Book description
The Art, Science, and Craft of Great Landscape Photography teaches photographers how to convert their visual peak experiences-moments of extraordinary natural beauty that evoke a sense of wonder and awe-into stunning images that elicit the same awestruck emotion in their viewers. Randall is an experienced wilderness photographer, and whether you want to venture into the mountains for once-in-a-lifetime shots of raw nature, or simply hone your landscape photography skills from the safety of your back deck, Randall explains the art, science and craft of creating astounding images.Randall begins by focusing on the art of landscape photography. He describes his three-step process for composing a photograph and shows how good composition is an organic process that begins with rules but ultimately transcends them. Randall then explores the science behind successful landscape photographs, which requires understanding key concepts from geography, optics, vision, and psychology. These concepts include:
- Understanding how the position of the sun at sunrise and sunset varies throughout the year, which will help you plan when and where to shoot.
- Understanding optics to predict where rainbows will appear, how polarizers will interact with reflections, and where to find spectacular light.
- Understanding how to use topographic maps and computerized mapping tools to help you find the most promising shooting locations in the wilderness.
- Understanding how our visual system analyzes images and the psychology of how we view art. These insights will help you produce successful photographs.
Foreword by Reid Callanan
Director, Santa Fe Photographic Workshops
Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Landscape Photography Looks So Easy
- Chapter 2: In Search of Extraordinary Landscapes
- Chapter 3: Visualization
- Chapter 4: The Art and Science of Light
- Chapter 5: The Art and Science of Composing Compelling Images
- Chapter 6: The Perfect Exposure
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Chapter 7: Digital Capture and Processing of High-Contrast Scenes
- Countershading
- How our Visual System Processes High-Contrast Scenes
- Capturing Rembrandt Solution Images in the Field
- Merging the Images in Photoshop
- Smart Objects and the Masks Panel
- Final Thoughts on the Rembrandt Solution
- HDR: Great Potential, Many Pitfalls
- Setting up an HDR Image
- Tone-Mapping in Lightroom
- Keeping it Real with HDR
- Final Thoughts on Realism and HDR
- Chapter 8: Take a Walk on the Wide Side
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Chapter 9: The Landscape at Night
- Photographing the Milky Way
- Depth of Field for Selected Lenses Focused at Infinity
- Focusing and Composing at Night
- Maximum Shutter Speed Chart
- Holding Detail in the Land
- Processing Milky Way Images
- Shooting Milky Way Panoramas
- Photographing Star Trails
- Removing Jet Trails
- Closing the Gaps
- Photographing the Aurora
- Can Night Photographs be Authentic?
- Chapter 10: The Psychology of the Compelling Landscape
Product information
- Title: The Art, Science, and Craft of Great Landscape Photography
- Author(s):
- Release date: March 2015
- Publisher(s): Rocky Nook
- ISBN: 9781457189036
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