Photographing The Natural World

By Heather Angel

Book Overview

Over 150 beautiful color photos by this acclaimed nature photographer... demonstrate the best methods of handling shadows, dealing with weather conditions, changes of light and seasonal elements all to a photo's best advantage.-- Photographic. Whether beginning, intermediate, or advanced photographers, readers will glean useful information from this book....It is evident that the author has a thorough knowledge of her subject and she organizes her material well....Her hints can make the difference between a good shot and a great one. Encourage YAs to pack this title in their camera bags for a vacation or a nature assignment.-- SLJ. ...a good book on photographing nature -- Popular Photography. 160 pages (all in color), 6 3/4 x 10 3/8.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806907150
• ISBN13: 9780806907154
• Release Date: June 1996
• Publisher: Sterling
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.5" x 0.5" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

This Lady knows her stuff.

No matter how long you have been taking photographs, there is always something new to learn about equipment, techniques and style. I first picked up a serious camera over 30 years ago and, although published sporadically since that time, my work has now been published every single month for the past 6 years or so. Of course, my own natural history photography always takes second place to my underwater work, but on every front I am still learning. Heather Angel is one of those people from whom any photographer can learn a great deal. Firstly, she is an acknowledged world-class photographer in her own right. Secondly, she has the ability to demonstrate her techniques - both in the written and illustrated form, so that even the newest recruit to photography can reach the same level of understanding and comprehension as those who are already more proficient. In this book, Miss Angel explains the techniques of natural history photography which she understands so well and does so in such a way that I defy any natural history photographer to pick up this book and NOT learn something. I first read the book over 12 months ago and then set out to put what I had learned into practise. Now, I have read the book again and am able to make those fine-tuning adjustments to what I have achieved so far. Well worth the purchase price. NM