Whenever I get interested in learning something new I start reading everything I can get my hands on about that subject. Photography is no different. Here is a book list, in no particular order, of some of the titles I’ve collected. I’ll try to categorize them but the truth is, there is a bit of overlap in most of them.

My ultimate plan is to review each of these books. As I do, I’ll link the title to the review. The links will show up as blue text.

If you know of a good book that is not on this list, please share the title and author and tell me a little about it in a comment.

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The Mechanics of Photography

• Digital Photographer’s Handbook by Tom Ang
• The Digital Photography Book by Scott Kelby
• The Nikon D50 Digital Field Guide by David D. Busch
• Understanding Exposure by Bryan Peterson
• 40 Digital Photography Techniques by John Kim
• Digital Photography for Dummies by Julie Adair King
• The New Manual of Photography by John Hedgecoe
• The Moment It Clicks by Joe McNally

The Art of Photography

• The Photographer’s Eye by Michael Freeman
• Learning to See Creatively by Bryan Peterson
• The Art of Outdoor Photography by Boyd Norton
• Photography for Scrapbookers by Tracy White

Processing with Photoshop

• The Photoshop Book for Digital Photographers by Scott Kelby
• Scott Kelby’s 7-Point System for Photoshop by Scott Kelby
• Getting Started with Camera Raw by Ben Long
• Digital Photography Fine Print Workshop by George DeWolfe
• How to Wow: Photoshop for Photography by Jack Davis and Ben Wilmore
• Teach Yourself Visually Photoshop CS2 by Mike and Linda Wooldridge

On My Wish List

• Skin by Lee Varis
• The DAM Book by Peter Krogh