Tuesday, 14 July 2009
Some Web Services I Use
Thursday, 9 July 2009
A Few Good Books
Here are a few photography related books I can recommend:
Scott Kelby just tells it like it is. As he says a few times in the books, there's no technical stuff just "if ya want to shoot that, try these settings...". He adds a bit of corny humour too, so it lightens the read. There is a Volume 3 coming out soon too:
The Digital Photography Book: v. 3
This book goes more into the technical aspects of photography without getting too bogged down in it:
Understanding Exposure: How to Shoot Great Photographs with a Film or Digital Camera
In a way this may be considered more of a coffee table book, but there are many valuable tips. #1 tip for me is not to be shy to get down low to find an unusual angle. It's a much 'softer' book than the previous one, but then creativity is a soft-skill:
Of course there are libraries-full more books on the subject. The above are the one's I've read. Here are a few more popular ones that are on my list. (Hint hint, if you'd like to buy them for me... ;-)