Best books
Books behind The Bicycle Guide to Take Better Photographs
Ranked by how often each book is cited across the library for this guide.
#1
50 fast digital photo techniques with Photoshop Elements 3Georges, Gregory, Georges
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#2
50 Principles of Composition in Photography: A Practical Guide to Seeing Photographically Through the Eyes of a Master PhotographerKlaus Bohn
Pole · Vision comes first and directs which compositions and techniques you deploy, per “50 Principles of Composition in Photography_ A Practical Guide to Seeing Photographically Through the Eyes of a Master Photographer” and “Bryan Peterson's Understanding Composition Field Guide” — decide what you want to say, then serve it
#3
Bryan Peterson's Understanding Composition Field GuidePeterson, Bryan
Pole · Vision comes first and directs which compositions and techniques you deploy, per “50 Principles of Composition in Photography_ A Practical Guide to Seeing Photographically Through the Eyes of a Master Photographer” and “Bryan Peterson's Understanding Composition Field Guide” — decide what you want to say, then serve it
#4
Capture the MomentSarah Wilkerson
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#5
Composition & PhotographyHarold Davis
Pole · Quality flows from human connection and capturing the moment, per “The Unforgettable Photograph 228 Ideas, Tips, and Secrets for Taking the Best Pictures of Your Life”, “The Unforgettable Photograph_ 228 Ideas, Tips, and Secrets for Taking the Best Pictures of Your Life”, and “Gregory Heisler, 50 portraits stories and techniques from a photographers photographer”, or from composition and viewer perception, per “Composition & Photography”, “50 Principles of Composition in Photography_ A Practical Guide to Seeing Photographically Through the Eyes of a Master Photographer”, and “Bryan Peterson's Understanding Composition Field Guide”
#6
Direction Quality of Light Your Key to Better Portrait Photography AnywhereNeil van Niekerk
Pole · Quality flows from technical and lighting control, as “SpeedLiters Handbook - Learning to Craft Light with Canon Speedlites”, “Picture Perfect Lighting An Innovative Lighting System for Photographing People”, and “Direction Quality of Light Your Key to Better Portrait Photography Anywhere” hold — master exposure and light and the image follows
#7
Extraordinary Everyday PhotographyPole · Foundational craft and composition are learned first and feed upward into photographic vision, as “Extraordinary Everyday Photography” frames it — master the mechanics and seeing follows
#8
Gregory Heisler, 50 portraits stories and techniques from a photographers photographerHeisler, GregoryBloomberg, Michael R
Pole · Quality flows from human connection and capturing the moment, per “The Unforgettable Photograph 228 Ideas, Tips, and Secrets for Taking the Best Pictures of Your Life”, “The Unforgettable Photograph_ 228 Ideas, Tips, and Secrets for Taking the Best Pictures of Your Life”, and “Gregory Heisler, 50 portraits stories and techniques from a photographers photographer”, or from composition and viewer perception, per “Composition & Photography”, “50 Principles of Composition in Photography_ A Practical Guide to Seeing Photographically Through the Eyes of a Master Photographer”, and “Bryan Peterson's Understanding Composition Field Guide”
#9
Light Science and Magic, Fourth Edition An Introduction to Photographic LightingFil Hunter, Paul Fuqua, Steven Biver
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#10
Picture Perfect Lighting An Innovative Lighting System for Photographing PeopleRoberto Valenzuela
Pole · Center flash and strobe control as the core lever, per “SpeedLiters Handbook - Learning to Craft Light with Canon Speedlites”, “Picture Perfect Lighting An Innovative Lighting System for Photographing People”, and “Studio Anywhere A Photographers Guide to Shooting in Unconventional Locations” — controlling light directly is the most reliable path to quality
#11
SpeedLiters Handbook - Learning to Craft Light with Canon SpeedlitesSyl Arena
Pole · Center flash and strobe control as the core lever, per “SpeedLiters Handbook - Learning to Craft Light with Canon Speedlites”, “Picture Perfect Lighting An Innovative Lighting System for Photographing People”, and “Studio Anywhere A Photographers Guide to Shooting in Unconventional Locations” — controlling light directly is the most reliable path to quality
#12
Studio Anywhere A Photographers Guide to Shooting in Unconventional LocationsNick Fancher
Pole · Center flash and strobe control as the core lever, per “SpeedLiters Handbook - Learning to Craft Light with Canon Speedlites”, “Picture Perfect Lighting An Innovative Lighting System for Photographing People”, and “Studio Anywhere A Photographers Guide to Shooting in Unconventional Locations” — controlling light directly is the most reliable path to quality
#13
The Unforgettable Photograph 228 Ideas, Tips, and Secrets for Taking the Best Pictures of Your LifeGeorge Lange, Scott Mowbray
Pole · Avoid on-camera flash and master ambient light, as “The Unforgettable Photograph 228 Ideas, Tips, and Secrets for Taking the Best Pictures of Your Life” and “The Unforgettable Photograph_ 228 Ideas, Tips, and Secrets for Taking the Best Pictures of Your Life” advocate — natural light yields more authentic, less intrusive results
#14
The Unforgettable Photograph: 228 Ideas, Tips, and Secrets for Taking the Best Pictures of Your LifePole · Avoid on-camera flash and master ambient light, as “The Unforgettable Photograph 228 Ideas, Tips, and Secrets for Taking the Best Pictures of Your Life” and “The Unforgettable Photograph_ 228 Ideas, Tips, and Secrets for Taking the Best Pictures of Your Life” advocate — natural light yields more authentic, less intrusive results