Outdoor Photography: 101 Tips And Hints [Paperback]

Heather Angel (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 30, 1998

Get tips and hints from a successful professional photographer who has traveled the globe! Heather Angel shares information on the shortcuts and gadgets that have helped her take award-winning shots even in the most extreme and unpredictable situations. Her 101 creative and practical ideas will help you understand photographic concepts and expand your vision. Learn her secrets for creating effective lighting, working under various weather conditions, shooting at night, traveling with bulky equipment, photographing plants and animals, and close-up photography. Anecdotes and information will clue you in to shooting techniques, trip preparation, and purchasing and maintaining your photographic gear. Facts about camera supports, pollution protection, metering, and composition will guide you toward taking the best possible pictures. There's even advice on market research so you can sell your work! And, of course, glorious photographic example after example. Silver Pixel 176 pages, 24 color illus., 76 b/w illus., 5 x 7 1/2.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Sterling (June 30, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1883403413
• ISBN-13: 978-1883403416
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 4.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,629,289 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Heather Angel is a leading peripatetic wildife photographer who is now concentrating on documenting the wildlife and remote parts of China - with three books on pandas to date icluding the best-selling Panda and the expansive Green China, with Exploring Natural China published in Fall 2010. Other popular wildlife titles include Wild Kew, Puffins, Snow Monkeys and Living Dinosaurs. She also writes practical wildlife photography books - Macro through a Nikon lens. Always an enthusiastic communicator, Heather tutors workshops worldwide and her work has been recognised by many awards in Britain and overseas. She was President of the Royal Photographic Society from 1984-86.