FLAAR book recommendations on photography and digital photography.

Every book on photography or cameras has tidbits of information that will improve your photography. During 30 years of being a professional photographer (and professor) I have had the opportunity to "review" books in actual practice. That is, does this title really teach me something new; is there enough information in these pages to make the book worth its price?

This practical experience allows FLAAR to select, list, review, and recommend pertinent titles. This saves you from the uncertainty of what to buy. Obviously, since everyone is coming from a different photographic background and has differing goals, some titles will be more pertinent than others, but at least here is a head start.

You can buy all these titles from Calumet. They have a web site and a toll-free telephone number. Why buy from Calumet and not from cheap on-line book web-sites? Because Calumet is one of the three largest photography companies in America. So you can expect the person you deal with (whether on-line or on the telephone) to know something about photography. Naturally Calumet itself may recommend certain titles as being best for your particular personal interests, such as erotic photography, which we do not cover on our web sites (sorry, but as an archaeologist, all the people we photograph are no longer very erotic, though they are definitely all the more exotic).

The numbers are those from Calumet's catalog (be sure these numbers are still valid).

Digital photography, sample natural photography Natural photography samples
Here are some samples nature photography with a digital camera.


  • View Camera Technique
    Focal Press
    $49.95
    FP1005
  • The Darkroom Cookbook
    Focal Press
    $19.95
    FP1040
  • Professional Interior Photography
    Focal Press
    $32.95
    FP1051
  • Beyond the Zone System, 3rd Ed.
    Focal Press
    $34.95
    FP2000
  • The Medium Format Advantage
    Focal Press
    $29.95
    IP2140
  • Stroebel's View Camera Basics
    Focal Press
    $27.95
    IP2370
  • New Dimensions in Photo Imaging: A
    Step-by-Step Manual, 2nd Edition
    Focal Press
    $36.95
    IP2629
  • Electronic Imaging (Book)
    Focal Press
    $20.95
    IP4504
  • Professional Architectural Photography
    Focal Press
    $32.95
    IP5027

Digital Imaging: Tips, Tools, and Techniques
for Photographers

  • Photographing in the Studio
    Osborne/Mcgraw Hill
    $60.95
    IP2107
  • Digital Images - A Practical Guide: What Everyone Needs to Know About Digital..
    Osborne/Mcgraw Hill
    $26.95
    IP2189
  • Scanning the Professional Way
    Osborne/Mcgraw Hill
    $21.95
  • Photographing Buildings Inside and Out,
    2nd Edition
    Watson Guptill
    $27.50
    AH2045
  • The Photographer's Studio Manual
    Watson Guptill
    $24.95
    AH3000
  • Business and Legal Forms for
    Photographers
    Watson Guptill
    $24.95
    AH3035
  • Close-ups in Nature
    Watson Guptill
    $22.50
    AH4078
  • Food Photography and Styling
    Watson Guptill
    $22.50
    AH4082
  • Photographer's Guide to Using Filters
    Watson Guptill
    $22.50
    AH4088
  • Pricing Photography: The Complete Guide
    to Stock Prices
    Watson Guptill
    $24.95
    AH4120
  • The Photographer's Guide to Marketing and
    Self-Promotion, 2nd Edition
    Watson Guptill
    $18.95
    AH4125
  • Mastering Black & White Photography: From Camera to Darkroom
    Watson Guptill
    $18.95
    AH413

 

Design updated June 9, 2008.
Updated Feb. 23, 1999, last udated Aug. 5, 2001.