Developing Vision & Style: A Landscape Photography Masterclass (Light & Land series)

Developing Vision & Style: A Landscape Photography Masterclass (Light & Land series)
by Charlie Waite, Joe Cornish, David Ward

Developing Vision & Style: A Landscape Photography Masterclass (Light & Land series)
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Author: Charlie Waite, David Ward, Joe Cornish
Editor: Eddie Ephraums
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-01-01
ISBN: 1902538498
Number of pages: 160
Publisher: Aurum Press

Book Reviews of Developing Vision & Style: A Landscape Photography Masterclass (Light & Land series)

Book Review: Beautiful images, but not much insight on vision and style
Summary: 3 Stars

I've just finished reading Developing Vision and Style, and I'm not entirely sure what to make of it. The book's images are uniformly beautiful and reproduced very well, even in the paperback edition of the book I bought.

After a dozen or two images, though, all that uniformity starts to grate. It seems to me that there is a certain sameness to many of the landscapes, and it shows up right on the front cover: rocks in the foreground, dramatic sky, optional body of water. The images that don't follow this formula stand out by comparison.

This is a little odd in a book that is meant to be about developing vision and style. Although the authors and other contributors talk at length about their unique visions and styles, there isn't always a lot of uniqueness on display. I was also struck by how little insight was to be gained on the photographers' vision and style: very few were able to articulate what characterized their own work, never mind offer readers useful direction on developing theirs.

The book is beautiful and the notes on how individual images were made are often interesting. The text is not nearly as interesting, though, and the title promises more than the authors deliver. I'll open it again, but I think I'll just look at the pictures...

Summary of Developing Vision & Style: A Landscape Photography Masterclass (Light & Land series)

Photographers aspiring to create images that reflect their own visions of a chosen landscape with a distinctive personal style, will find great inspiration and practical guidance in this book. Alongside a portfolio of their latest work, each of the three photographers writes about the genre for which they are known: how they came to it, what inspires them, and how each developed his own particular style. The book also features photographs submitted by readers of Outdoor Photography magazine, accompanied by comments, critiques, and advice from the authors who suggest ways in which these contributors might further develop and refine their work. The combination of stunning imagery with inspirational and insightful three-to-one advice makes this a truly unique photography guide, which no landscape enthusiast will want to be without.

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