Understanding Exposure By: Bryan Peterson – A cult favorite, due to it’s highly informative array of tips and included pictures on the realm of exposure, composition, depth of field, aperture, and more. These subjects can be quite confusing, but Peterson makes them fool-proof to read and understand for all, hence his straight to the point title. ‘Understanding Exposure’, has four editions to choose from and honestly, Resource and amazon’s best-seller list recommend all.
Humans Of New York By: Brandon Stanton – A must have on any coffee table, for more reasons than one. This book is filled with so many unique and diverse portraits of the many faces that populate New York City. With each portrait comes a little quote from the person behind the image, making it a very interactive read. Humans Of New York is raw, honest, and true to the nature of portrait photography, so do yourself a favor and grab it ASAP.
Pro Secrets To Dramatic Digital Photos By: Jim Zuckerman – Lucky for us, renowned photographer, Jim Zuckerman, created a book filled with heaps of professional techniques that help make up those crazy vivid images of his. He shares the secrets behind all creative tools we seem to overlook, including: properly panning the camera, creating a complimentary color scheme, and much more. Any upcoming photographer is able to get some vital experience out of just reading this book, so it’s a must.
Photographers A-Z By: Hans-Michael Koetzle – If you’d rather have a little taste of the many different well-known photographers out there, then, ‘Photographers A-Z’ is the perfect read for you. Included in alphabetic order, is every major photographer and their most influential work from the 20th century.
Mastering Landscape Photography By: David Taylor – Everything you need to know and understand behind landscape photography is in this book. Tips on the perfect gear, location, and some good advice on preparation for certain weather and terrains are all explained in detail. Not to mention, with all the knowledge being shed on photographing the natural world, Taylor makes it a point to teach his lessons with mother nature’s best interest in mind.
We hope you start to turn to print more often, especially with this list in mind. The power of a book in your hands is endless, and we should preserve the beauty of it, even in such a fast-growing technological world.
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