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Digital nature photography : the art and the science /

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Burlington, MA Focal Press, 2015Edition: Second editionDescription: xiv, 219 pages : color illustrations ; 23 x 23 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780415742429 (paperback)
  • 0415742420 (paperback)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 778.9/3 23
Contents:
Camera and accessories -- Choosing and using lenses -- Mastering exposure -- Conquer extreme contrast with HDR -- Shoot sharp images -- Focus stack for more depth of field and sharper images -- The magic of light -- Close-up and macro -- The power of flash -- Compose pleasing images -- The night sky -- Our digital office -- Resources.
Summary: Identifying a beautiful image in nature is easy, but capturing it is often challenging. To truly seize the essence of a photograph shot out of the studio and in the world requires an artistic eye and impeccable set of photographic techniques. John and Barbara Gerlach have been teaching photographers how to master the craft of photographing nature and the outdoors through their workshops and best-selling books for more than twenty years. Now, equipped with brand new images to share and skills to teach, this celebrated photo team is sharing their latest lessons in the second edition of Digital Nature Photography. Notable revisions in this new edition include introducing the concepts of focus stacking and HDR, as well as expanded discussions of multiple exposure, wireless flash, RGB histograms, live view, shutter priority with auto ISO, hand-held shooting techniques, and the author's equipment selections.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Identifying a beautiful image in nature is easy, but capturing it is often challenging. To truly seize the essence of a photograph shot out of the studio and in the world requires an artistic eye and impeccable set of photographic techniques. John and Barbara Gerlach have been teaching photographers how to master the craft of photographing nature and the outdoors through their workshops and best-selling books for more than twenty years. 　Now, equipped with brand new images to share and skills to teach, this celebrated photo team is sharing their latest lessons in the second edition of Digital Nature Photography .

Notable revisions in this new edition include introducing the concepts of focus stacking and HDR, as well as expanded discussions of multiple exposure, wireless flash, RGB histograms, live view, shutter priority with auto ISO, hand-held shooting techniques, and the author's equipment selections. The inspiring imagery in this book covers a broader range of subjects than before including ghost towns, the night sky, animals, and sports, in addition to the classic nature photographs we expect from this very talented author team. This book is a comprehensive guide to one of the broadest subjects in photography, explained and dymystified by two respected masters.

Includes index.

Camera and accessories -- Choosing and using lenses -- Mastering exposure -- Conquer extreme contrast with HDR -- Shoot sharp images -- Focus stack for more depth of field and sharper images -- The magic of light -- Close-up and macro -- The power of flash -- Compose pleasing images -- The night sky -- Our digital office -- Resources.

Identifying a beautiful image in nature is easy, but capturing it is often challenging. To truly seize the essence of a photograph shot out of the studio and in the world requires an artistic eye and impeccable set of photographic techniques. John and Barbara Gerlach have been teaching photographers how to master the craft of photographing nature and the outdoors through their workshops and best-selling books for more than twenty years. Now, equipped with brand new images to share and skills to teach, this celebrated photo team is sharing their latest lessons in the second edition of Digital Nature Photography. Notable revisions in this new edition include introducing the concepts of focus stacking and HDR, as well as expanded discussions of multiple exposure, wireless flash, RGB histograms, live view, shutter priority with auto ISO, hand-held shooting techniques, and the author's equipment selections.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Introduction
  • 1 Camera and Accessories
  • a Popular Camera Systems
  • b Key Camera Features
  • c Sensor Size
  • d Camera Batteries
  • e Memory Options
  • f Protecting the Camera
  • 2 Choosing and Using Lenses
  • a Lens Makers
  • b How Lenses Work
  • c Image-stabilization
  • d Lens Choices
  • 3 Mastering Exposure
  • a Exposure guideline summary
  • b Exposure Basics
  • c Understanding the Exposure Meter
  • 4 Conquer Extreme Contrast with HDR
  • a What is HDR?
  • 5 Shooting Sharp Images
  • a Hand-held techniques
  • b Tripod Techniques
  • c Avoid adding Extra Glass to the optical path
  • d Optimum apertures
  • e Focusing strategies
  • 6 Focus Stacking for Incredible Depth of Field
  • a What it does
  • 7 The Crucial Role of Light
  • a The Magic of Light
  • b The Qualities of Light
  • 8 Close-ups and Macro
  • a Definition of the two
  • b Ways to Focus Close
  • c Getting Sharp Images
  • d Ideal Close-up Light
  • 9 The Power of Flash
  • a Flash
  • b Flash Sync Speed
  • c Using Multiple Flash
  • 10 Developing Your Eye for Composition
  • a Composition-a definition
  • b Composition Guidelines
  • 11 Stunning Panoramas
  • a Opportunities
  • 12 Traveling with Camera Gear
  • a Camera bags
  • 13 The Equipment We Use
  • a Camera gear
  • b Office Gear
  • Sources

Author notes provided by Syndetics

John and Barbara Gerlach are founders of Gerlach Nature Photography. They are professional nature photographers. Their pictures have been published in National Wildlife, Sierra, Natural History, Petersen's Photographic, Ranger Rick, Birder's World, Michigan Natural Resources, Audubon, Outdoor Photographer, and Popular Photography, as well as in books published by National Geographic Society, Sierra Club, Kodak, and wrote Focal's own Wildlife Photography , Digital Landscape Photography , and the upcoming Close Up Photography in Nature .

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