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TEXTS & RECOMMENDED READING |
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| This page contains the list of texts and recommended
reading material for my classes at City. Many of the books
listed can be ordered through Amazon directly by clicking on the link for
that listing in the right hand column. Often they will have used
copies at even better discounts. The buttons below list the categories under which the books are listed. You can use them to jump to the category or simply scroll down the page to review the complete set of listings. |
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TEXT/TOPIC CATEGORIES |
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General Photography (for Photo 100, 102, and following classes. Good material for ALL Photo Students.) |
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General Photography
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Photography Barbara London, et al Prentice Hall One of the best general photo text books. Latest edition is heavy on Digital. For non-digital classes older editions are fine. This book covers a very wide range. Although expensive, it remains the core textbook for many of our advanced classes as well
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| A Short Course in
Photography Barbara London Condensed version of the main text.
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| Criticizing Photographs: An
introduction to Understanding Images Terry Barrett A good place to start in understanding how to view (and therefore create) images.
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| On Photography Susan Sontag Classic text on Photo Appreciation. A must read for serious photo students.
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| The Photographer's Eye John Szarkovski Photo appreciation and critique by the former curator at MOMA.
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| Light and Lens Robert Hirsch Very good basic exploration of photography from both a technical and aesthetic perspective. Excellent foundational book for all photo students.
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| Basic Digital Photography for students new to digital | ||
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Introduction to Digital
Photo 143 |
Complete Digital
Photography Ben Long Recommended for student new to both digital photography and general photography as well.
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| Perfect Digital Photography Jay Dickman and Jay Kinghorn Recommended for student new to digital but with some background in general photography.
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| A Short Course in Digital
Photography Barbara London A smaller text by the author of the main Photo text. This contains most of the digital material from the main text plus more.
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| Digital Photography Series Scott Kelby A small 3-book series covering a comprehensive range of shooting issues in simple 1-3 page segments with excellent illustrations. You can buy the books separately but really ought to get the set.
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| Digital SLR Cameras and Photography for
Dummies David Busch Although I hate the name of this series of books they are, in fact excellent basic overviews of the topic and are written in a very easy to understand narrative. If you are having trouble grasping some of the foundational topics check out this book and any other relevant ones ion the series.
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| Digital Photography for
Dummies + DVD Barbara Obermeier Another good one in the "Dummies" series
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| Perfect Exposure Michael Freeman Exposure is the key to photography: a perfect photo demands perfect exposure. This is a good book on getting it right.
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| Understanding Shutter Speed Bryan Peterson Good material on using shutter speed to control motion and in doing low light photography.
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| Black and White for
Photoshop CS4 by Leslie Alsheimer & Bryan Hughes Good detailed book and converting digital capture into black and white final images. |
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| The following books are all on composition. This is the heart of a good photograph so the more you can grasp the concepts and apply them the better your imagery will become. | The Photographers Eye Michael Freeman A very good text on Photo composition discussing the normal "rules" of composition and illustrating how they are applied in photographic image making.
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| Creative Composition:
Digital Photography Tips and Techniques Harold Davis Another take on composition
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| Learning to See Creatively Bryan Peterson
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| Advanced Digital Photography (For Photo 243) | ||
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Advanced Digital
Photography Photo 243 |
Within the Frame David DuChemin A book about finding and expressing your own personal photographic vision.
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| Creative Night Harold Davis Good book on shooting at night and in low light photography.
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| Mastering Digital Panormaic
Photography Harald Woeste
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| Digital Photo Editing (Materials and information for your digital darkroom processes and techniques) | ||
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Photo Editing Photo 143, 243, 180, all levels |
PhotoShop CS4 for Photographers Martin Evening This is the standard text used for our digital imaging classes. It offers a very good basic grounding in Photoshop CS4
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| Photoshop CS4 for
Photographers Scott Kelby Though the Evening book is the text for photo 180/181, I prefer this one.
