Abbott’s decision to cover the excellent-value Affinity Photo alongside Photoshop meets the subscription/ non-subscription preferences of image-editing software buyers and widens the scope of the book. If you can afford it, go for The Decisive Moment – one of the most groundbreaking photography books you can find. I think this book’s subtitle says it all. Most photographers own a flash, even a basic one. However, very few of them know how to make the best of it. The Photographer’s Eye Remastered is the revised version of the classic book by the same name released to celebrate its 10th anniversary. It's divided up into bite-size chapters to make everything easy to follow. And usefully the images (which are mainly from the author's travel photography) are shown with multiple crops, thus demonstrating how one particular composition of a picture works better than another.

To become a good photographer, you need more than photography techniques. That’s why studying the work of world-famous world famous photographers. But in the real world, photography takes place in much more challenging locations, and that's where this book comes in. This is another must-have of the photography books. Learning to use natural light and flash photography is key to achieving professional-looking images. There's no point in understanding the technical side of photography if you don't understand the composition. This classic book, updated to celebrate its 10th anniversary, explains the principles of good composition, and how to put them into practice. Por otro lado muchas veces se muestra una sola fotografía de toda una colección y eso es algo que puede llegar a descontextualizar en exceso algunas obras que en su conjunto podrían llegar a tener muchísimo más valor.

Un libro básico, me encantó, conforme transcurren los capítulos el autor va citando ejemplos de fotógrafos y es así como es más comprensible el tema que aborda.

Instead, it’s all about pricing, negotiating with clients, getting insurance, and everything you need to make a career in photography. You’ll often find yourself doing a photo shoot in less-than-ideal situations – what can you do? Well, that’s the answer that you’ll find in this book. The authors present you with the ten worst situations and help you to overcome them. 52. Sketching Light. An Illustrated Tour of the Possibilities of Flash With over 300 images to look through and multiple conversations between the photographers on the genre, you sure to find some street art inspiration here. Hurley also shares his trade secrets for getting genuine smiles and authentic expressions rather than people's standard 'photo face' that always makes a headshot look dull and lifeless.Astrophotography has become more and more popular in recent years, and anyone looking for a good grounding in the genre will do well to buy a copy of this comprehensive new guide. Helpfully arranged in three discrete sections, ‘Making Photographs’, ‘Being a Photographer’ and ‘Professional Practice’, Photography Rules doesn’t over-egg its messages; each image featured is accompanied by text that’s as digestible as it is concise – making this book a handy reference guide for keeping on or around you when you’re in the field. In this book, Robert Rodriguez Jr shares an insight into his personal approach to landscape photography. The content is based on his Beyond the Lens blog. Six continents, 40 countries and some of the most remote corners of Planet Earth feature in this collection of night-sky images – all of which makes The World at Night a great introduction to astrophotography.

First published in 1994, this book is considered a classic of photography instruction. It was fully updated in 2010 to incorporate digital photography. But actually, it's not so much a technical guide as a deep dive into the philosophical and creative side of photography. While this book does cover some technical aspects, it aims to go beyond. Bruce Barnbaum goes into the philosophical and creative part of photography as one of the visual arts. It helps you to find a personal approach to the medium. If you’re a beginner portrait photographer, I don’t need to tell you how hard it is to pose your models. In this book, Lindsay Adler put together a guide to help in any situation.If you’re interested in doing portraits that communicate with the viewer and say something about the subject, you need this book. Composition (Photography) Photography Photography--Exposure Photography--Technique Photography -- Technique Photography -- Exposure You don’t need to start your photography training by spending lots of money. There are many free resources online that can get you started.