Ansel's Series, and Photography by Upton and Upton. The latter is into it's 7th or 8 th printing, and it's good enough to use as a text.
Ansel's Series, and Photography by Upton and Upton. The latter is into it's 7th or 8 th printing, and it's good enough to use as a text.
"Photography and the Art of Seeing" by Freeman Patterson is a great book to help beginner photographers train their eye.
Steve,
In no particular order and in addition to other posted titles,
"Spirit of Place, The Art of the Traveling Photographer", Bob Krist, Amphoto Books.
"The Art of Photography, An Approach to Personal Expression", Bruce Barnbaum, second edition, Kendall/Hunt
"Professional Photoshop 6, The Classic Guide to Color Correction", Dan Margulis, J. Wiley (high end book, $$ and technical level)
"PhotoShop 6 Wow! Book", Linnea Dayton and Jack Davis, Peachpit Press
"Photoshop 6(7) Down and Dirty Tricks", Scott Kelby, New Riders
Photoshop 6 Artistry, Barry Haynes and Wendy Crumpler, New Riders
"Photoshop 6 Classroom in a Book", Adobe
"Using the View Camera", Revised Edition, Steve Simmons, Amphoto
"Photographic Composition", Tom Grill and Mark Scanlon, Amphoto
"Photographing the patterns of Nature", Revised and Updated, Gary Braasch, Amphoto
"View Camera Technique", 7th Edition, Leslie Stroebel
Subscription to "View Camera" magzine
Subscription to "Photo Techniques" magazine
Subscription to "Camera Arts" magazine.
In addition, I'd select a few "coffee table" books with good photographs of various types (landscape, B&W, fine art) to inspire people to get out and shoot.
Thanks!
Steve
The Craft of Photography by David Vestal. The best all around book for photographers who are starting out.
"On Being a Photographer" David Hurn/Magnum, in conversation with Bill Jay. LensWork Publishing, 1997 ISBN #1-888803-06-1 njb
Image Clarity: High-Resolution Photography by John B. Williams
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