Night Photography [Paperback]

Andrew Sanderson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 2002

At last-a complete, hands-on guide that makes night photography easy! Once considered a craft fraught with difficulties and challenges, Night Photography explodes that myth forever. This uniquely accessible guide unlocks the mysteries of how to attain stark, beautiful images after dark. Readers will find detailed, practical advice on film speeds, reciprocity failure, street lighting, exposure control, contrast and tone, and much more. Clear, simple step-by-step instructions guide readers through all the techniques necessary to produce images that otherwise would be difficult to achieve without much trial and error. Packed with 155 stunning photographs, Night Photography is an invaluable tool for the professional photographer, student, or serious amateur.

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About the Author

Andrew Sanderson is a well-known commercial and fine art photographer. He is a frequent contributor to international photography publications, and his art is found in galleries worldwide. He lives in London, England.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Amphoto Books (February 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0817450076
• ISBN-13: 978-0817450076
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 9.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,293,408 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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31 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Pleasantly Surprised, January 22, 2004

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Jeff "washcoll_2004" (Baltimore, MD) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Night Photography (Paperback)

My first intention was not to get this book. I enrolled in an independent study class in night photography and was looking for a good book to help me better understand this area of photography. I was all set to buy Lee Frost's "Complete Guide to Night and Low-Light Photography" when I noticed that I could buy that book along with Andrew Sanderson's "Night Photography" for a slight discount on the two. Let me just say that Frost's book has gotten little more than a glance through while I haven't been able to put down this book. If you're like me and are just beginning to learn about night photography, you honestly can't go wrong with this book. It is written extremely well and has all the info you need. One BIG plus is his inclusion of charts to help understand exposure times. I really couldn't say enough about this book. Frost's book may be a good complement to this book, but seriously, if you're looking to get into night photography, start with this book. You will not be disappointed.

23 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Les Nocturnes, July 15, 2002

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S. White (Sydney, NSW Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Night Photography (Paperback)

This is the most incredible book! How long have the Photographic night owls among us been waiting for the Bible on Night Photogrqaphy? Well I have been waiting for years to be frank, and Andrew Sanderson has come through with flying colours. This is not only a useful work on this murky and oft neglected aspect to culty photography but it is also an inspired, beautiful and elegant work on the subject, which is matched only by the enthusiasm and eloquence of it's author. Few photographic tech manuals can achieve the above accolades and combine them with such skill.

Sanderson takes you on a journey to the end of the night. His example prints and works, which are printed by himself are exquisite and predominantly B&W's that show him as a brilliant craftsman both pre and post exposure. Packed with images and technical detail to accompany the plates, Sanderson reveals the nitty gritty of his methodology and generously shares data which must have taken a great deal of time, effort and good record keeping to accumulate!

Sandersons manner of expressing this information is effortless and
conversational as is demonstrated by some of his chapter headings...

The Basics, The Technical Stuff, The Fancy Stuff etc...

The work is finished off with a great section on processing and printing (A real craft with this guy) and things like "Traffic problems/Unwanted attentions, formulae and calculations and the key steps to good night photography". We are very lucky to have a book like this and I look forward to anything else Mr Sanderson has to offer the world of Photographic literature in the future. This book will take pride of place in your Photo library.

14 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good but incomplete, October 28, 2002

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Thy Yem (Madison, AL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Night Photography (Paperback)

The book is very short. I has a good amount of photos, almost all of them are black and white. The book describes some good ideas and techniques for "long exposure" photography. There is also a section on how to take photos of the moon. For those who do their own printing, there is a section about printing as well.

The paper quality is excellent.

I wish the book covers other types of night photography, such as lighting, firework, and so on.