National Geographic Photo Basics: The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Great Photography

Lots of practical advice and techniques

lots of illustrations and great for any level of expertise. My sister doesn't like to read, but she spent hours with this book, looking at the photos and then ended up reading a lot of the text too :)I also enjoy reading it, as an entry level photographer it gets my creativity turned on

Interesting book. However, it is very basic. There are few technical references in the book but photography techniques are covered well.

I like this book. I’ve been trying to learn how to make photographs for the past several months using a combination of a few YouTube subscriptions, two video courses, and now two books. This particular book was the second. It consists of 10 short chapters each comprised of 8-10 two-paged lessons, and includes 10 (or so) exercises. Appropriate to the beginner, the book includes but does not deal in depth with the technical aspects of exposure or post-processing. Even after finishing the book it’s a nice book to thumb through, examining the many example photos and re-reading the short accompanying text. The book can stand on its own for a leisurely quarter- or semester-long self-study course, but as I mentioned at the start I came into this book about mid-way or so in my pursuit. The author also is the instructor for one of the video courses that I’m using, and I find the book and videos complementary, albeit with a different focus.

Just love everything in the book. It's easy to follow. If you want to learn photography this book is for you. The info that is on this bool is of great value for a future photographer.

Perfect!

This looks like it will have everything I've been looking for to get started with photography. The book is great quality, with amazing tips and suggestions. Easy to read and understand. I wish I would have gotten this a long time ago!

Informative and helpful beginners book.