Nature Photography Guide - Professional Photographers' Field Shooting Techniques

Author: John Shaw
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: Key Points of This Book: Exposure Principles, Spot Metering, Depth of Field and Shutter Speed, Calibrating Light Meters, Exposure Meters, Metering in Special Situations, Automatic Exposure, Multiple Exposure, Long Exposure, and reciprocity failure. Landscape Photography Equipment and Film: Cameras, Tripods and Heads, Film, Specialty Support Products, Filters, Flash Units, etc. The Role of Lenses, Zoom and Prime Lenses, Wide-Angle Lenses, Standard Lenses, Telephoto Lenses, Teleconverters. Landscape Photography Composition: Learning to Observe from a Photographic Perspective, Lighting, Discovering Subjects, Vertical and Horizontal Arrangement, Framing Shots and Positioning, How to Shoot Landscape Close-Ups: Focal Length and Background Control, Extension, Add-on Lenses, Using Zoom Lenses for Close-Ups, Macro Lenses, Close-Up Flash, High Magnification, Shooting Techniques. Related Knowledge for Field Photography: Shelter, Aerial Photography, Shooting in Bad Weather, Recommended Field Photography Equipment.