John has authored several books — including Black and White: From Snapshots to Great Shots, Plug In with Nik: A Photographer’s Guide to Creating Dynamic Images with Nik Software, and Travel and Street Photography: From Snapshots to Great Shots. John leads photography workshops in Chicago, Cuba, Death Valley, Italy, New York City ,and Yellowstone
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Travel and Street Photography: From Snapshots to Great Shots
This guide by pro photographer John Batdorff will help you conquer the fundamentals of travel and street photography and capture stunning pictures. Written for beginning-to-intermediate digital photographers, it will help them to understand the basics and bring their own unique artistic expression to any situation.
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Street Photography: A Guide to Finding and Capturing Authentic Portraits and Streetscapes
In this ebook, Chicago-based photographer John Batdorff offers his best tips and techniques for finding and making great street images.
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Nikon D7100: From Snapshots to Great Shots
This book has one goal: to teach D7100 owners how to make great shots using their new camera. Users learn how to use the D7100 to create the type of photos that inspired them to buy the camera in the first place.
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Plug In with Nik: A Photographer’s Guide to Creating Dynamic Images with Nik Software
This book takes readers through all the plug-ins that Nik Software offers, including those for the mega-popular Viveza, Color Efex Pro, Silver Efex, and HDR Pro, as well as those for noise reduction and sharpening.
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Black and White: From Snapshots to Great Shots
For digital photographers interested in black and white, this guide will help beginning- and intermediate-level shooters conquer the fundamentals and take amazing shots.
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Black and White: From Snapshots to Great Shots DVD
In this high-quality video, pro photographer John Batdorff takes you with him in the studio and on location to show you how to conquer the fundamentals of composition, light, contrast and texture.
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Nikon D7000: From Snapshots to Great Shots
This book has one goal: to teach D7000 owners how to make great shots using their new Nikon camera. Users learn how to use the D7000 to create the type of photos that inspired them to buy the camera in the first place. Everything in the book is in service of creating a great image. […]
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Composition: From Snapshots to Great Shots
Now that you’ve bought that amazing new DSLR, you need a book that goes beyond the camera manual to teach you how to take those great shots. This book teaches you how to take control of your photography to get the image you want every time you pick up the camera.