National Geographic Photography Field Guide: Landscapes

by National Geographic Society, Peter K. Burian, Robert Caputo

Book Overview

Featuring simple instructions for all levels of photographers, a handy instructional guide, filled with essential information, shows readers how to compose and photograph the lay of the land, from the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0792264983
• ISBN13: 9780792264989
• Release Date: March 2002
• Publisher: National Geographic Society
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.4" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Must Have for Digital Photography

If you own a digital camera -- and few don't these days, I would say this is a must have if you enjoy taking landscape photo's. It is well written and easy to follow and good for the novice as well as the pro.

Focusing on Landscape Photography? This is GREAT!

Previous reviewers have been unfair with this book. You cannot knock a book for delivering exactly what it promises to deliver. Following up on the great National Geographic Photography Field Guide and focusing specifically on landscapes, of course this book is going to be thinner. However, it shines at what it sets out to do. Every chapter is packed with world-class photography tips as well as inspiring landscape images - from the world's best. Most of the excellent examples are by Caputo himself but outstanding photographers such as Sam Abell, Bruce Dale, and James Blair have also contributed many of the stunning photos throughout the book. This small guidebook is clear, honest, and practical, full of techniques that work for landscape photographers shooting in the real world. What's more, it fits in your camera bag!

Good, slim guide to landscape photography

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.

Wonderful Photographs; Sound and Clear Guidance

This book is worth buying for the wonderful and inspirational photographs of National Geographic photographers alone. Beyond that, the book provides clearly written and sound guidance on composition, cameras and lenses, when to shoot, using weather, dawn, dusk and night, graphic elements and landscape subjects. There are also personal vignettes (which I loved) by NG photographers Jim Blair, Bruce Dale and Adriel Heisey. The book is a real pleasure and will easily fit in your camera bag.