The Art, Science, and Craft of Great Landscape Photography

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The Art, Science, and Craft of Great Landscape Photography, 2nd Edition teaches photographers how to convert their visual peak experiences, moments of extraordinary natural beauty that evoke a sense of wonder and awe--into stunning images that elicit the same awestruck emotion in their viewers. Author Glenn Randall is an experienced wilderness photographer, and whether you want to venture into the mountains for once-in-a-lifetime shots of raw nature, or simply hone your landscape photography skills from the safety of your back deck, Randall explains the art, science and craft behind creating stunning landscape photographs. This fully updated edition of the best-selling first edition includes nearly all new imagery throughout the book, as well as a new first chapter, 'Photographic Essentials,' to help beginners to landscape photography get up to speed quickly. Additionally, this second edition takes into account how Randall's techniques have changed and evolved since the first edition published--from photographic practices to how he uses smart phones and apps as important and powerful tools for landscape photography. After discussing photographic essentials, Randall focuses on the art of landscape photography. He describes his three-step process for composing a photograph and shows how good composition is an organic process that begins with rules but ultimately transcends them. Randall then explores the science behind successful landscape photographs, which requires understanding key concepts from geography, optics, vision, and psychology. Review: Absolutely gorgeous photography book - Bought this as a gift then one for myself. Beautiful pictures, tips are educational info is organized and well presented for easy understandings on improving the craft of photography. Suitable for all levels of experience. Review: Nice photos, tedious text - The author is clearly an excellent photographer, and there are many inspiring images within the book. However, much of the information is overly technical and doesn’t really help you to take better photos. For example, the chapter on light is more physics than photography and I mainly got lost in the details. Whilst some readers may find the science interesting, for me it just meant that there were minimal lessons to be learned in terms of how to take better pictures. In addition, and perhaps, understandably, the examples given relate explicitly to locations in the USA, but the level of specificity was not especially inspiring or useful to someone who has to work with less dramatic locations. It’s not a bad book per se, and others may find it more useful than I did, but I regret the purchase if I am being perfectly honest.