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| The Photoshop Book for
Digital Photographers Scott Kelby
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| Layers: PhotoShop's most powerful feature Matt Kloskowski Having trouble getting a grasp on using layers in PhotoShop? Then this is a good text to start sorting it all out.
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| Adobe PhotoShop Lightroom 2 Scott Kelby All of Scott Kelby's books are good. If you use Lightroom this is a very good reference book to have.
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| HDRI (References for expanding the dynamic range of your photogrphs)a | ||
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HDRI
Photo 204, |
Complete Guide to High
Dynamic Range Photography Ferrel McCollough One of the better texts on the subject showing comparisons of different HDRI generators
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| A World in HDR Trey Ratcliff Major travel photographer brings some amazing HDR to his genere with some great images and techniques.
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| Practical HDR David Nightingale
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| Landscape Photography (Texts on shooting and selling landscape photos) | ||
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Landscape Photo 245 |
Digital Landscape Photographs: In the Footsteps of the
Masters Michael Frye Discusses iconic images from Adams and others and show how to apply digital techniques to those types of photographs.
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| Photographing Nature Ralph Clevenger A course in a book by the Nature and Landscape instructor at Brooks Institute. This is a very good book covering a wide variety of aspects involved in shooting nature and landscape.
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| Mastering Landscape Photography Alain Briot
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| Nature Photography Fieldguide John Shaw
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| Landscape Photography John Shaw
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| Focus on Nature John Shaw The creative process behind making great photographs in the field.
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| The Business of Nature Photography John Shaw Very good material on creating and selling nature and landscape photography.
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| Lighting (texts and reference books on lighting techniques and issues) | ||
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Lighting Photo 200, 200B, 201, 230 and 220 |
Photo Recipes Live Scott Kelby Text on current photo lighting styles and techniques. Well illustrated book by top author.
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| Light: Science and Magic Paul Fuqua Good foundational text on lighting
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| Studio Lighting Techniques Christopher Grey
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| Hot Shoe Diaries Joe McNally Comprehensive book on using portable flash in all types of shooting situations.
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| Lighting for Photography Glen Rand
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| Digital Lighting and
Rendering Jeremy Birn
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| Macro & Close Up (These text contain data on the equipment and techniques for macro & close-up photos) | ||
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Macro & Close Up
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Creative Close Ups Harold Davis Pages of field tested techniques for all types of macro and close up subjects. A good general reference for shooting close ups.
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| Understanding Close Up Photography Bryan Peterson Tips and techniques from well known author and photgorapher.
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| Portraiture (Lighting, posing, and other issues for Portrait photos) | ||
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Portraiture Photo 220, 250, 200 |
Sculpting with Light Allison Earnest Good text for using light purposefully in portraiture. Well illustrated.
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| Master Lighting Guide for Portrait Photographers Christopher Grey
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| 500 Poses for Photographing Women:
A guide for Portrait Photographers Michelle Perkins
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| On Camera Flash Techniques
for Weddings and Portraits Neil Van Neikirk Tips and Techniques for using your portable flash unit for weddings and events and location portraits
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| Beyond Portraiture: Creative People Photography Bryan Peterson Location and casual portraiture and people shooting.
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| Skin Lee Varis A great book on lighting portraits but also has extremely good data on editing and retouching for portraiture.
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| Photo Business (References and forms for working as a professional photgorapher) | ||
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Photo Business Issues Photo 145 and all vocational classes |
Best Business Practices for Photographers John Harrington Comprehensive book on running a photo business.
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| ASMP Professional Business Practices
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| Business and Legal Forms for Photographers Tad Crawford
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| Wedding Photography: Issues for shooting high quality wedding photos | ||
| Wedding Photography | Digital Wedding Photography Glen Johnson
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| Master Posing Guide for Wedding Photgoraphers Bill Hurter
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| Advertising Photography | ||
| Advertising Photography Photo 230 | Advertising Photography by Lou Lesko |
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| Commercial Photography Handbook | ||
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