Rate this post by selecting a number. 1 is the worst and 5 is the best.

Author Message   Rbrian Tinkerer Username: Rbrian Post Number: 5 Registered: 09-2006 Rating: N/A Votes: 0 Posted on Tuesday, August 12, 2008 - 01:31 pm:    One of the best books I've read for understanding photography basics is John Shaw's Intro to Nature Photography (or what ever the title actual title is, not at home to check). It was written back in the era of the F3 and F4 shooting Velvia. You either got it right or threw the slide away. Even though it's focus is nature photography, the basic info is great.