Reddit reviews New Cinematographers

favorites on my shelf:

 

"Masters of Light" by Schaefer and Salvato

A serious wealth of knowledge. Its focused in chapters on individual Dps. really really a great resource.

 

"Film Lighting: Talks with DPs and Gaffers" by Malkiewicz

Pretty good. a bit basic BUT good concepts inside. Good info from good working cinematographers.

 

and i will second /u/peterpeterpeter on "New Cinematographers" by Alex Ballinger. Great new (well, 15 years old now) people working with interesting ideas. Great pictures.


 

I personally really want to read Almendros' book next, as /u/cikmatt suggested.

In the book, New Cinematographers, Lance Acord gives good detail about how the shoot went and some of the challenges were.

Sign into Amazon and click Look Inside. You have to search inside for "Lost in Translation" for it to show up. It's on page 30.
http://amzn.com/1856693341

Definitely read "The 5 C's of Cinematography" before anything else. http://www.amazon.com/Five-Cs-Cinematography-Picture-Techniques/dp/187950541X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1367884793&sr=1-1&keywords=5+c%27s+of+cinematography

I love "New Cinematographers" which has been a very inspiring book for me as it reminded me why I love working in the film industry at a time when I was contemplating quitting altogether. http://www.amazon.com/New-Cinematographers-Alex-Ballinger/dp/1856693341

The Eye is Quicker. http://www.amazon.com/Eye-Quicker-Editing-Making-Better/dp/0941188841/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1367884818&sr=1-1&keywords=the+eye+is+quicker

Motion Picture and Video Lighting. http://www.amazon.com/Motion-Picture-Video-Lighting-Blain/dp/0240807634/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1367884852&sr=1-4&keywords=grip+and+lighting

The Camera Assistant's Manual by David Elkins. http://www.amazon.com/Camera-Assistants-Manual-David-Elkins/dp/0240818687/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1367884939&sr=1-1&keywords=camera+assistant