Read This If You Want to Take Great Photographs of People: (Learn top photography tips and how to take good pictures of people)

I love taking photos of friends and family as well as capturing shots of local people when on holiday and decided to buy this book to get some advice on how to make them better. I'm glad to say it has already improved my photographs considerably. Rather than so many books which baffle and intimidate with technical jargon, Henry Carroll's advice is to learn the rules but not worry about having to adhere to them all the time. His approach liberates and inspires you to have confidence in your own photography, which I really appreciated as it means you enjoy the process so much more! The books' layout is great too: A guideline on each page is accompanied by an inspirational example and often a deconstruction of the image - all presented in a very accessible, easy to understand manner. Some may find the style a little too simple for their tastes but it takes real intelligence to take complicated concepts and explain them in a simple and easy to understand way (without losing any of the content), which this book does fantastically. As a result I've already been able to apply some "layering", used more interesting crops and compositions and think my "street photography" is also improving. I can now look forward to looking back on photos of my life via much higher quality photos than I might have if I hadn't read this informative, inspiring and fun to read book.

Book is not long, but basic principles are nicely explained with examples. It gave me few ideas of how to improve my photography for sure :)

Look upon this series as a complement to book on camera system chosen for use. As smart phones are a fact of modern life, a book on smartphone in use would complement this series also.

Really impressed with this read - I already have a firm grasp on the fundamentals of photography, so I was concerned this would be just a rehash of old concepts, and when I saw it was only 128 pages, thought how much info could it have?! Totally wrong on both points. The author has a light sense of humor that makes this a super smooth read, read it in one sitting, and for every concept introduced, references a talented photographer's work, with explanations of how the concept applies. I found a few photographers I hadn't heard of, as well as got to see classics like Cartier-Bresson, and even Mike Brodie's work, which I was already a huge fan of his train hopping series. If you're looking for greater insight into how to capture moments out in the world, fabricate your own artistic moments, or control and direct to create in studio, then this book will help get you moving on your creative photography endeavors mighty quick.

So I have been a photographer for over 10 years & I became a photographer just as the technology world was converting to the digital age & sometimes you forget some of the basic principles over time & with this book it’s definitely a good read especially when it let you some things that school may have taught you in the past or even things nowadays that could be so simple that you overlook or even over think them too. This book is great for all levels of photographers of all kinds.

I was hoping for something a little more original, but the advice seems all pretty similar to that found in tons of other, better books. It has a few interesting suggestions, but not the inspiration I inferred from the title.

This is a lovely little book, a great companion to Carroll's original Read This If You Want to Take Great Photographs . I am an absolute novice photographer, and find highly technical photography concepts too difficult to hold onto while I'm also trying to capture a shot. This book lets me focus on one small concept at a time, which is great for a novice who just wants to practice. But this same review could have been said for Carroll's earlier book. What sets this one apart for me is a really simple-but-profound concept, and that's the importance of knowing why you're taking photos in the first place. Carroll's book has helped me think through my own sense of purpose in taking photos of people, which in turn has helped shape the way I'm taking those photos.

Reminds you of things you once knew but forgot. Easy to read.

All chapter is written in detail . Very helpful book for all , but understanding all subject is not easy for basic student of Photography

Apenas hay detalles técnicos, ya que el autor te va enseñando diferentes maneras de hacer un buen retrato ayudándose de ejemplos de grandes maestros de la fotografía, todos ellos de diversos estilos. Si ya dominas la técnica, este libro te ayudará a inspirarte y sacar lo mejor del sujeto.

En definitiva compra este libro si quieres tomar mejores fotos. Este libro tiene muchos ejemplos de lo que hacen fotógrafos profesionales en sus fotos. A mí me ha servido para conocer la obra de varios fotógrafos. Veo una imagen que me gusta en el libro, busco al artista que la tomó en internet, y veo videos o leo todo lo que se pueda y me lleva a más libros. En definitiva recomiendo el libro.

This is a good read, even though I have had 15 years in photography experience it's a great guide

This is an excellent book for those of us who are stuck and uninspired when trying to take images of people. Using the examples of some of the great and best-known photographers, Carroll unpicks how they have composed their pictures and 'broken' many of the so-called rules of photography. Although there is some technical information, I think this book is for those who understand the basics of their cameras and photography. The other great thing is that it is a very inexpensive book and small enough to pack in my camera bag.