The Landscape Photography Field Guide
Capturing Your Great Outdoors with Your Digital SLR Camera
1st Edition
Published on 1. August 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-0-240-81922-8 (ISBN)
Description
Landscape is perhaps the most enduring photographic genre, and, as we travel, we are always encountering new and exciting scenes we'd love to capture. The Landscape Photographer's Field Guide provides a complete pro reference in a compact book which can be carried in even the most compact camera bag, always at hand. With his extensive experience of shooting from remote locations, Carl Heilman II has established himself as one of American's leading National Park photographers. Every word in this book, and all of the inspirational photography, all draw from that experience and make that craft accessible to enthusiasts looking for a professional advice, wherever and whenever they need it.
With sections on core skills, shooting for digital, and even advanced techniques like 3D, this book is everything a photographer on the move could need.
With sections on core skills, shooting for digital, and even advanced techniques like 3D, this book is everything a photographer on the move could need.
Reviews / Votes
"The information contained in this guide is applicable to use with almost any manual camera, and the author's easy-to-follow tips make landscape photography accessible to even the novice shutterbug. Its handy size is conducive to carrying in the field for on-the-spot reference, and would no doubt be indispensable to amateurs... There is an impressive range of advice, from the technical to the creative aspects of outdoor photography during any season. Versatile yet informative, The Landscape Photography Field Guide emphasizes simplicity and functionality as a means to enhancing individual creativity in the photographic medium."--Sacramento Book Review"This title may be small in size, but it's jam packed with all the relevant information any landscape photographer will need and is the perfect pocket guide. When it comes to value for money, this is a great deal."--Digital Photographer Magazine"At 188 pages, this little postcard sized manual, which only costs around $10-12, depending on where you buy it, is actually an awesome reference book for the beginning and intermediate landscape and outdoor photographer. There is as much, if not more information packed in here than just about any other book on the subject, information that is sure to teach you the craft of photographing landscapes and inspire your creativity. In fact, for it's price, size and weight, The Landscape Photography Field Guide is probably the best book in it's class. If you're somewhat new to photography, I'd definitely give this book a serious look."--Dan Bailey Photo.com
"No matter how excited we are about a capture, sometimes there is something missing and that's where a great photography book can help. Carl Heilman II's The Landscape Photography Field Guide is yet another book that will fit inside your camera bag. I've been carrying this book around for weeks. Checking out the tips, drooling over the images, and enjoying this easy to read book that teaches us how to capture beautiful outdoor images with our digital cameras.If you have a photography enthusiast on your shopping list, The Landscape Photography Field Guide is a great stocking stuffer and a hit as a Christmas gift."--KimberlyGauthier.com
"The information contained in this guide is applicable to use with almost any manual camera, and the author's easy-to-follow tips make landscape photography accessible to even the novice shutterbug. Its handy size is conducive to carrying in the field for on-the-spot reference, and would no doubt be indispensable to amateurs. Though the print is especially tiny in some places, this is a usual drawback of portability when it comes to instructional booklets. Otherwise, there is an impressive range of advice, from the technical to the creative aspects of outdoor photography during any season. Versatile yet informative, The Landscape Photography Field Guide emphasizes simplicity and functionality as a means to enhancing individual creativity in the photographic medium."--San Francisco Book Review
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
General and Professional Practice & Development
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
sewn/stitched
Dimensions
Height: 156 mm
Width: 116 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
233 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-240-81922-8 (9780240819228)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Carl Heilmann II's award-winning photography has been published in Outside, National Parks, Adirondack Life, and other magazines, as well as in nine books of photography. He resides in upstate New York and can be found at Uwww.carlheilman.comU.
Content
Introduction
Cameras and Equipment
Principles and Techniques
Visualize, Compose, Shoot
Creative Effects
Cameras and Equipment
Principles and Techniques
Visualize, Compose, Shoot
Creative Effects