10 Must-Read Photography Books
Fancy treating yourself to a new photography book to curl up with this weekend but don't know what to get? Don't worry, help is here! I know it can be hard to know which to buy from the multitude available out there, so - seeing as I appear to have my own mini library of them - I've compiled a list of books that should give you some idea of what to add to your Amazon cart this weekend! I should point out, I don't have all of these: some are books that I have read and enjoyed, others are ones that have been recommended to me by people I trust, and I've thrown in a couple that have caught my eye but that haven't actually got around to buying yet!
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How I Nail White Balance in Camera
One of the best things I did in my photography journey was to start setting my white balance in camera, rather than relying on AUTO. I was really struggling with getting the right colour in my image - in particular skin tones - and I could spend ages mucking around in Lightroom or Photoshop trying to get the image to look "right". When you can't "see' colour correctly, this is a really, really hard task!
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8 Tips for Using the Canon 50mm F1.8 Lens
Today I'm going to share some tips for using the Canon 50mm F1.8 lens. I know that many of you will have this lens, because it's probably the one that most people go for when upgrading from their kit lens. When I first got this lens a few years ago, I would hear about the quality of it for the price and how tack-sharp my images were going to be, but they weren't, in fact every single one looked downright soft! So the lens got shoved back into my camera bag and forgotten about. But not one to give up on $125 easily, I decided to take the time to figure it out - and I'm so glad I did! So, here's my tips for how to use the 50mm 1.8 and get the sharp images it is capable of!
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