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E-raamat: Digital Nature Photography: The Art and the Science 2nd edition [Taylor & Francis e-raamat]

  • Formaat: 234 pages, 169 Halftones, color
  • Ilmumisaeg: 11-Jun-2015
  • Kirjastus: Routledge
  • ISBN-13: 9781315814650
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  • Formaat: 234 pages, 169 Halftones, color
  • Ilmumisaeg: 11-Jun-2015
  • Kirjastus: Routledge
  • ISBN-13: 9781315814650

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.

Acknowledgments xiii
Introduction 1(6)
Our Formula for Successful Images
2(1)
Writing Books
2(5)
Chapter 1 Camera and Accessories
7(10)
Camera System Choices
7(2)
Key Camera Features
9(2)
Sensor Size
11(1)
Camera Batteries and Chargers
12(1)
Memory Options
13(1)
Avoiding Memory Card Problems
13(1)
Protect the Camera
13(2)
Camera Strap, Cable Release, and Attached Lens Cap
15(1)
Your Camera System
15(2)
Chapter 2 Choosing and Using Lenses
17(14)
Lens Makers
17(1)
Third-party Lenses
17(1)
How Lenses Work
18(1)
Maximum Aperture
18(1)
Fast Lens Advantages
19(1)
Focal Length
19(1)
Image-stabilization
20(1)
Lens Choices
21(1)
We Prefer Zoom Lenses
22(1)
Wide-angle Lenses
23(1)
Standard Lenses
24(1)
Telephoto Lenses
24(1)
Super-telephoto Lenses
24(1)
Tilt/Shift Lenses
24(3)
Macro Lenses
27(1)
Teleconverters
27(1)
Lens Accessories
28(1)
Consider Your Lens Needs Carefully
29(2)
Chapter 3 Mastering Exposure
31(22)
Exposure Guidelines
31(1)
JPEGs
31(1)
RAW
32(1)
Exposure Strategy Summary
32(1)
Exposure Basics
32(4)
Law of Reciprocity
36(1)
Exposure Aids
37(1)
Understanding the Camera's Exposure Meter
38(11)
Autobracketing
49(1)
You Can't Meter Everything!
49(2)
Summary
51(2)
Chapter 4 Conquer Extreme Contrast with HDR
53(12)
A Little History on Solving High Contrast
55(1)
A Better Way to Overcome Contrast
55(6)
Single Image HDR
61(2)
Still More Processing
63(2)
Chapter 5 Shoot Sharp Images
65(24)
Start with a Clean Lens
66(1)
Handheld Photography Techniques
66(3)
When You Do Not Need a Tripod
69(1)
Tripods
69(4)
Tripod Head Accessories
73(1)
Sharp Shooting Techniques
74(5)
Focus Accurately
79(10)
Chapter 6 Focus Stack for More Depth of Field and Sharper Images
89(14)
Tilt/Shift Lenses
90(3)
Focus Stacking to the Rescue
93(1)
Focus Stacking Advantages and Disadvantages
93(1)
Software Choices
93(1)
The Focus Stacking Process
94(4)
Lens Choices
98(1)
Processing the Stack of Images
99(1)
Conclusion
100(3)
Chapter 7 The Magic of Light
103(18)
The Qualities of Light
104(14)
Bottom Line
118(3)
Chapter 8 Close-up and Macro
121(18)
Magnification Definition
121(1)
Ways to Focus Closer
122(6)
Shooting Sharp Images
128(2)
Ideal Close-up Light
130(6)
Summary
136(3)
Chapter 9 The Power of Flash
139(18)
Flash Advantages
139(1)
Flash Basics
140(2)
Getting Started with Flash
142(3)
Selecting Your Off-Camera Flash System
145(3)
Getting in Sync with Flash Sync
148(4)
Multiple Flash
152(2)
Conclusion
154(3)
Chapter 10 Compose Pleasing Images
157(22)
Let's Be Honest
157(1)
Compositional Guidelines
158(18)
There Are No Rules!
176(3)
Chapter 11 The Night Sky
179(20)
Photo Equipment
179(5)
Focusing
184(1)
Stars as Points of Light
185(4)
Star Trails
189(3)
Process the Stack of Star Images
192(1)
Northern Lights
192(7)
Chapter 12 Our Digital Office
199(10)
The Evolution of our Business
199(3)
Editing and Storing Images
202(2)
How We Edit Our Images
204(2)
Storing Images
206(1)
Software Choices
206(2)
Conclusion
208(1)
Resources
209(4)
Custom Camera Equipment for Outdoor Photographers
209(1)
Photography Workshops
210(1)
Photo Stacking Software
210(1)
Books
210(1)
Websites
210(1)
Magazines
210(1)
Photographic Equipment
211(2)
Index 213
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, Petersens Photographic, Ranger Rick, Birders 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 Focals own Wildlife Photography, Digital Landscape Photography, and the upcoming Close Up Photography in Nature.