Technological advances have made it possible for anyone who owns a smartphone to take high quality photos without much knowledge of photography or sophisticated cameras. Based on the above, there are those who want to learn more about this discipline, either because they want to develop professionally in this field, or because it has become one of their favorite hobbies. These are some very useful books for studying digital photography.

A Complete Guide to Digital Imaging, by Hugo Rodriguez

This is a popular book for photography students and although it specializes in the technical aspects of photography, it is written in a way that is easy to understand, which is very useful during practice, whether it is taking a photo or editing it.

Fundamentals of Photography, by Jose Maria Melado

The author also tells about the photographer’s experience through a few pictures by his author that serve as inspiration and help for those who refer to this book. In addition, it adapts old photographic techniques to the digital age, but what is interesting to the reader is its full description of how Adobe Photoshop works, making the document an ideal guide to improving performance in this program.Photo Editing.

Manipulate your digital photos with Photoshop CC by Scott Kelby

This book is a very complete instruction manual for using popular image editing software, but especially the author gives us his tricks and techniques that worked for him to achieve very good effects in his photographic works.

Photoshop CC 2014 for Photographers, by Martin Ewing

Adobe Photoshop is updated periodically, but its tools and techniques are up-to-date, so this book will help you understand how the application works for computers, in addition to explaining what each function included in the program consists of. The book is not available digitally, but having it in physical form is a great advantage.

Jürgen Gulbins Guide to the Digital Post Processing Workflow

You might think this is an outdated book because about 10 years have passed since its publication. However, although digital photography is directly related to technology and its evolution, there are several techniques that have always been essential in this discipline, such as color management, backup, or printing.

Gabriel Brown’s Black-and-White Digital Photography

When you look at a black-and-white photo, you think of the first years of the last century and the analog cameras of that time. However, this is a technique that still works and is highly valued by photographers.

The author has specialized in this technique throughout his career, so in the book he theoretically imparts all his knowledge on the subject and then teaches the reader the practice, reflecting on some of his own works.

In addition, some processes in Adobe Photoshop are also indicated for editing black and white images with very good results.

Photography step by step by Michael Langford

This is a 1978 book, but very useful to read if you want to learn about the history of photography and how everything worked when the cameras and processes were analog. It contains chapters that cover topics such as camera basics, lighting techniques, framing types, and composition rules.

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