Bryan Peterson, a very popular photography writer, is back with a new book – Understanding Photography Field Guide. We read through a copy and traveled with it for the past few months to evaluate it. Read on to see what we learned and what we thought.

In his book, “Camera Raw 101: Better Photos with Photoshop, Elements and Lightroom”, Jon CAnfield teaches us everything we need to know about Adobe Camera RAW – the widely coveted conversion tool for RAW photographers. To see what you can expect from the book and to read what Shutter Photo thinks of the book, read on.

Shutter Photo reviews an instructional book, “Learning to See Creatively” by Bryan Peterson, professional photographer, instructor and author of many books on photography. Read on to see our thoughts and learn how this book can help you improve your photography. A must-read for beginners.

The BetterPhoto Guide to Exposure
By: Sean Arbabi
Publisher: Watson-Guptill / Amphoto
Pub. Date: November, 2008
ISBN: 978-0-8174-3554-7
224 pages, 200 color illustrations, index, excercises

We photographers are easily misunderstood.  Outsiders have a lot of misconceptions about our work.  It is believed that our photographs are exclusively the products of planned compositions and a good eye.  While that may be the [...]

Understanding Close-Up Photography: Creative Close Encounters With or Without a Macro Lens
By: Bryan Peterson
Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications
Pub. Date: April, 2009
ISBN: 978-0-8174-2719-1
160 pages, 200 color illustrations, index

Photography, like many art forms, is a broad field filled with specific disciplines and focuses.  Mature photographers may dabble between a few different disciplines, but there is usually one or two [...]