 | Learning to See Creatively: Design, Color & Composition in Photography (Updated Edition) by Bryan Peterson
Buy new: $17.13 / Used from: $13.09 This book is a true eye opener when it comes to realizing just how much a slight change of point of view can impact on your images. This is the book that I take down from the shelf most often to browse through and get some new ideas.
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 | The Digital Photography Book by Scott Kelby
Buy new: $16.49 / Used from: $13.99 This is a great book to get you started. It covers a wide range of subjects and it's written without too much jargon. If you'll just buy one book, I would recommend this. (Vol.2 is not as good)
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 | Light: Science and Magic: An Introduction to Photographic Lighting by Fil Hunter
Buy new: $30.91 / Used from: $24.82 Photography is all about light, and this book will tell you how the light behaves. If you learn the basics of this book your photos will improve. You will learn the difference between diffuse and direct reflection, and when you want which. Very interesting!
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 | The Complete Guide to Night and Low-Light Photography by Lee Frost
Buy new: $19.77 / Used from: $9.51 This book will be a great help when figuring out exposures in low light conditions. You will find a lot of great pictures along with lists telling you which aperture and shutter speed to use in a variety of situations.
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 | The Moment It Clicks: Photography secrets from one of the world's top shooters by Joe McNally
Buy new: $34.64 / Used from: $25.00 This book is not the best if you want to learn new techniques step by step, but when you know how to handle your camera and you're looking for inspiration for creating new photographs, this book is excellent!
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 | Eye to Eye: Intimate Encounters with the Animal World by Frans Lanting
Buy new: $500.00 / Used from: $375.99 A collection of great images from one of the worlds greatest photographers. Excellent inspiration!
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 | Nikon School presents A Hands-on Guide to Creative Lighting
Buy new: $24.46 / Used from: $23.50 Although this is not a book, I thought it was such a great dvd that I had to put it on this list. If you have a Nikon camera compatible with the Nikon CLS, get this dvd! It starts off with the basics and moves on to how to apply this knowledge to several field scenarios.
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