Have you ever dreamed of taking such incredible landscape photos that your friends and family say, “Wait a minute, this is your photo?! You took this?” Well, you’re in luck. Right here, in this book, pro photographer and award-winning author Scott Kelby teaches you how to shoot and edit jaw-dropping landscape photographs. Scott shares all
Have you ever dreamed of taking such incredible landscape photos that your friends and family say, “Wait a minute, this is your photo?! You took this?” Well, you’re in luck. Right here, in this book, pro photographer and award-winning author Scott Kelby teaches you how to shoot and edit jaw-dropping landscape photographs. Scott shares all his secrets and time-tested techniques, as he discusses everything from his go-to essential gear and camera settings to the landscape photography techniques you need to create absolutely stunning images. From epic scenes at sunrise to capturing streams and waterfalls with that smooth, silky look, and from photographing the night sky or the Milky Way to creating breathtaking, sweeping panoramas, Scott has got you covered.
Among many other topics, you’ll learn:
The secrets to getting super-sharp, crisp images (without having to buy a new lens). Exactly which camera settings work best for landscape photography and why (and which ones you should avoid). Where to focus your camera for tack-sharp images from foreground to background. How to shoot beautiful high dynamic range images and stunning panoramas (and even HDR panos!), along with how to post-process them like a pro. How to create captivating long-exposure landscape shots that wow your viewers. What gear you need, what gear you can skip, which accessories work best, and a ton of killer tips that will not only help you create better images, but make the entire experience that much more fun.
It’s all here, from the planning, to the shoot, to the post-processing―taking your images from flat to fabulous―and best of all, it’s just one topic per page, so you’ll get straight to the info you need fast. There has never been a landscape book like it!
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1: Essential Gear
Chapter 2: Camera Settings & Lenses
Chapter 3: Before Your Shoot
Chapter 4: Composition
Chapter 5: HDR & Panos
Chapter 6: Long Exposures
Chapter 7: Starry Skies & the Milky Way
Chapter 8: Post-Processing
Chapter 9: Even More Tips
Chapter 10: Landscape Recipes
Trim size:6 x 9 inches
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A book to keep at hand! I love Scott Kelbyâs books, not least because he has a sense of humor, and he writes to be understood. This new book of his is no exception. I love it!I appreciate his advice early on to carry a hood loupe to darken your LCD screen on bright, sunny days. Otherwise, you canât see what you just shot. He gives a complete discussion of other equipment landscape photographers need to have, including a cable release, polarizer and ND filter, even telling us what type of memory cards to…
Best Landscape Photography Book Yet This is a terrific book for aspiring landscape photographers. As Steve Kelby mentions in his introduction section, this book is written in the tone of one photographer speaking to another on landscape issues. His writing tone is friendly and to-the-point instruction without all the complicated technical mumbo-jumbo you see in a lot of training manuals. He mentions many useful techniques I have not seen mentioned elsewhere. You would do well to purchase this book if you are wanting to tackle…
Typical Scott Kelby Book If you have read some of the other Scott Kelby digital photography books then you know exactly what to expect. You’ll get a small dose of his patented humor which you may or may not find funny. You’ll get plenty of tips that could have been communicated in a single sentence but was elaborated in a paragraph which will take up a full page. You’ll also see a large amount of information that has been published in his previous books so you will get a sense of Deja Vu if you have his other books…