The Photographer's Guide to San Francisco: Where to Find Perfect Shots and How to Take Them (The Photographer's Guide) [Paperback]

Lee Foster (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 20, 2009 | Series: The Photographer's Guide

The Photographer’s Guide to San Francisco presents the visual pleasures of this world-famous city. With picturesque postcard images and straightforward instructions on how to view all the most famous sites, from the Golden Gate Bridge to Muir Woods, this book will help you discover the most pleasing images and capture the most beautiful moments. Includes directions to the sites, tips and techniques, and local travel information.

This book will help you explore, enjoy, and photograph San Francisco by describing the visual pleasures of this world-famous city. You'll get tips on how to view all the most famous sites, from the Golden Gate Bridge to Muir Woods, as well as what time of day and year will produce the most pleasing images and memories.
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About the Author

Lee Foster is a veteran, award-winning travel photojournalist. His work has won eight Lowell Thomas Awards, the highest awards in travel journalism. His travel writing and photograph has appeared in almost all the major travel publications over the years. Lee delights in acquiring new worldwide travel content, operating from his home base in Berkeley, California and has several San Francisco-area writing/photo presentations at www.fostertravel.com. He has written and photographed several travel guidebooks on Northern California and has contributed worldwide photos to more than 225 Lonely Planet books. Lee lives in Berkeley, across the Bay from San Francisco.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Countryman Press (July 20, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0881508144
• ISBN-13: 978-0881508147
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.1 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #601,806 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Lee Foster is a veteran and award-winnging travel journalist, winner of eight Lowell Thomas Awards, including Lee being named Lowell Thomas Travel Journalist of the Year (Silver Winner).

Lee lives in Berkeley, California and develops travel books, ebooks, apps, articles, and photos, especially about Northern California and Washington DC. About half of his total work is writing and half is photography. All of Lee's involvement in travel journalism can be seen on his website at www.fostertravel.com.

Lee has four main current books, three of which are also available in Kindle. He also has six main legacy books, which are sought by collectors who want to have all of Lee's books.

Lee's main current books include two travel and photo guides from Countryman Press/Norton, titled The Photographer's Guide to San Francisco and The Photographer's Guide to Washington DC. Lee won a Lowell Thomas award for his travel guide Northern California History Weekends. Lee's recent travel literary book, Travels in an American Imagination, is about his vision that we live in both a wondrous and horrific time. That book won a Best Travel Commentary Award from the Bay Area Independent Publishers Association.