35 Beautiful Photographs of Books To Get You Thinking Creatively

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Books as physical objects are a delight, and many people feel the same way as we do.

If not, how can you explain that so many people are drawn to take photos of books? Even though Light Stalking thrives in the virtual world, we also hope the printed page never disappears.

Books are an amazing subject, but you need to be inventive with your composition to really make your photographs of books pop. I mean, books are really just a rectangle so the creativity comes with composing in an interesting way.

Impactful photographs are all about composition, and choosing an everyday subject and photographing it creatively and with a meaningful story, is all part of the fun.

So to get you thinking creatively, here are 35 beautiful photographs depicting books!

Understanding Composition And Improving Your Creativity

Getting photography composition right has always been the greatest challenge for the photographer. If you’d like to get better at photography composition and really understand the basics, so that you can take your photography from average to awesome, you should take a look at Kent DuFault’s Understanding Composition.

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Understanding Composition – will ensure you create images that pop. You'll get more out of your photography and start taking images that will truly capture your creative vision. If you’d like to improve your composition skills and learn the concepts of composition, do take a look at Kent DuFault’s guide Understanding Composition

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Photo by Kenny Luo

Understanding Composition Will Improve Your Creativity

If you are looking to improve your photography composition and learn the concepts of composition, do take a look at Kent DuFault’s guide Understanding Composition.

With this guide, you will get a complete understanding of composition fundamentals, taught through 120 Easy-To-Follow Pages of training, illustrations, and assignments.

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About Author

Federico has a decade of experience in documentary photography, and is a University Professor in photography and research methodology. He's a scientist studying the social uses of photography in contemporary culture who writes about photography and develops documentary projects. Other activities Federico is involved in photography are curation, critique, education, mentoring, outreach and reviews. Get to know him better here.

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