Free Photography eBooks

Want free stuff? Of course you do!

I have compiled a list of free photography eBooks covering a wide range of photographic topics.

• 1 Simple Trick to Dramatically Improve Your Photography
• Lighting 101 – David Hobby (essential reading)
• National Geographic’s Ultimate Field Guide to Photography
• 31 Days to Overcome Your Fear of Shooting Street Photography – Eric Kim
• Good Photos in Bad Light
• 11 Ways You Can Improve Your Photography – Pixiq
• 7 Free Field Guides – PhotoAnswers
• Following the Light
• Free Adorama eBooks on Sports, Studio, Snapshooting, and Family
• Going Candid
• Collecting Souls – Street Photography (Sequel)
• 13 Tips for Wildlife Photography 
• 2012 Photo Business Plan Workbook – PhotoShelter
• Selling Fine Art Photography – PhotoShelter
• Selling Stock Photography: A Guide to Licensing Images From Your Archive – PhotoShelter
• The Photographer’s Social Media Handbook – PhotoShelter
• Many more from PhotoShelter
• Introduction to External Flash Photography
• My Five Easy Steps to Shoot in Manual – Kimberly Gauthier
• Essays on Inspiration, Creativity & Vision in Photography – Scott Bourne
• A Photographer’s E-Guide to Making Sharp Photographs – Scott Bourne
• Nine Motivational Essays on Photography – Scott Bourne
• Photojournalism, Technology and Ethics: What’s Right and Wrong Today?
• The Shy Photographer’s Guide to Confidence
• Urban Exploration Photography – Neil Ta
• Outdoor Photography
• How to Take Stunning Food Photos
• Macro Photography
• Creative Black and White
• 7 Simple Ways To Market Your Wedding Photography Business
• An Idiot’s Guide To Photoshop: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4.

• The Photographer’s Guide to Depth of Field, 10 pages (pdf file)
• Aperture: Digital Photography Fundamentals, 47 pages (pdf file)
• 7 Simple Ways to Market Your Wedding Photography Business, 18 pages (pdf file)
• The Textbook of Digital Photograhy, Second Edition, 111 pages (pdf file)
• Street Photography by Alex Coghe, 51 pages (pdf file)
• Comprehensive Guide on Photo Editing Business, 52 pages (pdf file)
• Photojournalism, Technology and Ethics: What’s Right and Wrong Today?, 55 pages (pdf file)
• just pictures, 93 pages (pdf file)
• Two Weeks in Iceland: An Adventure Away from Home with Friends, 122 pages (download)
• Urban Exploration Photography by Neil Ta, 35 pages,

• The Heart of Portraiture: Examples of Portrait Photography by Don Giannatti, 46 pages (pdf file)
• Post Exposure: Advanced Techniques for the Photographic Printer by Ctein, 191 pages (download pdf file from site)
• Technique by Andrew Smith, 19 pages (pdf file)

• 11 Ways to Improve Your Photography by Craft & Vision is one of the best free eBooks available (pdf file)
• 13 Tips for Wildflower Photography by Steve Berardi, 20 pages (pdf file)
• Moose’s Print Lab Sharpening Worksheet by Moose Peterson, 5 pages (pdf file)
• 2012 Photo Business Plan Workbook by PhotoShelter, 24 pages (pdf file)
• Selling Fine Art Photography by PhotoShelter, 25 pages (pdf file)
• Many more free photography guides by PhotoShelter (here)
• Scott Bourne’s Nine Motivational Essays on Photography, 42 pages (pdf file)
• Scott Bourne’s A Photographer’s E-Guide to Making Sharp Photographs, 20 pages (pdf file)
• Exploring Iceland by Varina and Jay Patel, 22 pages (pdf file)
• The Shy Photographer’s Guide to Confidence by Lauren Lim, 116 pages (pdf file)
• The Camera Buying Guide by Photography Concentrate, 39 pages (pdf file)
• Perfecting Your Product Photography by meylah, 24 pages (pdf file)
• The Adorama Guides

• Scott Bourne’s Essays on Inspiration, Creativity & Vision in Photography, 47 pages (pdf file)
• Street Photography for the Purist by Chris Weeks, 160 pages (pdf file)
• Lightroom Tips and Tricks eBook – Volume 1 and Volume 2, 34 and 41 pages respectively (pdf file 1 and file 2)
• Lighting 101 by Strobist, pages 36 (pdf file)
• Introduction To External Flash Photography by Photo Extremist, 9 pages (pdf file)
• My Five Easy Steps to Shoot in Manual by Kimberly Gauthier, 11 pages (pdf file)
• How to Photograph Dragonflies by photonaturalist.net, 18 pages (pdf file)
• National Geographic’s Ultimate Field Guide to Photography, 23 pages (pdf file)
• Good Photos in Bad Light by Darwin Wigget, 20 pages (pdf file)
• The li’l eBook of Trees by Samantha Chrysanthou, 54 pages (pdf file)
• Following the Light by Varina and Jay Patel, 14 pages (pdf file)
• Hiking Havasu by Varina and Jay Patel, 9 pages (pdf file)
• Photo Answers, photoanswers.co.uk, seven free field guides.