Description
This book is a comprehensive guide to landscape photography, covering the basics of exposure, light, and weather. It includes advice on planning an outdoor shoot, as well as tips on composition and visual weight. Beginning with a guide to the different types of cameras and lenses available, the book moves on to discuss exposure, ISO, and other fundamental concepts. The book then goes on to cover different weather conditions and how to shoot in them, as well as tips on travel and shooting kit. Finally, the book provides examples of the author's own photography, demonstrating the techniques and concepts covered in the book.
This book contains a comprehensive guide to the choice of cameras, lenses and other equipment and accessories. It discusses the fundamentals of exposure as well as the effects of light and weather on the landscape. It includes lots of practical advice on planning for an outdoor shoot. Beginning with a comprehensive guide to the choice of cameras, lenses and other equipment and accessories, Taylor discusses the fundamentals of exposure - aperture, shutter speed, ISO, dynamic range - and an appreciation of the effects of light on the landscape, at various times of the day and in all types of weather. Practical advice on planning for an outdoor shoot covers the basics of assembling a travel kit, using maps and choosing a location, consulting sunrise and sunset times, weather forecasts and predicting tides. The author's own stunning photography transports the reader from coastal regions to hills and mountains, through woodland and moorland, in all seasons and weather, in the light of day and the dark of night. Authoritative text explains the theories and rules of composition: the importance of balance, harmony and symmetry, the power of leading lines, visual weight, and the ability to create depth in an image.
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