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Title: National Geographic Photography Field Guides: Landscapes by National Geographic Society ISBN: 0792264983 Publisher: National Geographic Pub. Date: 01 March, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.25
Rating: 4
Summary: Good, slim guide to landscape photography
Comment: The Landscapes Field Guide continues along one branch of the first NGS field guide. It contains more advanced composition and technical advice than the first field guide, tailored to the specific art of photographing natural landscapes in a variety of settings and times of the day. Once again, Caputo writes a book that is not only succinct, but also enjoyable to read.
The Landscapes Field Guide maintains an important aspect of the original: profiles of National Geographic photographers, each with their own set of advice. This is a primary strength of the NGS photography field guides and something that separates them from other books. Not only are the profile sections useful in learning how to go about taking pictures, they are interesting in their own right as glimpses into how different artists work.
Rating: 2
Summary: Buy the original
Comment: National Geographic's original Field Guide was a big hit for a wide audience of photography aficionados. There was plenty for beginners, such as advice on equipment selection, basic subjects such as the relationship between shutter speed and aperture, and film selection. More advanced readers could benefit from the excellent essays contributed by Geographic's veteran staff photographers.
Unfortunately, Geographic appears to be trying to turn the formula into a franchise. In this most recent volume, Landscapes the focus is on, well, landscapes. The problem is that there is very little in this book that wasn't effectively covered in the first one. Yeah, use a tripod. Yeah, don't let snowy scenes fool your lightmeter. And no, the art of photography does not become clearer if you repeat the same points over and over for 150 pages.
If you don't have the original Field Guide then get it; I found it to be both informative and inspirational. If you already have it then don't buy Landscapes; it doesn't add any meaningful new material. Not recommended.
Rating: 2
Summary: Great Photos, but little information
Comment: I expected more from this book. It is basically a non-technical review of composition for the beginner. The photos are really great, but they don't list the usual information used to get them (lens type, settings, filters, etc.). I really didn't gain any insight from this book, and doubt that anyone other than a beginning photographer would either.
For landscape photography, and for photography in general, their basic photography guide is much better.
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Title: National Geographic Photography Field Guide: People and Portraits by National Geographic Society ISBN: 0792264991 Publisher: National Geographic Pub. Date: 01 March, 2002 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: National Geographic Photography Field Guide: Secrets to Making Great Pictures by Peter K. Burian, Robert Caputo, National Geographic Society (U.S.) ISBN: 0792274989 Publisher: National Geographic Pub. Date: September, 1999 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: Understanding Exposure by Bryan Peterson ISBN: 0817437126 Publisher: Amphoto Pub. Date: November, 1990 List Price(USD): $22.50 |
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Title: John Shaw's Nature Photography Field Guide by John Shaw ISBN: 0817440593 Publisher: Watson-Guptill Pubns Pub. Date: 31 October, 2000 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: The Complete Guide to Night and Low-Light Photography by Lee Frost ISBN: 0817450416 Publisher: Amphoto Pub. Date: 15 March, 2000 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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