Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
In The Landscape Photography Book, professional photographer and bestselling author Scott Kelby teaches you how to shoot and edit jaw-dropping landscape photographs. Scott covers all you need to know, as he discusses everything from his go-to essential gear to camera settings to the photographic techniques that cover a wide variety of landscape situations and locations. Whether you're looking to capture a beautiful scene at sunrise, shoot a silky waterfall, create star trails at night, or show an epic location in a sweeping panorama, Scott's got you covered.
Among many other topics, you'll learn:
- The best ways to scout locations (including online resources for faraway locations)
- How to meter your scene for the best exposure (and when you should switch to spot metering)
- Where to focus your camera for tack-sharp images from foreground to background
- How to shoot HDR and panoramas (and HDR panos )
- The best night photography techniques for shooting the Milky Way, strair trails, and light painting
- When and how to use landscape-specific gear and techniques such as ND filters, focus stacking, and Bulb mode
Once the shoot is over, Scott covers his process for editing landscape images. You'll quickly learn the essential ways to bring out the wow factor in your landscape images--from the basics of white balance and exposure settings to the use of graduated and radial filters, how to make your colors pop, when to convert your image to black and white (and how to do it), and much more.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1: Essential Gear
Chapter 2: Camera Settings and Lenses
Chapter 3: Techniques
Chapter 4: Composition
Chapter 5: Panos and HDR (and HDR Panos)
Chapter 6: Long Exposure Photography
Chapter 7: Post-Processing
Chapter 8: Landscape Recipes
Chapter 9: Other Gear and Techniques
Synopsis
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