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Travel Photography: A Guide to Taking Better Pictures (Lonely Planet How to Guides) [Paperback]

Richard L'Anson
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1 Aug 2009 1741046890 978-1741046892 3rd Revised edition
Full of high-quality images, this is the definitive guide to taking great photographs while travelling. Covers people, landscape, urban and wildlife photography, plus a chapter on video. Information on what to do with photos, whether sharing them online or trying to make from them. For a largely digital audience, with notes for the film user throughout.


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  • Paperback: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications; 3rd Revised edition edition (1 Aug 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1741046890
  • ISBN-13: 978-1741046892
  • Product Dimensions: 16.5 x 2.7 x 21 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 240,033 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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I bought this book after hearing good things about it on a photography mailing list. The type and illustrations are small, but this helps keep the size down. That way you're more likely to keep it lying around or even take it with you.

I particularly like the fact that the captions almost always give lens, shutter and aperture information. Also, while he suggests the kind of equipment he finds useful, Richard spends more time on how to get the best travel photos - getting to locations, dealing with people.

One thing I thought it was short of was specific information on what is taboo or frowned upon in various countries. With his experience, I was expecting to read this. Otherwise a very handy book.

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61 of 62 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Highly Recommended 19 Jun 2002
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Travel Photography is an innacurate title. This book is a fantastic guide to beginners and intermediate photographers with a focus given through examples of travel photography. To describe it as Travel Photography is a bit restrictive. It would benefit anyone whether you're trekking in Nepal or sitting in a chip shop in Battersea.
All aspects of photography from basic to quite advanced techniques are covered in a very readable and understandable form. There is no effort on the readers behalf to comprehend what is being explained. Chapter after chapter seem to fall into place.
All photographs are coupled with complete discriptions of how the images were made. Film type, apeture, shutter speed, filters etc.
By the end of the book (which I read cover to cover in three days) you have a thorough understanding of the tools and techniques of photography.
The book itself is well produced. Good quality prints, clean layout and easy to navigate. Its size also means it could fit into a decent sized camera bag as a constant reference.

If you buy one book on photography make it this one.

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I have read a few photography books in my time and I have also been on an expensive photography course. This book is the perfect accompaniment to the knowledge I already have as a reference guide and to reinforce the knowledge I already have. It also provides excellent tips and advice based on Richard I'Anson's considerable experience. I have learnt lots from this book and it is the first guide book I have ever read literally every word of. The book is well structured, well indexed and well written to it's easy to look things up quickly in the field. There are also masses of fantastic photographs that illustrate every technique and learning point in the book. Looking at a photograph illustrating the point being made by the text is absolutely the best way to understand and learn so this is really valuable.

If you know what an aperture is and have a basic understanding of how that affects the light hitting the film/pixels in your camera then I really can't recommend this book highly enough as it is pitched at someone who gets the basics. This avoids patronising and tedious basic explanations that fill half of many guidebooks.

If you don't know the basics of apertures and shutter speeds then I would recommend finding out from the many excellent websites out there and buying this book anyway.

Basically - I rate this book extremely highly and thoroughly recommend buying yourself a copy!

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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
Brilliant book for any aspiring travel photographer. Full of great imagery and lots of hints, tips and guidelines for those photographic travel adventures
Published 4 months ago by R.I.M.BERRY
5.0 out of 5 stars A photography gem
Travel Photography is an excellent value for money book. Packed with information and superb photographs, Travel Photography would be too big (and too heavy) to easily take with you... Read more
Published 13 months ago by angela
3.0 out of 5 stars Used just like new! Nice book on the subject but for begginers!
I bought the book as used but it seems like a brand new one! This is the good news.
But the bad news is that I must say that I was a bit disappointed with the book. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Rui
4.0 out of 5 stars Very useful if you have time to read it..!
A very detailed and well laid out book. Alot to learn from it, but you need time to sit down and read and then go out and experiment with it all. Makes you want to travel!
Published 21 months ago by Cross Cat
5.0 out of 5 stars travel photography
Havent read it all yet, but its very good, it teaches you how to take real good photos while your travelling, with lots of examples and photos!!
Published on 25 Feb 2011 by stephanie
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book
This is a great book full of useful information and helpful hints - it's produced under the Lonely Planet label so you're pretty much guaranteed a winning combination of... Read more
Published on 7 Feb 2011 by Adrian Mannall
3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting read
Its not a bad book, bit early 90's though and more to the point its not aimed for the digital SLR. As it talks about using film and slide film. Still never-less interesting read.
Published on 31 July 2010 by Y. Tsang
5.0 out of 5 stars Great tips and tricks as well as some lovely photos to enjoy
This is an updated version of a book I had had for many years. Great pics to enjoy looking and and critique that explains how they were taken and what considerations you should... Read more
Published on 24 May 2010 by J. Southern
5.0 out of 5 stars Very concise, easy to read & understand.
Fantastic book, lots of visuals as explanations, concise yet easy to understand for beginners like me. Highly recommended.
Published on 17 May 2010 by Hui-leng Tan
4.0 out of 5 stars photography
Very comprehensive both in terms of taking and processing photos - good value for money
Published on 5 Feb 2010 by Mr. Michael Wade
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