If you’re new to photography or just enjoy learning all you can about photography, then Digital SLR Handbook
Digital SLR Handbook is 256 pages long and in a small page format, but it’s packed with information. There isn’t an extensive amount of detail for each topic, but John Freeman manages to cover an impressive number of photography topics and tips in a relatively short book. Of all of the photography books I’ve written about, this one manages to cover the widest range of photography topics in a single book.
In the beginning of the book, John Freeman discusses photography hardware, including DSLRs and how they work, lenses, sensor sizes, and accessories. Later, he writes about “seeing the picture”, including depth of field, foregrounds, backgrounds, perspectives, and composition. The rest of Digital SLR Handbook covers a wide variety of topics that you may be interested in photographing such as landscapes, nature, people, architecture, still life, and action, and John Freeman covers all of these from the perspective of using your digital SLR.
The text and photos in Digital SLR Handbook are sufficiently large and the book is well laid out. Granted, the book was released about 18 months ago, but photography concepts and topics have not evolved since then, so the book is still current. Of course, there’s newer DSLRs available than what’s covered in the book, but DSLRs seem to have a longer technology lifespan than compact point-and-shoots. Also, the target audience of this book will generally be just starting out with photography and won’t need the latest and greatest equipment; it’s best to start with established, well-known, and often less-expensive older photography equipment.
Digital SLR Handbook costs less than $15 on Amazon.com and is a valuable addition to your photography library if you’re starting out or just enjoy reading all you can about photography. As of today, the book only has 3 reviews on Amazon.com, but each reviewer seems to really like the book and gave it either 4 or 5 stars.
Digital SLR Handbook is published by Amphoto Books, which also publishes Understanding Exposure, by Bryan Peterson, another highly recommended book. Here’s a list of other photography books I’ve written about in the Photobird Daily:
- Understanding Shutter Speed
- Fashion Photography, by Bruce Smith
- Photographer’s Exposure Handbook
- Lighting and the Dramatic Portrait
- PhoDOGraphy
- Hands-On Digital Photography
- Night & Low-Light Photography
- The Art of People Photography
- Beyond Portraiture by Bryan Peterson
- Mastering HDR Photography, by Michael Freeman
- Baby Face
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