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

Great tips and ideas for shots. Positioning of subjects. Lighting and camera suggestions.

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

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

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.

Excellent book for beginners at bargain price. Clearly explained, nice color photos make the examples meaningful. Valuable book to have, read and use for future reference. Useful hints for taking pictures with iPhone.

Lots of practical advice and techniques

Well written and well organized!

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!

Great beginners book, lots of information.

Muito bom pra iniciantes em fotografia

This book was an excellent buy. Tells you all about the basics of photography. I'm half way through reading this book and it's so easy to understand. It has pictures so gives you a better understanding of what they are describing. I've learnt quite a bit just from playing with the camera and reading this book. I recommend.

muy buen libro para iniciar en la fotografia, cubre bien los aspectos basicos

Very good book!