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Photography book Anonymous
What photography books are good for beginners? For intermediate level photographers? And, finally, for advanced photography?

Or, on the flipside, what photography books do you love? Guides, places, or famous photographers - it doesn't matter.
>> Anonymous
Any good book goes through the basics of photography, maybe even with a review of physics/optics. I find that a lot of intro to photography books are just large picture books that don't even specify what gear or settings they've use to obtain the shot. On the side, they add a smattering of generalities that are really just rules of thumb that you can find out by yourself. There really isn't any beginner's holy grail. Aside from the optics, I wouldn't delve too much into an intro to photography. Get a book that's more relevant to your interests, like potrait photography or architecture photography. The more words the better. Picture books, while fun to look at, aren't too helpful. Good pictures to have for a beginner would vary aperature or shutter speed to show contrast between what gets captured.
>> Anonymous
>>42166What photography books are good for beginners? For intermediate level photographers?

The book you posted
>> Darkain
My favourite book is titled "The Internet"

For every peice of information you could ever imagine, check out this ultimate FAQ. I give it to everyone whos starting out in photography.

http://www.cs.duke.edu/~parr/photography/faq.html

Also, browse imaging sites that display Exif data (such as /p/ and deviantArt). If you want to know what equipment/settings were used, check the Exif. I've learned a lot about photography tricks just by looking at these numbers and then attempting to apply them to my own camera.