Photography Books I am currently reading

I am currently reading two photography books. Well, I am actually reading more but these two stand out of from the rest.

Composition - Photo Workshop by Blue Fier is an excellent book about composition. There are probably hundreds of books on this topic, yet, this one is special. it is very thorough and has great image examples. There is an abundance of information on its website and the best part is that it actually has Homework / Assignment sections. These are meant to encourage you to go out and shoot when you are done reading each section and then share your results on a designated webpage. It's great and I strongly recommend it.

Digital Retouching for Fashion, Beauty & Portrait Photography in Photoshop CS3 by Gry Garness This book is awesome. You don't generally find inside information in books and especially on the internet. I have seen very mixed reviews on the Internet and have to say that those that bash the book, obviously have not read it. It provides step by step tutorials with screen shots from photoshop. It also covers retouching techniques not found anywhere else. This book is certainly meant for the more advance kind, but can be followed by a complete novice in the field. I am learning a whole lot from it.