Photography Book - any recommendations?

[boxster9]

I bought myself a fujifilm s6500 fd bridge camera several months ago after reading the recommendations on here. Would now like to learn more about photography techniques, apertures,exposures etc, with a view to eventually moving on to a DSLR once I have improved my techniques...

Can anyone recommend a good book to learn from?

cheers

[poah]

michael langford - basic photography

[4hero]

I would highly recommend Understanding Exposure, it covers pretty much everything and includes shots with all the settings used.

[Goldeeno]

I like the Scott Kelby books,"The Digital Photography Book" i have Vol 1 and 2, dont bombard you with theory, its more, here are the basics for alot of scenarios, cars, close ups, portraits sunsets fireworks... now ive given you basic settings and what i would do... go have a go!

[Don]

Tom Ang's Digital Photographer's Handbook covers everything and is pretty easy to read...

[Dai Capp]

Goldeeno said:

I like the Scott Kelby books,"The Digital Photography Book" i have Vol 1 and 2, dont bombard you with theory, its more, here are the basics for alot of scenarios, cars, close ups, portraits sunsets fireworks... now ive given you basic settings and what i would do... go have a go!

Just bought Volume 2 - got 5 star reviews from Amazon and only cost £9.74 including postage. Can't go wrong really...

DC

[stigmundfreud]

poah said:

michael langford - basic photography

still have that, one day I'll read it. Also Colins dictionary of photographic techniques is quite good too

Susan Sontang - On photography

[Scho]

stigmundfreud said:

poah said:

michael langford - basic photography

Susan Sontang - On photography

stephen shore - the nature of photographs.

[stigmundfreud]

Scho said:

stigmundfreud said:

poah said:

michael langford - basic photography

Susan Sontang - On photography

stephen shore - the nature of photographs.

Fay Godwin - Glassworks and Secret lives (it wont teach you anything other than she was able to do colour, people shunned her for her BW stuff and she had to publish it herself)

[boxster9]

Thanks for all the suggestions here. I will have a look at some of these at my local book shop over the weekend. Probably will end up ordering from Amazon though