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Originally posted by Kevin

Hi Kristina,

Maybe I can offer you some advice on this. The thing with most basic photography books is they all have essentially the same information, if that's all you need you can probably find a decent enough book at a used book store or local library. If you like though I have a couple friends who are both teaching photo courses at different universities and I can ask what book they're having their students read. There are a few books that I really enjoyed when I first started shooting as well: "The Tao of Photography," by Philip Gross and S.I. Shapiro, "The Mind's Eye," by Henri Cartier-Bresson, and "Truth Needs No Ally," by Howard Chapnick. Chapnick's book is focused more on photojournalism but "Tao of Photography," and "The Mind's Eye," are both excellent reads for novice to professional photographers. I will say though that none of them really deal with any of the mechanics of photography but focus more on the approach. Anyways hope this helps, enjoy working on your badge.

-Kevin

"A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects."

-Robert A. Heinlein

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