John Shaw′s Guide to Digital Nature Photography

J Shaw (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

240 Seiten

2015
Watson-Guptill Publications Inc.,U.S. (Verlag)
978-0-7704-3498-4 (ISBN)

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This book provides in-depth advice on everything from equipment and lenses, composition and close-ups, to up-to-date information on software filtration and the histogram. John Shaw explaines that successful photos come from having a vision, practicing and then acquiring the equipment needed to accomplish the intention.

John Shaw is the author of seven previous photography books published by Amphoto: his authentic voice and trusted advice has helped photographers achieve impressive shots in the great outdoors for decades. In his first-ever book on digital photography, Shaw provides in-depth advice on everything from equipment and lenses, composition and close-ups, to up-to-date information on software filtration and the histogram. In addition, he offers inspirational and frank insight that goes far beyond the nuts and bolts of photography, explaining that successful photos come from having a vision, practicing and then acquiring the equipment needed to accomplish the intention. Easily digestible and useful for every type of photographer, John Shaw's Guide to Digital Nature Photography is sure to be the new classic in the category.

John Shaw is the author of many enduring bestsellers, including seven previous books on nature photography. His photographs are frequently featured in National Geographic, Nature's Best, National Wildlife, Outdoor Photographer, Natural History, Sierra, and Audubon magazines, as well as in calendars, books and advertisements. He has photographed on every continent, from Provence to Patagonia.

Preface
What Is There to Photograph?

01 / Gear
Which Camera?
Setting Up Your Camera
Tripods and Heads
Filters
Flash

02 / Getting Started
Working in Stops
Exposure Modes
Metering and Metering Patterns
Manual Exposure
Autoexposure and Exposure Compensation
Proper Exposure and Histograms
High ISO

03 / Lenses
What Lenses Do
Focal Lengths
Depth of Field
Focusing a Lens
Zoom Lenses or Fixed-Focal-Length Lenses
Teleconverters
Tilt/Shift (T/S) Lenses
Chromatic Aberration

04 / Composition
Learning to See Photo-Graphically
Lighting
Vertical or Horizontal?
Framing and Placement
Working a Subject

05 / Close-ups
Defining a Close-up
Working Distance and Background Coverage
Making Lenses Focus Closer
Macro Lenses
Close-up Flash

06 / The Photographer at Work
My Personal Field Gear
Changing My Camera Settings
Working in the Field
Working in the Digital Darkroom

Index 218

Erscheint lt. Verlag	15.10.2017
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	196 x 244 mm
Gewicht	780 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Fotokunst
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Fotografieren / Filmen
	Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik
ISBN-10	0-7704-3498-3 / 0770434983
ISBN-13	978-0-7704-3498-4 / 9780770434984
Zustand	Neuware