Add to my shopping list, please.

Calina

Hi folks,

I am off to Oxford for the weekend. I will be taking the camera, of course, but I will also be going to Jessops and Blackwells. I will be in the market for cleaning cloths, filters, paper, ink all that sort of stuff. Do not say 50mm 1.8 to me. I could be tempted but...

I am also heading to Blackwells to have a look around the post processing section. I have some interesting post processing books, and I am about to sign up for a subscription to Photoshop Creative and Advanced Photoshop. If I see an Understanding Exposure to browse through I may do damage. I want and deserve something nice. My computer is sick and if the manufacturer's website is accurate it will be going to computer hospital at their expense shortly. I will have plenty of time to be reading.

I have 1) Martin Evening's CS3, 2) someone elses PSE5. 3) Derek Lea's dead stunning fantasy stuff for PSE and I am willing to look at his CS3 book. Fajitas! has recommended a book for touching up faces. I am interested to hear what Photoshop related books other people have and would recommend. I do not need wedding photography related stuff. I'm also looking for good books that are a source of inspiration. I have three or four action sports/extreme sports photography books as well.

My interests are watersports/landscapes/ if anyone has seen the Newbridge Silver lighthouse that I did a few weeks ago, playing with stuff around the house.

I will probably be without my own computer for two to three weeks. From past experience I know that I will have to just not take too many photographs during that time because I burn out damn fast afterwards if I get hit with a load of photographs at the same time and that's just not the point. So if I can use the time to better effect...

Anyone got any recommendations? Composition, processing, decent books of photography. I like stuff by Philippe Plisson, Peter Lik, to mention but a few. If someone knows any good surf photography books (because most of what I've seen on Amazon is rather poor)...that'd be cool too.

After that I might still buy the 1.8, but you know...

m_stan

get the nifty fifty. you wont regret it. sorry. couldnt resist. I dont do books so useless to you on this one.

the fifty is a great buy seriously. and some extension tubes too - adds a nice extra to the fifty - perfect for your 'about the house' type shots

these are all taken with the 50 1.8 and tubes

YeahOK

Where are Jessops & Blackwells?

Borderfox

I got the CS3 book by Scott Selby and found it very useful, if you are going for a f1.8 personally I would go for the 85mm. Faster more accurate focus and better reach

Calina

Agree with you on the reach but I've just cleared my CC of the 40D and the Photoshop licence so maybe not this time...

YeahOK, I don't know where those books are - I will be taken there, that's all I know.

helios

I might be trying to move my 50mm 1.8 in the next few weeks...

RoryW

Calina

I have various books in various stages of being read as I like to dip in and out of books depending on their strengths in an area and also their ability to explain it to a CS3 beginner like me

I have sent you a PM with a list in case you want to have a look at any of them or borrow them for a few days to see whether they are what you are looking for etc before committing the cash

Rory

Phototoxin

Jessops are WAAAAAY over priced... £4.99 for a 36 iso 200 roll of film...

Calina

Jessops way understocked as well. I was monumentally disappointed by what they had on offer. PC World in Swords is almost better.

I didn't buy anything in the end except some more matt paper I hadn't happened across before. I have to stop with that.

I must confess the bookshops greatly disappointed me.

Fajitas!

http://www.apertureuk.com/

Go here.

Say no to the chilli sauce though.