Recommended Reading

 

Must Have

Understanding Exposure; Bryan Peterson

All of Bryan's books are worth a read, but today, if I were to recommend a single "text book" for photographers (especially beginning photographers), this would be the one).

Adobe Photoshop CC for Photographers; Martin Evening

Martin Evening has become the authority on the seminal "Adobe Photoshop For Photographers, now in its 15th Edition, this somewhat expensive book is the "manual" for photoshop in my opinon. If I only had one text on Photoshop, this would be the one).

Suggested

Nik Software Captured, Tony L. Corbell & Joshua A. Haftel

Obviously, this one only applies if you use the NIK software plugin. If so, you will probably benefit from third party book on its ins and outs. There is no manual, and use of a lot of it is "intuitive." This book is the best I found on getting "under the hood" with the Nik software, and I found it an invaluable aid when I first began working with the Nik bundle). Note: this book (like NIK software itself) is becoming dated (and may not even be available. NIK was one of those applications that came with essentially zero documentation. There were a couple books produced to fill that void. I have read them. This one was clearly the best and most comprehensive.

Creative Black & White; Harold Davis

(If you ever plan to dabble in B&W conversion and image making, these two books provide a great place to start understanding the process)

Black & White Photography, Michael Freeman

There are many other worthy books out there. These are books that I would maintain in my library if they were the only ones I could keep. For others I might think worth your consideration, check out my Equipment and Book Reviews Page.