I have previously reviewed some of Ed Verosky's ebooks on photography, and found them to be very easy to understand, and very useful. I have had affiliate links for these ebooks on my blog since then, as I am only prepared to link to affiliate products that I believe in, and that I feel are worth recommending.

However, these ebooks will no longer be available for purchase after the end of February, as Ed has indicated he will be porting those ebooks to his blog as premium content

You can read my reviews of some of Ed's ebooks here:

• 100% Reliable Flash Photography
• Taking Your Portraiture To The Next Level
• Taking Your Portraiture To The Next Level II

Here's a screenshot showing some pages from the "100% Reliable Flash Photography" ebook, to give you an indication of the detailed diagrams, sample photos and other content the ebooks.

sample pages from the "100% Reliable Flash Photography" ebook

As well as the ebooks that I have reviewed, Ed Verosky also has several other ebooks available for purchase.

If you are interested in buying any of these ebooks, grab them before the end of February, because they won't be available for direct purchase after then.


Update (April 2014): The books are still available for individual purchase for USD$15 each at Ed Verosky eBook Library. Alternatively, you can buy all Ed's ebooks for USD$99.

Mitchell Kanashkevich is an award-winning travel and documentary photographer from Sydney. He has written a number of ebooks on photography-related topics, and "Rabari - Encounters with the Nomadic Tribe" is the first e-book of a series on travel documentary photography that Mitchell will be doing with LightStalking.

The photos included in Rabari are from a personal project undertaken by Mitchell, about nomadic Indian cattle herders called the Rabari. He spent 4 months travelling on the back of a motorbike with an assistant to build his collection of photos of the Rabari.

This ebook contains a great collection of photos of the Rabari, and Mitchell provides detailed information on each of the photos, including:

• camera settings
• some background info on the subject(s) shown in the photo
• objectives of the photo
• light
• moment and/or pose
• composition
• biggest challenge
• how he managed it
• post-processing

Enzo Dal Verme is a photographer based in Milan and Paris, and he shoots for various magazines, including Vanity Fair, Marie Claire, Elle, Glamour, and others.
He says people kept on asking him for tips on how to shoot reportage, and as a result, he decided to publish "How To Shoot A Reportage", where he shares what he has learned from his experiences around the world.

Enzo provided a free copy of the PDF version of this eBook for review purposes.

Reportage, according to thefreedictionary.com, is "the reporting of news or information of general interest", so in relation to photography, reportage is photojournalism. I think the author assumes anyone reading this eBook knows what reportage is, as he doesn't define the term at all.

The PDF version of "How To Short a Reportage" is a 68-page eBook full of practical tips and advice on shorting reportage. Enzo discusses numerous topics, including finding inspiration, why people shoot reportage, different types of reportage, preparation, and more, before going onto the practicalities of shooting itself. Numerous photos are included in the book, demonstrating many of the practical aspects mentioned in the text.


For anyone interested in photojournalism, "How To Shoot A Reportage" is a great reference, with plenty of useful and practical information in it.

This eBook can be purchased from Enzo's website, and is available in EPUB format for E4.99 (approx USD$6.95), or PDF format (contains more images than the EPUB version) for E8.59 (approx USD$11.95), with a print edition coming soon.

"Taking Your Portraiture to the Next Level II" is a brand-new 58-page eBook sequel by Edward Verosky to the "Taking Your Portraiture to the Next Level" eBook which I reviewed recently.

In this sequel, Edward discusses covers a number of topics that he avoided in his earlier portraiture eBook. Topics include

• building a portfolio
• various ideas for shoots,
• finding subjects
• interacting with your subjects
• gear discussions
• brief section on post-processing

With lots of sample photos included in the book, the author provides plenty of useful information for improving your portrait photography.

Note that if you haven't yet read the Edward's previous book, "Taking Your Portraiture to the Next Level", I would recommend you read it first, before reading book II.


The "Taking Your Portraiture to the Next Level II" eBook can be purchased online for USD$15, and is available for immediate download after submitting your payment online.

I recently came across some eBooks by Edward Verosky, a professional photographer who likes to teach people how to make pictures. I bought a few of his eBooks, as DPS was offering them at a discounted price, and have been impressed by the content.

I recently reviewed Edward's "Taking Your Portraiture To The Next Level", and am now taking a closer look at another of his eBooks, titled "100% Reliable Flash Photography". It is a 75-page eBook that provides detailed information on improving your flash photography, both indoors and outdoors.

Edward first provides some introductory information on lighting, covering the terminology and tools associated with flash photography, providing definitions for all the commonly used terms, and describing the equipment, ranging from snoots, flags and more. An overview of light, reflected light, large vs small light sources is next, as well as a brief overview of how cameras set exposure with aperture, shutter speed and ISO, as well as exposure compensation and flash exposure compensation.

I recently came across some eBooks by Edward Verosky, a professional photographer who likes to teach people how to make pictures. I bought a few of his eBooks, as DPS was offering them at a discounted price, and have been quite impressed by the content.

"Taking Your Portraiture to the Next Level" is a 62-page eBook that provides some background information about portraiture and lighting styles, then dives into various creative techniques for achieving different types of portraits.
In each section, Edward provides photos to demonstrate the style and results he is referring to in the text, and numerous lighting diagrams are also included, to show the location of the light(s) and camera in relation to the subject.

A number of pages are dedicated to a chapter titled "Developing Your Own Style", where the author talks about the importance of developing your own style to set yourself apart from the crowd, rather than churning out photos that look just like everyone else's portraits.

Jeff Revell (from PhotoWalkPro) has been a professional photographer for 25 years.

His book "Canon 50D: From Snapshots to Great Shots", published earlier this year, is written specifically to teach Canon 50D owners how to take great photographs, and to learn how to use the camera's features in different situations.



This book is clearly targeted at people who own a Canon 50D. It focuses specifically on the features, functionality and controls of the 50D, and as a result, would not be of much use to anyone who doesn't own a 50D.