Review - National Geographic Photography Field Guide
by Peter Burian and Robert Caputo
With a copyright of 1999, this book barely touches the digital camera revolution, however it thoroughly covers all the basics of exposure, depth of field, lighting, composition, using different lenses etc., that apply to all photography.
As an added bonus, the book is chock full of gorgeous National Geographic photographs, many of which are simply stunning.
Having done a lot of photography in my youth, I skimmed the technical parts and concentrated on brushing up on composition and lighting. I also enjoyed the interviews with National Geographic photographers that are interspersed throughout the book.
This book is an excellent introduction to photography.
Posted by Paul at December 29, 2004 07:41 PM