Using his own photographs to illustrate the text, Charlie Waite explains the basis of his success as a landscape photographer. From the choice of camera and lens to the subtleties of lighting and composition, from manipulating the image to extracting the essential elements of a scene, he brings his years of practical experience to bear on the subject. The book contains many practical tips for the budding landscape photographer, but technical mastery is only one part of the story. The author aims, above all, to instil in readers his own love of landscape, and to encourage them to respond to, and capture, the world around them. Charlie Waite's prize-winning books include "Landscape in Britain", "Landscape in France" and "Landscape in Italy".
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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This is a superb book if you already know how to work a camera. If you aren't too sure, buy a more basic technical guide as well as this book. It focuses on the creative side of photography and could disappoint "technoheads". I bought the hardback version in 1992 and read it through like a novel. 13 years later it is still worth revisiting. If you buy it and think you don't like it, keep it and you might grow into it later on. This is a book to keep, you will not out grow it.
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This book is a superb follow-up to Charlie Waite's first technical book "Seeing Landscapes". The author is to be congratulated on not merely showing his finest photographs, of which there are many in the 150 shots printed, but also ones that he considers not to have worked for some particular reason. Most of these photos the average photographer would have been delighted to have taken but under the critical eye of the master one is made aware of shortcomings that make the difference between a good shot and one that is superb. By following the recommendations in this easy to read book, one's landscape photography should improve beyond measure. The only minor criticism of this book is that some of the photos are printed across two pages which detract from their impact by having the page gutter running through the image but this is a minor fault in an otherwise superb volume. This book is highly recommended.
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I would highly recommend _The Making of Landscape Photographs_. The book is comprised of 150 photographs, each one with discussion of what makes the image work (or not work; he's generous in showing things that didn't work out). Watie discusses both composition and technical details, but he relates the tech side to the artisitic success: "Only a polarising filter has been used to deepend the richness of the sky and to bring out the beautiful wispiness of the clouds, as an effective contrast with the hard-edged shapes of the village below them."
The photographs are beautifully printed. Waite uses a 6x6 (square format) camera. One quibble: in some cases the book prints a square image across a two-page spread. It's a nice effect, with full bleeds on three sides, but it makes it hard to take in the full image across the gutter. It's a minor point. Overall, the book is both beautiful to look at and extremely useful to any photographer who wants to improve his landscape photography.
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Excellent book.
If you are looking for something serious to improve your photography, you'll find it here. Perhaps not for the casual digital photographer but it's a good read, well written (you... Read more
Published 19 days ago by deejonn
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Lovely photos
This book was published predigital era so has no advice for the majority of today's photographers. Nevertheless it is helpful for composition and the pictures are a delight.
Published 9 months ago by Mavie
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Beautiful, and instructive
I bought this book some years ago, and I have read it intermittently. I reread it this weekend, more carefully than before. It is a book that is beautifully designed and printed. Read more
Published on 25 April 2011 by Dr. Nicholas P. G. Davies
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If you could only buy ONE book on Landscape......
....make it this one! FORGET that it's from 1992 (no digital stuff), features mainly square images (Hassleblad - that's what they take, natively) and doesn't explain the... Read more
Published on 17 Nov 2010 by D. Harden
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A classical point of view
If you like landscape photography, you will enjoy this book. It is written before digital photography, but shows this kind of non-technical information which is really important... Read more
Published on 25 Oct 2010 by M. Angel Garcia Martin
4.0 out of 5 stars
Useful hints and tips
I bought this book because of Charlie Waites status as a landscape photographer of high repute.
Whilst the illustrations were of a 'non' digital nature ,the technical content... Read more
Whilst the illustrations were of a 'non' digital nature ,the technical content... Read more
Published on 17 Aug 2010 by M. Graham
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Inspirational photographs
The photographs in this book are wonderful, and I particularly like his "Points to Watch" comments beneath each photograph. Read more
Published on 8 July 2010 by Sussex Jude
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Charlie Waite Making of Landscapes
This a beautiful book from whom I consider the Master of Landscape photography
Charlie Waite pictures look like paintings and as an amateur photographer it is very... Read more
Charlie Waite pictures look like paintings and as an amateur photographer it is very... Read more
Published on 7 July 2008 by Gareth
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It makes you want to go out and take pictures
This is a book with fantastic landscape pictures and, even better, Charlie Waite tells you how to take them. All you need to do now is get out there and take pictures. Read more
Published on 12 Jan 2007 by Andreas Wilhelm
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Average
Just an average book on landscape photography. Not much on technical aspects but lots of nice photos to look at. Read more
Published on 2 Feb 2005 by Peter Fitzsimons
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