Digital Wildlife Photography
eBook - PDF

Digital Wildlife Photography

  1. 216 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Digital Wildlife Photography

About this book

Using a combination of artistic approach and impeccable technique, professional photographers John and Barbara Gerlachwill guide you through the field as you photograph the most intriguing and captivating subjects out in the wild.

A sampling of what you'll learn:

  • How to integrate equipment with technique to capture superb wildlife images of birds, mammals, amphibians, and more with an emphasis on precision and speed
  • Where and how animals can be approached closely enough to photograph well
  • How not to disturb the critters around you, depending on environment (den vs. tree and everything in-between)
  • When (and when-not) to feed the animals
  • Technical infolike cropping, frames per second for capture, pixels/enlarging, and even HDR
  • Where to focus on various types of wildlife
  • Lighting depending on which animals have high contrast
  • Ethics
  • Traveling with your gear
  • The "top 10" places in the world to shoot and how to find the best location for your interests

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Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2012
Print ISBN
9781138297869
eBook ISBN
9781136086540

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Table of Contents
  6. About the Authors
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. Introduction
  9. Chapter 1 Cameras and Accessories: The Best Wildlife Camera Systems
  10. Chapter 2 Choosing and Using Lenses: Selecting Quality Lenses
  11. Chapter 3 Exposure Strategies
  12. Chapter 4 Precise Focusing Techniques
  13. Chapter 5 Shooting Quality Images
  14. Chapter 6 The Crucial Role of Light
  15. Chapter 7 Composition
  16. Chapter 8 Electronic Flash
  17. Chapter 9 Getting Close to Wildlife
  18. Index