What books can you read to effectively improve your photography skills?

Just reading books cannot directly improve photography skills. Although many books such as "New Photography" and "SLR Bible" are very popular, only some of the contents can effectively improve photography skills. In addition, It’s also beneficial to take actual photos in person and hang out in forums. Let’s talk specifically about the knowledge that a beginner needs to pay attention to in order to improve his photography skills as quickly as possible when using a SLR. Composition, composition has a fixed pattern. At the beginning, you can regard the golden section composition as the basis of all compositions. Once you get used to it, you will find that your composition has greatly improved. Regarding the principles of the camera body, this knowledge does not necessarily need to be obtained by reading books. For example, the camera manual, the working principle of the lens on Baidu, the role and significance of the aperture shutter ISO sensor, do not necessarily need to be memorized, just understand it. To operate the camera, you must be familiar with the camera and be able to manually control the exposure intensity to achieve the desired effect, as well as focus mode, sensitivity, safe shutter speed, and color space (contrast, saturation, and sharpness balance). Aesthetically speaking, if you want to make good films, you must watch more good films. Hummingbird.com, Tuchong, and Seyingwuji are all good platforms. Go take 10,000 photos, but don’t make up the number. Who else did Cartier-Bresson say: Your first 10,000 photos are useless. In the later stage, don’t believe in the bullshit comments that what looks good in photos will look good after photoshopping. All good photos are inseparable from post-processing, even since the days of film darkrooms. If you don’t have a PS foundation, you can learn Lightroom, which is simpler than PS and more suitable for photographers.