For someone utterly new to photography, who doesn't know a stop from a speed and wants to learn, what are your recommendations on best basic book out there, new or old?
Slam Dunk:
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Black & White Photography, A Basic Manual, Third Revised Edition
Henry Horenstein, Rhode Island School of Design.
Still the best * ever * after all these years !
It works for 8th graders, college students, grown ups, of every description.
It is especially good for fixing the INSTRUCTORS !
Last line - very funny! I wholeheartedly agree with this recommendation.
1. Photography by Barbara Landon and John Upton ISBN 0-673-52223-7
2. The Encyclopedia of Photography, 20 volumes, hard back. Greystone Press 1963
3. Life Library of Photography, 17 volumes, hard back. Time Inc. 1970
4. Basic Techniques of Photography - An Ansel Adams Guide. J P Schaefer, ISBN 0-8212-1882-4
Once again I have to vote for Vestal's two books. They are very easy to read, not over burdened with the author's POV.David Vestal's long out of print "Craft of Photography" and "The Art of Black and White ENLARGING".
The best thing about the Vestal books is they're written in plain english and explain that your results may be different than what you see in the book.
He provides guidlines not hard & fast, not to be violated rules.
Try using http://www.smilebooks.com/create-a-photo-book.php . They provide step by step guidelines that will help you to create a beautiful basic as well as advanced photo book easily.
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