Have you read the Bible cover to cover? Probably not, but it's also fair to assume you know the basic plot, the central characters and a few choice quotes. This is the point Pierre Bayard makes in his mischievously titled book How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read, which is less a beginner's guide and more a study of different degrees of familiarity. Some books you may have read and reread, he points out, and genuinely know by heart; others skimmed and got the gist of. Some you may have heard so much about from others that you can bluff convincingly in conversation.
There are many such books in photography, referenced and re-referenced so often they're almost an article of faith. We polled our Twitter followers to find out which of these books you consider necessary reading. The results are below, but we'd love to hear if you have other titles we should consider. Maybe you know these texts backwards – but maybe you've read and forgotten them, or never actually taken them on. If the latter, these guides may serve as a refresher, or as pointers to see you on your way. You never know, they may even inspire you to crack open the covers yourself.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/photography/10753112/Photography-theory-a-beginners-guide.html
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