Books to help you
Your photographs need not be like everyone else's.
Train your eyes to see something different.
Learn to 'read' the light.
Be inspired by what you see and read.
"How to photograph ....." books
Struggling? Camera confusing? Can't find the best way to get a really good picture?
These books will inspire your imagination to see and photograph differently.
People will notice!
"I've read all of John's books and they all have something sensible to say about photography. Lots to think about too."
"I have a number of guides written by Doornkamp. All very useful and informative."

STARTING OUT
Contents include:
1. Buying a camera
2. Using a camera
3. How to choose a subject
4. Landscape
5. People
6. Plants and gardens
7. The season
8. Water
9. Architecture
10. Travel photography
11. Sunsets
12. Storing and record
13. Using your photos
All you need to know to propel your photography from novice to competent amateur in one book.
This is your guide to getting the basics right.
After that your photo skills will grow and you will want to start to concentrate on particular subjects..

START TO SPECIALISE
Once you have mastered the basics you will start to have favourites to photograph.
A good subject for which you will find examples wherever you go is water.
Others may prefer to photograph plants and gardens,
Photographing Water
REVIEWS PUBLISHED ON KINDLE
"An unbelievably fascinating book about water in its many guises and forms."
"The author's insight coupled with his detailed explanations and reasoning made this book a valuable gem that has a place on any photographer's bookshelf."
"Good examples with a concise discussion of how to achieve similar results."
"Nice book very helpful ....... brilliant."
"I'm a young photographer keen to learn and evolve my skills in this aspect of photography. The book has given me lots of ideas on what to photograph. It is very clearly written and shown me how to get the best out of my photography. Thoroughly recommended!"
The techniques described apply to both cameras and camera phones.
This "How to ......" book will take you into the varied world of water.
This book describes the photography of water, whatever its state - wether it is flowing, falling, frozen or coming out of the ground as steam.
The illustrations alone make this a book worth possessing.
Contents:
1. Introduction
2. The nature of water
3. Clouds
4. Dew and rain
5. Flowing water
6. Falling water
7. Breaking waves
8. Still and calm
9. Saline lakes
10. Steam
11. Frost, ice and snow
12. Water in pictorial images
13. Water at work in nature
14. Water as a living environment
15. Human uses of water
16. Technical notes