The mobile photographer

The Mobile Photographer: An Unofficial Guide to Using Android Phones, Tablets, and Apps in a Photography Workflow

I bought this book from Amazon (the Kindle version) and was really impressed, for once a book about my mobile OS of choice (I can't hear it any longer, all this books and articles saying in one way or another that real creatif people have to use Apple devices and apps.) and Robert Fisher, the author, writes about apps that I actually use in my photography.

Just to make it clear, it is not 256th book about how to use your smartphone or tablet to take better photos, far from that, it is how Android devices can help to take photos with your DSLR, develop RAW on the go, manage photos, creating mobile (always at hand) portfolios ...

It starts with some points on how to choose a phone or tablet, what to look for, if you need to root it or not, locked or unlocked. If you don't know Android or are "just" a user, here is some good information, especially if you have never thought about rooting your device.

Next comes a chapter about accessories. Here you'll find information about keyboards (external or software), cases, USB connectivity, storage and mounts. 

There are some tips on how to create portfolios for use with your phone or tablet, what to look for, how to handle it. Again some very good points here.

Mobile camera control is next (with my favourite DSLR Controller) with a good overview of the existing apps, followed by the mobile digital darkroom (again you'll find my favourite Photo Mate R2 in the list). Fisher is giving a lot of advice here with some examples of his work.

In the following chapter he explains why and how you can use your device even in a studio.

The book ends with a chapter of other useful apps for photography like for example The Photographer's Ephemeris, utility for planning shoots outdoor and tracking the sunlight throughout the day or Google Skymap for night shoots.

In the whole, this book contains tons of information and ideas to create a mobile workflow for professionals and enthusiasts, examples and product infos. Sometimes it is a bit dry, but never boring, I think it is worth the money.