Waiting for the Light
Published on 7. January 2020
160 pages
978-0-7153-3528-4 (ISBN)
Description
A
breathtaking visual celebration of the award-winning landscape photographer's work, accompanied by candid commentary.
With photographs from every continent, this book from a three-time Wildlife Photographer of the Year showcases the very best of his extensive portfolio.
David Noton also offers amateurs and professionals alike the opportunity to learn about his techniques and equipment, and find out how to achieve similar results in their own work. He takes us through each shot with an emphasis on the use of light and personal reflections on his experience of each location. The book also includes an invaluable chapter exploring the incorporation of digital techniques. Beautiful images, combined with explanatory captions and practical, revealing text, make this indispensable for any photographer.
With photographs from every continent, this book from a three-time Wildlife Photographer of the Year showcases the very best of his extensive portfolio.
David Noton also offers amateurs and professionals alike the opportunity to learn about his techniques and equipment, and find out how to achieve similar results in their own work. He takes us through each shot with an emphasis on the use of light and personal reflections on his experience of each location. The book also includes an invaluable chapter exploring the incorporation of digital techniques. Beautiful images, combined with explanatory captions and practical, revealing text, make this indispensable for any photographer.
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Person
David Noton is one of the world's most renowned landscape photographers, and runs his own highly successful freelance photography company. For many years he has worked for the UK's National Trust on countless commissions and he co-authored the NT publication Coast. For the last few years David has written a regular column for Practical Photography.
Content
- Intro
- Contents
- The Waiting Game
- Part One: Vision
- Being There
- Light
- Shapes
- Colour
- Distance
- Time
- Motion
- Part Two: Environments
- Rock
- Sand
- Ice
- Earth
- Water
- Wood
- Concrete
- Skin
- Part Three Gallery
- Part Four: Mechanics
- Preparation
- Practical considerations
- Equipment
- My cameras
- A choice of formats
- The digital switch-over
- Digital v Film
- The big debate
- A personal choice
- Maintaining discipline
- Accessories
- Tripods
- Camera bags
- Filters
- Miscellaneous items
- Post-Production
- Exposing RAW files
- RAW conversion
- Photoshop adjustments and archiving
- About the Author
- Acknowledgments
- INDEX
