- Paperback: 288 pages
- Publisher: W. W. Norton & Co. (16 July 2010)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0393338088
- ISBN-13: 978-0393338089
- Product Dimensions: 25.1 x 17.8 x 2.1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 319,431 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"This is an essential source of inspiration by one of the masters of creative nature photography... a great way to get in the mood for more inventive and inspired photography-as soon as you start reading you'll be itching to have a go yourself." BBC Wildlife
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In this renowned guide to capturing the outdoor world on film, Galen Rowell, the master of nature and adventure photography, reveals the art, craft and philosophy behind his world-famous images. Now available in paperback for the first time, this ground-breaking work remains both an inspired manual to taking better pictures and an inspiring journey of discovery into the creative process.
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39 of 39 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
A book about the art of photography not just technical excellence as most books on photography. Not a photography engineering book about f-stops and shutter speeds but about how to visualize good pictures and why some pictures are perceived as outstanding.
This book inspired me to see photography from a new angle with more thougth about what I do as a photographer. It is a virtual toolbox filled with tools to explain why one picture is great and another not so great even if they are at the same technical level.
This set of collected columns from Outdoor Photographer is not something you want to read cover to cover, rather you should read a chapter or two and give them some thougth before you go on. But at the same time I enjoyed it so much that I read it cover to cover on one night and then re-read it later.
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Format:Hardcover
Long considered something of a classic, I was very pleased to receive this book as an unexpected gift. Unfortunately I was left disappointed, as Rowell's tone is far too smug and self-satisfied for my liking. I was (constantly) minded of Alan Partridge's fictional autobiography, with its repeated end-of-chapter refrain of "Needless to say, I had the last laugh".
A lot of the information is dated, but equipment isn't the main focus of the book. Rowell concentrates on vision and photographic development, topics which should be of more interest to the intermediate/advanced photographer than f/stop explanations and jpeg vs Raw discussions. Some of the photography is very good - and some of the writing does provide food for thought - but if you're sensitive to a writer's voice you might find Rowell's pervasive lack of humility grating. There is insight in here, but all too often it is presented in a manner I found off-putting. Others might disagree, but to me Rowell came across more conceited know-all than wise mentor.
Each to their own, but I found the book slow going, and whenever I pick it up to re-read a chapter, and give it another chance, I'm almost instantly reminded of why I was turned off in the first place.
A lot of the information is dated, but equipment isn't the main focus of the book. Rowell concentrates on vision and photographic development, topics which should be of more interest to the intermediate/advanced photographer than f/stop explanations and jpeg vs Raw discussions. Some of the photography is very good - and some of the writing does provide food for thought - but if you're sensitive to a writer's voice you might find Rowell's pervasive lack of humility grating. There is insight in here, but all too often it is presented in a manner I found off-putting. Others might disagree, but to me Rowell came across more conceited know-all than wise mentor.
Each to their own, but I found the book slow going, and whenever I pick it up to re-read a chapter, and give it another chance, I'm almost instantly reminded of why I was turned off in the first place.
Format:Paperback
The book comprises a series of articles first published in "Outdoor Photography". Primarily bought this book at the suggestion of Ken Rockwell's camera review website. Whilst not exactly what I was expecting(?),I did find it sufficiently interesting to read it from cover to cover. It may not revolutionise your photography, but it may make you think about the process more deeply. I found the article on Smart Flash photography very useful.
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