Over 50;000 photographers cant be wrong! John and Barbara Gerlach finally write the book their workshop attendees have been asking for!Digital Nature Photography is a how-to guide for photographers who want to take their work to the next level. Written by professionals with over 20 years experience; the Gerlachs reveal enlightening techniques for shooting nature images in the field. The combination of artistic approach and impeccable technique will help you capture your next great image.
#193492 in eBooks 2012-12-04 2012-12-18File Name: B009V19WYY
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36 of 37 people found the following review helpful. Great book conceptBy Rodney GraciaI am a big fan of Bryan Peterson and when I first saw this book available. I immediately purchased it for the iPad as a Kindle format. Sadly the first copy was corrupted and even though I was able to read the book. I was not able to use any of its multimedia files. I messaged and returned my book as they promised to get developers involved to fix the issue. I purposely waited to review the book once I would be able to fully experience the product Bryan meant for us to experience and it is a wonderful mix.I love the "recipe style" approach to this book as when you are a novice. you mostly want to see how the masters have created their amazing photographs. Bryan has always been very generous at sharing his settings for any image on his books (one of the main reasons I like his books so much). But this time you get to see him on location sharing his short videos or hear an audio clip on why he is selecting a particular exposure combination. A great addition to the already visually rich material. The videos are short and to the point. So are the audio clips. I see one star reviews here only because of the multimedia glitch. now resolved. and I think it is unfair to an otherwise great book. I hope this review will persuade you to buy and enjoy the kindle version.14 of 15 people found the following review helpful. Probably the ***BEST*** Photography book I have ever read. Excellent information.By TibbieI have several of Bryan Petersons books and this is by a long shot the best one. The reason is---while all of them are informative and have beautiful photos. this one tells you "HOW" to obtain the same kind of results. For example. it might say. "How to take a picture of seascape sunset " (or sunrise seascape) without over/under exposing the water or sky etc. Then he tells you how to use the meter in the camera. how to under or over expose intentionally. and what kinds of things can be fixed and not fixed in processing (aka software). So while the other books have great pics and tell you what they are and what kinds of equipment and settings were used to obtain them. this one give explicit and specific instructions on getting tricky or difficult shots to come out properly. Most of it involves understanding why and how---because when you know that. you dont need a "cookbook" to get the shot--you will know that if you dont do certain things. it will never work. You will know "HOW" to get certain shots. There is one lesson in there about lightning. So you could apply that and maybe the motion lessons for getting fireworks pictures. (for example) This book teaches you all of those kinds of things. It has sections on " motion". ie sports or fast cars/animals etc. depth of field. night photography. and many more. Its such a valuable book. I want to keep it in my camera bag. I am still such a film shooter. I have to remember that these pictures really cost me nothing (except a little temporary memory space and electricity for battery) --and I dont have only 36 exposures and 2 rolls left after. and if I dont get it right. I will be paying 12$ a roll to get blurs or nothing---so this book is good for me to not only teach me "HOW AND WHY". but to just do it. Take lots of pictures and practice practice practice. Thank you Bryan.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. and how to use good flash technique to get good resultsBy GraphitePaddleFirst Kindle that I read w. embedded video audio clips. To the other authors: This is an example of audio/visuals done right; not sparingly. but not overdone either.Basically a collection of scenarios. and how to use good flash technique to get good results. No external flash? Maybe you are not ready for this book. Some reviewers made mention that this is rehash of Mr. Petersons previous books. but only read his flash photography book. and this one stands on its own.Suggest reviewing the table of contents before purchasing. and see how much is applicable to you.
