Books or Sites for Beginners

[Craig S]

It is my intention to go on a beginners course at The Photographic Academy in the new year but I am impatient to get into things now - properly - can anyone recommend any good books for beginners or sites / tutorials etc?

[ninoisaacs]

Hi Craig S

Give the books by Scott Kelby a go. I found them useful as I had no background in photography. It doesnt go into technical detail but more practical examples in taking better photos.

[Andries Oberholzer]

http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials.htm

[sterretje]

http://www.jvwphotography.co.za/overview.html

50 bucks very well spent

Need references? http://www.outdoorphoto.co.za/forum/...ad.php?t=17095

[Craig S]

Thanks for the pointers. Both are good suggestions

[ganna]

Join a local photographic club if you have'nt. You will learn a lot there

[Geoff Feldon]

In Pix magazine they are advertsing a 3 cd set from Scott Kelby which they highly recommend. Agree on joining a photo club, this has helped me no end.

[Deezil]

... and don't forget dPs

[photographer109]

You can find some good tips from photographyposingguide

Best Of Luck!

[wayne brink]

Thax alot for the site

[adejager]

I think any of the books by Bryan Petersen are brilliant for beginners. I can recommend Understanding Exposure (the one updated for digital cameras) or Field Guide to Photography. It is very well written, with plenty of examples as well as technical and creative comments.

[Andrew Roos]

While it's not a textbook, "The Moment it Clicks" by Joe McNally is eminantly readable, conveys his enthusiasm for photography and includes many tips, especially related to lighting and environmental portraiture (individuals and groups). However you should probably have at least some understanding of the basics to get the most from it.

[Deneys]

Here is another site I stumbled on

http://www.lightstalking.com/

Some very interesting articles

[PhotoDon]

The best way I learned was to Google everything. Just type in Digital Photography+Aperture (If you wanted to know all about Aperture).There's a stunning amount of info on EVERY term and everything related to Photography.
My hard disk is full of information on nearly the whole spectrum - although learning A-Z Photography will take many many months. And I don't think you ever stop learning!

[SoulBlade]

It is my intention to go on a beginners course at The Photographic Academy in the new year but I am impatient to get into things now - properly - can anyone recommend any good books for beginners or sites / tutorials etc?

Hi

The following URLs are from my bookmarks. Most of them have more tuts so have a look. Whether its good or not is up to you. Though I'm sure the community will point it out.

http://www.akelstudio.com/index.php/tips-a-lessons
http://www.robertsdonovan.com/?p=702
http://blog.photobucket.com/blog/tutorials/
http://blog.photobucket.com/blog/200...-tutorial.html
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/tu...stograms.shtml
http://lifehacker.com/#!5717451/how-...our-new-camera
http://digitalmemories.co.za/tips/89...ng-star-trails
http://recedinghairline.co.uk/tutori...del/index.html
http://www.nikondigitutor.com/eng/d90/index.shtml
http://www.stuckincustoms.com/hdr-tutorial/
http://www.tested.com/news/how-to-ch...irst-dlsr/550/
http://nikond90blog.blogspot.com/
http://www.dpnotes.com/nikon-d90-tips/

Last but not least. Check out FroKnowsPhoto @
http://www.youtube.com/user/JaredPolin and http://froknowsphoto.com/

[visagieh]

Craig

Kinda one point left out, KNOW your camera.

I see you shoot D40, cant help on the Canon side, just goo-gle. On Nikon side, www.byThom.com have excellent ebooks books on cameras.

Hannes

[Creeper]

Tom Ang's books are also good.

[GuntherSwart]

i can vouch for the http://www.jvwphotography.co.za/overview.html
that made everything else more understandable

if you've got a ipod touch or ipad you can download a crash course of Scott Kelby, but i'm looking at getting his books.

[SoulBlade]

i can vouch for the http://www.jvwphotography.co.za/overview.html
that made everything else more understandable

if you've got a ipod touch or ipad you can download a crash course of Scott Kelby, but i'm looking at getting his books.

I can vouch as well. It's not so much the info but the way the info is presented and how he explains simple things like how ISO, shutter speed, etc all fits together.... Basically why certain pictures look the way they do.

I recommend it. Just bought it last night...

[Hendrik van Rooyen]

An EXTREMELY important photography book, that you simply MUST read! Preferably 3 times !


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