Photography e-Books are truly a photographer’s best friend; without further ado, let’s start with our Top 5 FREE Photography e-Books!
1. National Geographic – Ultimate Field Guide to Photography
Yeup, you heard(?) that right, a book by the one and only National Geographic. Oriented for new photographers this e-Book evolves around explaining how to go about Field Photography but not only, in this e-book you can find many details you need to get you started with your new D-SLR.
If you are just getting started this e-book is a must. Handy tips and tricks for ISO, exposure, Histograms, Autofocus and more.
Ultimate Field Guide to Photography – Click here to download
2. Essential Tips For Success when starting out in Night Sky Photography
This excellent, image bursting e-Book is from our friends over at Photzy.com. Photzy is an online source of photography tips, tricks, tutorials and more – give them a visit – you won’t be disappointed.
So, the Night Photography e-Book, its one of those e-books that make you say “I wish all e-books looked like this”. So pretty with graphics and great explaining. Did you know there is a way to find dark skies, yes! everything is in that book.
Main topics are:
- Milky way
- Stars and/or Moon
- Star trails
- Deep space objects
Apart from the all the useful information provided in this e-Book, the aesthetics/design of it makes reading it a breeze.
5 Tips For Success when starting out in Night Sky Photography – Click here to download
3. My Five Easy Steps to Shoot in Manual Mode
Not everything is best shot at AUTO mode on your camera (but I am guessing you already knew that). This e-Book by Kimberly Gauthier explains why in some cases is so much better to shoot in MANUAL mode. Why shoot in MANUAL mode you say? Control. It gives you more control at what you want your photo to look but also AUTO mode can be unpredictable.
There is no doubt that this e-Book will add value to your MANUAL shooting skills, really, it’s an honest write.
My Five Easy Steps to Shoot in Manual Mode – Click here to download
4. Complete Guide to Lightroom
So one of those very well known software that can turn your photos into masterpieces is Lightroom from Adobe
And one of the best e-Books on Lightroom is this one, the “Complete Guide to Lightroom”.
The book is fantastic, thorough and visually stunning providing you with every bit of detail you need to get you started
Don’t miss out, I only wish I found this earlier
Complete Guide to Lightroom- Click here to download
5. Craft & Vision – 11 ways to Improve your Photography
This e-Book is a true diamond and is offered by Craft & Vision. Craft & Vision was created back in 2008 by David duChemin in order to get his books and other resources out in the open to help the photography community. Craft & Vision is very well put together with a lot to give – it deserves a look.
Reading this e-Book will benefit you with 11 ways to improve your photography and covers a broad spectrum of information from how to “make your images more dynamic” to “the power of the moment”!
The e-Book is a summary of many pro photographers’ tips & tricks, each, in their own section. These sections are:
- Make Your Images More Dynamic – PIET VAN DEN EYNDE
- Tame Your Digital Exposures – DAVID DUCHEMIN
- The Power of the Print – MARTIN BAILEY
- Learn to Direct the Eye – MICHAEL FRYE
- Understand the Stages – ALEXANDRE BUISSE
- Create Projects and Collaborate – ANDREW S. GIBSON
- Refine Your Composition – NICOLE S. YOUNG
- The Power of the Moment – ELI REINHOLDTSEN
- Forget Lens Stereotypes – PIET VAN DEN EYNDE
- Slow Down and Learn to See – STUART SIPAHIGIL
- Make Stronger Portraits – DAVID DUCHEMIN
Craft & Vision – 11 Ways to Improve Your Photography – Click here to download
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