Uploaded January 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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I can not over recommend Read This if You Want to Take Great Photographs by Henry Carrol. I have not found another book on photography with more concise and easy to understand explanations.

I think this is a great book for beginners but also a terrific reference book for advanced photographers and photography instructors.

Topics discussed include the following:

Composition:

leading lines
landscape or portrait
framing
foreground interest
getting close
symmetry
the rule of thirds
working the frame
visual weight
breaking the rules

Exposure:
modes
program mode
shutter speed and shutter speed priority
slow shutter speeds
slow shutter speeds at night
fast shutter speeds
aperture and aperture priority
shallow depth of field
deep depth of field
ISO
manual photography
exposure compensation

AND MUCH MUCH MORE!

I have been a professional photographer for 10 years while teaching photography at the same time. Follow the links below to see my work.

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