Showing posts with label Nature. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nature. Show all posts

Monday, January 9, 2012

The BetterPhoto Guide to Digital Nature Photography

The BetterPhoto Guide to Digital Nature Photography Review



From the tiniest ladybug to a towering glacier, from a horse running in a field to a leaf falling slowly from a tree, nature subjects offer some of the greatest challenges and the greatest rewards to photographers. In the BetterPhoto tradition, here’s a complete photo course in a book. Hands-on lessons cover every aspect of digital nature photography, from buying the right camera for close-ups, landscapes, and movement, to understanding how the camera works, to taking great pictures. Author Jim Miotke uses straightforward text and inspiring yet informative photos to show the best ways to approach nature photography. Everything a beginner or intermediate photographer needs to know is here, including a buyer’s guide, full information on camera features, file formats and settings, exposure, low-light photography, filters and white balance, composition and lens choice, creative ideas, manipulating, and printing, along with a glossary and list of useful websites. The Better Photo Guide to Digital Nature Photography helps photographers everywhere get great photos in the great outdoors.


Friday, December 23, 2011

AMC Guide to Outdoor Digital Photography: Creating Great Nature and Adventure Photos

AMC Guide to Outdoor Digital Photography: Creating Great Nature and Adventure Photos Review



This comprehensive guide details fundamental techniques and concepts outdoor photographers need to know. Building on the basic foundations of photography, case studies, and over twenty years of experience, authors Jerry and Marcy Monkman explore the full process of outdoor photography—from packing and taking care of gear, to setting up and taking great shots, to processing photos in the digital darkroom. Crisp, large, full-color photographs pair with seasoned tips and advice to comprise a must-have guide for anyone interested in outdoor nature and adventure photography.


Thursday, July 28, 2011

Digital Landscape and Nature Photography For Dummies

Digital Landscape and Nature Photography For Dummies Review



Step-by-step instruction on creating beautiful nature and landscape portraits

This eye-popping guide walks you through the nitty gritty of how to take memorable and stunning landscape and nature photos. Packed with constructive advice and a good dose of friendly handholding, this full-color and extra large-trim beginner guide escorts you through the basics of photography and explains how to apply those fundamentals when taking high-quality photos.

  • Walks you through the basics of photography and details how you can apply those skills to nature and landscape photography
  • Zeroes in on ways to sharpen your skills by adjusting exposure, composition, and lighting in order to get the best results
  • Explores the most popular landscape themes and describes how to capture them, including forests, mountains, crashing waves, and sunsets
  • Shares tips on processing photos, making common repairs, and finding inspiration

Digital Landscape and Nature Photography For Dummies investigates the most popular nature themes and describes how to capture them, including birds, animals in the wild, animals in captivity, flowers, and insects.