- Paperback: 144 pages
- Publisher: Amphoto Books; 1st Edition edition (1 April 1994)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 081743710X
- ISBN-13: 978-0817437107
- Product Dimensions: 26.2 x 21.3 x 1.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 445,720 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A guide to landscape photography. This book is both a `how to' guide and a showcase of the photographer's best work. Other work by the author includes "The Nature Photographer's Complete Guide to Professional Field Techniques" and "John Shaw's Focus on Nature".
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I discovered this book on a landscape photography course - everyone was really impressed by it. Very easy to follow, clear explanations of all the basics, good examples, lots of photos. Straightforward style. A must for anyone getting into photography or struggling to get to grips with the technical aspects.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
John Shaw will explain the mysteries of photography to you: f-stops, shutter speeds, exposure compensation, film speed, lenses, filters, composition, light, and color all come together in this wonderful book from an expert to a beginner. John Shaw differs from Galen Rowell, in that Shaw takes pictures of the mundane, while Rowell's photographs are those of the majestic and the magical. The world has places for both.
22 of 25 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The book reasonably covers most of the ground relevant to landscape photography, is acceptably written and nicely illustrated. On the other hand, it can be tediously long and insubstantial before getting down to what you primarily came to it for, i.e. a thorough, clear, step-by-step discussion of the relevant techniques. Unlike this, their actual treatment is usually loose and shallow, often incomplete even for a basic-level text (e.g. fancy discussing exposure of high-contrast scenes on slide film based on midtone estimates without a single word about bracketing?), while the total absence of summaries, check-lists and other like tools greatly detracts from its possible pedagogic and future reference value. Plenty of nice pictures, yes, some great (that is, if you like Fuji Velvia's garish colours, which plague the book), and no doubt one can pick some ideas from them. But in a would-be photography manual what you expect from the pictures is, rather than beauty, an effective illustration of the approach and technique alternatives, which is limited in the book, and be provided with full details of at least the more significant shots, whereas here all you are given is lens and film, not even the exposure settings. Conclusion: more an inspiring picture book (three stars for this) than an effective learning tool.
All the same, useful if you do not know about basic exposure, what hyperfocal focusing is, what a polarizing filter does, when to use a tripod, the basic characteristics of various focal lengths, the basic effects of different lighting, basic ..., etc. But then what you actually need is a general photography handbook (see Michael Langford's, for instance), which will do better to one's vision and technique overall, including for landscape, through a more structured, systematic and complete coverage of these and other topics. If you are beyond that level, do save your money and look somewhere else.
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Great item
I love John Shaw's book's. Very informative and great for the begginner or intermediate photographer.
Published 20 months ago by Paul
excellent, detailled, how-to book for starting
Don't miss this excellent book if you want to learn in practice how-to get great photos.
Published on 17 July 1999
Excellent Book but without Exposure readings
This book is great. John Shaw has explained every bit of photography with emphasis on Landscape. The only thing missing in this book is Exposure readings - Shutter speed and... Read more
Published on 9 July 1999
Many useful concepts, very well written
Highly recommended to anyone getting involved in landscape photography. Shaw covers not only the technical issues, but the artistic one's as well. Read more
Published on 14 May 1999
A very practical, beautiful, and inspiring book.
In very clear and simple language, this most informative book teaches and inspires on every page. With beautiful photo examples and very specific instruction, the author... Read more
Published on 3 Feb 1999
Wonderful and inspiring
Excellent style of writing. His ability to convey the art and science of photography is just excellent. Definitely a book that you will learn from continuously.
Published on 2 Dec 1998
An Must Read for Any Serious Nature Photographer
This book is the most extensive and thourough collection of techniques as well as some of the most beautiful images of nature I have ever seen. Read more
Published on 30 Oct 1998
Invaluable and friendly
Ususlly I have difficulties with teach-books, as they make me sleep. This one keeps me awake reading until late night. Read more
Published on 6 April 1998
Probably the best of his books
I have studied the photos several times over a three year period. Just reading his comments on his photogrpahs is very beneficial to improving my technique. Read more
Published on 28 Mar 1998
A great way to spend $20
If you want to learn as much as possible without laying out long green for a class or hardback textbook, pick up Shaw's volume. Read more
Published on 25 Mar 1998
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