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Creative Night: Digital Photography Tips and Techniques by Harold Davis
Book Summary InformationAuthor: Harold Davis Edition: Paperback Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published) Published: 2009-11-09 ISBN: 0470527099 Number of pages: 240 Publisher: Wiley
Book Reviews of Creative Night: Digital Photography Tips and TechniquesBook Review: Embrace the dark side Summary: 5 Stars
Night photography is a huge subject. Harold Davis does a good job of covering many of its aspects in a clear and straightforward way. Since he is primarily a landscape photographer, many of the example photos are of landscapes, though he does cover many other areas of the subject such as cityscapes, light trails, light painting, moonlight photography, simple object photography and more. A short list of equipment is discussed and helpful extras are mentioned. While there is not yet a definitive book on night photography, Creative Night is my current favorite.
Davis also includes a section on post processing with Photoshop. Two night specific techniques that cover stacking multiple exposures to capture star trails and noise removal are very helpful.
While specific technique descriptions are mostly brief, all images include exposure details that provide a good starting point for personal experimentation. And experimentation is a main theme of this book. Less experienced photographers may want a bit more hand holding. There's very little fundamental photography instruction here. Davis has written this book for photographers who understand the basics of exposure and camera operation. That saves a lot of padding that many writers include in their manuals to increase the page count. If you're new to photography and want do do some night shots, do learn exposure basics and study your camera manual first.
In addition to photography how-tos Davis does offer important information specific to night photography, much of which seems like common sense. But it's easy to overlook a detail that means the difference between a successful and safe photo shoot and a disaster. For example: dress warmly, learn your camera control by feel and rote so you can operate in darkness, dress for visibility, get permission to photograph sites, scout your location by day, and so on. While some of this seems obvious, it's these details that help make for a safe, comfortable and hopefully successful shoot.
Summary of Creative Night: Digital Photography Tips and TechniquesTake a well-timed shot in the dark with this invaluable guide to night photography Shooting in low light and at night is challenging, but it can result in stunning images, so don't put that digital camera away after the sun goes down! Start capturing eerie and intriguing photographs at all levels of light with this information-packed guide from renowned photographer and author Harold Davis. He provides pages of field-tested techniques to help you find the proper exposures, including the best settings for ISO, aperture, and shutter. Don't miss the intriguing examples of his own work, including cityscapes, landscapes, and more. - Walks readers through the intricacies of night and low light photography
- Explores the fundamental rules of exposure, including creative settings for ISO, aperture, and shutter speeds
- Informs and inspires with the author's own breathtaking examples of night photography, including cityscapes, landscapes, exciting night events, and other photos that illustrate the concepts
Capture the visually exciting world after the sun goes down with this essential guide to night photography. Product Description Shooting in low light and at night is challenging, but it can result in stunning images, so don't put that digital camera away after the sun goes down! Start capturing eerie and intriguing photographs at all levels of light with this information-packed guide from renowned photographer and author Harold Davis. He provides pages of field-tested techniques to help you find the proper exposures, including the best settings for ISO, aperture, and shutter. Don't miss the intriguing examples of his own work, including cityscapes, landscapes, and more. - Walks readers through the intricacies of night and low light photography
- Explores the fundamental rules of exposure, including creative settings for ISO, aperture, and shutter speeds
- Informs and inspires with the author's own breathtaking examples of night photography, including cityscapes, landscapes, exciting night events, and other photos that illustrate the concepts
Capture the visually exciting world after the sun goes down with this essential guide to night photography. Amazon Exclusive: Photography Tips and Techniques from Harold Davis  How to Use Shadows to Enhance Your Composition |  How to Use LAB Color for Black and White Effects |  Professional Photography Techniques from Harold Davis | Amazon Exclusive: Interview with Award-Winning Photographer Harold Davis We hear you?ve written some new digital photography titles. What?s the story behind these books? Wiley Publishing is releasing three new books of mine, Creative Close-Ups: Digital Photography Tips & Techniques , Creative Night: Digital Photography Tips & Techniques , and Creative Composition: Digital Photography Tips & Techniques . My idea with these books was to help people become better photographers by presenting the subject of digital photography in a different way. What?s different about your approach? They say that cameras don?t take photos, people do. It?s really true. Someone with a great eye can take masterful photos with an inexpensive camera. Therefore, it is important to know something about photo technique, but the really amazing thing is that we can conceptualize and come up with these bits and bytes that make up a photo?and they can be meaningful to people. I try to help people come up with images that are relevant and meaningful. Cameras and hardware are just tools. What?s with all the photos in these books? Well, everyone likes to look at striking images, so one thing my photos do in these books is get people?s attention. However, the photos play another role as well. Each photo in my book is accompanied by the story of how the photo was made and the technical data related to the photo. That way, if you?re not ready to dive into the text itself, you can learn a lot just by browsing the photos. My feeling is that you truly do learn about photography by looking at photos. It?s much more important to look at images you admire and try and figure out why you like them than it is to read about photography. The photos in these books are baked into the DNA of the teaching strategy. By browsing through the pages, someone can learn a great deal and have an enjoyable visual experience at the same time. What?s the most important thing that readers can get out of your new books? I want to inspire readers to be the most creative and best photographers they can be. If you pick up one of my books, I hope you can make use of the technical content and see how the photos relate to some of your own work. The most important thing, however, is to take the ideas in the book, get out there, and do some really peddle-to-the-metal creative photography.
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