The Art of Photographing Nature
by Martha Hill
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Author: Martha HillPhotographer: Art Wolfe
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1993-07-07
ISBN: 0517880342
Number of pages: 192
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
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Book Review: Excellent Photograpy, Disappointing Editing
Summary: 4 Stars
I purchased my copy of this book in 1997 and have read it more than once. Art Wolfe's photography is outstanding and the inclusion of two or more takes, with explanatory verbiage, on the images is of great value in understanding how he got the shots and what goes into making the best shots.
Martha Hill also provides interesting insight for the photographer on the inner workings of a publication or at least the photo editing function. This can be useful to those determined to sell their work for publication.
Both Art's & Martha's explanations on why they like a certain image in a comparative spread are illuminating and they occasionally disagree as to which image is best. This is, of course, perfectly acceptable as the individual perspective that each brings to the table, Art's artistic perspective, and Martha's publication-oriented perspective, as well as their personal tastes all come into play in determining what is the "best" image.
An otherwise good effort is marred by poor text editing. This book, or at least the version that I have - last date 1993 - could have benefited from a text editor. There are many instances in which the technical information - lens length, aperture, f stop or shutter speed - provided in the image caption and that provided in the text disagree. The first of these occurs on pages 6 & 7. The image caption notes that the shutter speed for the Adelie penguins was 1/250, but the text indicates 1/500. (I provided this citation so that you can see if the version of the book you are looking at has been updated. Hopefully, any newer printings would have rectified this issue.)
The frequent inconsistency of the technical information relating to how an image was captured should have been caught in the editorial process. In addition, if one of the purposes of the book is to be instructive, although not in a text book fashion, it fails, at least partially, in this mission due to the inconsistent technical information.
All in all, this was a good book with many tips for the budding nature photographer. Even experienced photographers who do not have nature experience can learn from Art's discussions.
Summary of The Art of Photographing Nature
The first how-to book by Art Wolfe, America's most renowned nature photographer, written in collaboration with the former photography editor of Audubon magazine. Together, they help everyone from novice to experienced amateur to see like a photography professional. Full-color photographs.Nature & Wildlife Books
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