If you're looking to improve your photography skills but aren't someone that likes to read for long periods of time, or are a visual learner, then a photography DVD or audiobook could to the trick. Here, we round up some of the best photography DVDs and audiobooks out there for learning about many different genres of photography. If you're into audiobooks, then consider Audible, allowing you to listen to books which you can keep, even if you cancel. The DVDs here will make great stocking fillers, too.
Michael Freeman's The Photographer's Eye - Complete Book & DVD Course
This book & DVD set covers pretty much all the bases when it comes to photography skills. We reviewed the book here on ePHOTOzine. There are 2 full length DVDs that were shot over the period of a year in which Michael shares with us all that he's learned in that time. It's an accessible approach that takes you through the basics of exposure, focus and composition, then moves on to more subtle topics like the art of storytelling.
David Noton - Chasing The Light
Chasing The Light by David Noton is a 90 minute DVD all about the essentials of landscape photography. Included is location finding, previsualization, understanding natural light composition and colour. This film examines the development of photographic vision with practical hands on demonstrations. With inspiring locations and dramatic settings, it's ideal for landscape lovers.
Go Wild With Your Camera
This is a comprehensive guide to wildlife photography presented by award winning British wildlife photographers. The DVD starts by guiding you through choosing essential equipment before heading off to photograph an extensive range of subjects. Field craft and photography techniques for capturing images of red deer, squirrels, brown hare are covered plus lots more.
Photography: Complete Guide To Taking Stunning, Beautiful Pictures
If you want to learn how to take beautiful images then this audiobook is for you. It shares some secrets of the trade that professionals use to take stunning pictures and uses proven techniques to help you improve your images.
Annie Leibovitz - Life Through A Lens
Annie Leibovitz is an American portrait photographer that's wold renowned and here, in this documentary directed by her sister Barbara Leibovitz, we get an insight into her life. The documentary covers her career of more than 30 years, in which she has photographed stars like Whoopi Goldberg, Mick Jagger and Demi Moore.
Portrait Photography: 9 Tips Your Camera Manual Never Told You About Portrait Photography
If you are a portrait photographer in training, or it's simply something that you want to start learning about, then this audiobook will be ideal. If you love portraits but haven't been able to take a portrait you're completely satisfied with, this book will help.
Become A Better Photographer - Photography Tips & Tricks Video Tutorials
This DVD consists of several tutorials that allow you to see improvements straight away, and are easy to follow and understand with a fun teaching style. There are 69 video tutorials in total, giving over 72 hours of content. Each video demonstrates one specific photography tip for DSLR, mirrorless or compact cameras.
Landscape Photography: From Snapshots To Great Shots
If you've just bought a DSLR and don't know where to start, a DVD guide like this will be great to train you beyond the manual. Pro Photographer Rob Sheppard takes us on location in Sonoma, California. He demonstrates skills including composition, time of day, light, exposure, depth of field, sky and perspective. It'll help you understand the importance of time of day, apply the rule of thirds, determine your exposure and read your camera histogram correctly plus lots more.
How To Set Up Photography Lighting For A Home Studio
For those looking to branch out into home studio photography, this audiobook descriptively details subjects related to basic studio setup. Using continuous studio lighting, using strobe lighting and techniques enabling you to control lighting as you wish are included.
Landscape Photography: 10 Essential Tips To Take Your Landscape photography To The Next Level
This audiobook claims to be able to take your landscape photography skills through the roof and will help you learn how to take stunning landscape photos quickly and easily.
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