. good introduction to concepts about understanding exposure, equipment considerations. small enough for carrying around.
for beginners
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 | John Shaw's Nature Photography Field Guide by John Shaw
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $10.99 learn the basics of exposure, composition, equipment considerations etc. for landscapes. but the basic techniques on using your equipment can apply beyond nature photography
For beginner to advanced.
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 | Real World Camera Raw with Adobe Photoshop CS2 (Real World) by Bruce Fraser
Buy new: $27.69 / Used from: $5.89 To shoot in RAW mode and to learn to get the best form it.
If you dont know RAW from cooked and use photoshop CS2, get this.
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 | Real World Camera Raw with Adobe Photoshop CS3 (Real World) by Bruce Fraser
Buy new: $29.69 / Used from: $26.09 same as above but ubdated for CS3
If you dont know RAW from cooked and use CS3, get this.
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 | The Photoshop CS2 Book for Digital Photographers (Voices That Matter) by Scott Kelby
Buy new: $31.49 / Used from: $23.49 Using photoshop and concepts/techniques for dealing with digital images.
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 | 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 the basics if you want o go beyond the auto mode in your camera.
for beginners
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 | National Geographic Photography Field Guide: People and Portraits by National Geographic Society
Buy new: $14.93 / Used from: $5.34 similar to other NG field guides but more focus on portraits.
beginner-advanced
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 | National Geographic Photography Field Guides: Landscapes by National Geographic Society
Buy new: $14.93 / Used from: $4.99 similar to other NG field guides but more indepth on landscapes.
beginner- advanced
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 | The Moment It Clicks: Photography secrets from one of the world's top shooters (Voices That Matter) by Joe McNally
Buy new: $34.64 / Used from: $33.00 book for inspiration about the thought process in making pictures from one of the leading commercial photographers in the US.
For more advanced photographers
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