Now that you’ve bought that amazing new DSLR, you need a book that goes beyond the camera manual to capture stunning images. For photographers interested in landscape photography, this guide will help you conquer the fundamentals and take amazing outdoor shots.
Pro photographer Rob Sheppard starts with the basics–composition, light, and perspective–and describes how to connect with your scene. He covers all the key camera features that affect your image, including how changing focal lengths alters your perspective and the aperture’s direct correlation with depth of field. Once you’ve captured those shots, Rob takes you through simple post-processing steps in Lightroom, Photoshop, and Photoshop Elements.
This guide is for beginning-to-intermediate digital photographers to understand the basics and bring their own unique artistic expression to landscapes and outdoor shooting. Beautifully illustrated with large and compelling photos, this book teaches you how to take control of your photography to get the image you want every time you pick up the camera.
Author(s): Rob Sheppard
Edition: 1
Publisher: Peachpit Pr
Year: 2012
Language: English
Pages: 249
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 1: EQUIPMENT
Understanding Your Gear to Take Better Photographs
Poring Over the Picture
Poring Over the Picture
Cameras
Choosing Gear
The Tripod
What’s in My Bag
CHAPTER 2: SEEING AS YOUR CAMERA SEES
Thinking about Light and Shadow
Poring Over the Picture
How the Camera Sees Differently from Our Eyes
Focusing on the Photograph, Not Just the Subject
CHAPTER 3: LIGHT
Learning to See the Light for Better Landscape Photos
Poring Over the Picture
Poring Over the Picture
See the Light
Directional Light
The Color of Light
Light and Exposure
CHAPTER 4: COMPOSITION
Structuring Your Image to Communicate about a Landscape
Poring Over the Picture
Poring Over the Picture
Getting Out of the Middle
Paying Attention to Relationships
Valuing Your Point of View
CHAPTER 5: PERSPECTIVE, SPACE, AND DEPTH OF FIELD
Gaining Control by Changing Lenses, Positions, and Apertures
Poring Over the Picture
Poring Over the Picture
Perspective
Depth of Field
Going for a Deep Depth of Field
CHAPTER 6: SKY
Working to Bring Out the Best in the Sky
Poring Over the Picture
Poring Over the Picture
Deciding Whether the Sky Is Worth the Effort
Using Sky Effectively in a Composition
Tackling Exposure Challenges Found in the Sky
Bringing Out the Clouds
CHAPTER 7: CONNECTING WITH A LANDSCAPE
Finding Depth in a Location
Poring Over the Picture
Poring Over the Picture
Understanding What’s Important
Working the Landscape
Going Beyond the Common Landscape
Finding Out About Locations
CHAPTER 8: BLACK-AND-WHITE IMAGES
Examining the Rich Tradition and Today’s Potential of Black-and-White Landscapes
Poring Over the Picture
Poring Over the Picture
The Early History of Landscape Photography
Black-and-White Photography Is More Than the Absence of Color
Composing in Black-and-White Mode
Variations in Light
Looking at Color for Black-and-White Shooting
Translating Color to Shades of Gray in the Computer
CHAPTER 9: HDR
Capturing More of Your Landscape
Poring Over the Picture
Poring Over the Picture
Poring Over the Picture
HDR Basics
HDR for Natural Effects
Wild Effects and HDR
CHAPTER 10: TRADITIONAL DARKROOM WORK ON THE COMPUTER
Seeing How Ansel Adams’s Ideas Still Resonate in the Digital Age
Poring Over the Picture
Poring Over the Picture
Poring Over the Picture
Refine Your Photos with Traditional Darkroom Techniques
Basic Photo Needs: A Workflow
Case Studies
INDEX
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