Travel Photography: A Complete Guide to How to Shoot and Sell [Paperback]

Susan Mccartney (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 1992

Travel Photography discusses all the necessary equipment; deals with lighting; covers different types of film; tells how to take photos of people, landscapes, and buildings; and gives ten self-assignments for readers to shoot. How to plan and prepare for a travel shoot is explained as well as what to expect while actually shooting. This lively and personal manual also offers great ideas for the photographer's itinerary.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

This substantial and helpful book begins with an overview of the business of travel photographyAboth the joys and the hard factsAand then moves on to a candid discussion of the skills needed for success in the field. It also covers the essentials of equipment, including cameras, lenses, film, and accessories, as well as topics like technique, notably lighting, and photographing people, landscape, architecture, and still lifes on location. Ten self-assignments will help photographers hone their skills. Also included is good information on editing, assembling a portfolio, and promoting one's work. Travel photographer McCartney also addresses computers, digital imaging, and the Internet for photographers, as well as editorial and stock photography. This will be of obvious value to professional photographers who wish to do more location work. It should also appeal to amateurs who would like to explore travel photography as a serious avocation. Recommended for public and academic libraries.ARaymond Bial, Parkland Coll. Lib., Champaign, IL
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Review

Like a good friend showing you the ropes, this book tells all about travel photography. . . . Written for novices as well as established photographers, this very readable, destined-to-be-dog-eared guide is a definite keeper -- Booklist

McCartney's handbook on travel photography is filled with handy tips, checklists, forms, recommended readings, and even a printout of a Hypercard tutorial on lighting equipment. . . . An extensive listing of resources and thorough index make this title a top-notch addition to any size collection -- Library Journal

Susan McCartney's book is an excellently detailed handbook for anyone who works on locations, near or far. . . . If you're looking for a huge collection of valuable advice and data, Susan McCartney's book excels -- ASMP Bulletin

That world that Susan McCartney sees is more exciting than the one the rest of us see." -- The New York Times

This book is long overdue and should be mandatory reading for all travel photographers, from amateurs to professionals. The presentation is clear and entertaining and packed with practical and invaluable advice. Not a stone is left unturned in Susan McCartney's superb guide -- Travel Holiday Magazine

This is a wide-ranging, opinionated and excellent book. McCartney writes authoritatively about the methods, satisfactions and tools of the travel photography field. The book is filled with travel information for much of the world. The U.S. is not ignored, and the information presented will be valuable to traveling Americans as well as overseas readers. . . .

Going beyond the expected discussions of major camera systems, McCartney offers unusual and valuable technical details . . . and . . . a gamut of instructions on items from building your own high capacity battery pack to modifying light stands. . . .

There is literally something of interest on every page, much of it unique to this volume. More than an excellent travel photography guide, this is one of the best, most practical books on professional photography in general. Highly recommended -- Stock Photo Report

This is one of the best books ever on the subject--a lively, personal and comprehensive treatment by a veteran shooter -- Travel and Leisure

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Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Allworth Press (April 1, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1880559005
• ISBN-13: 978-1880559000
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 6.6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,393,613 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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35 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Skip photography school. Read this book. Travel. Shoot!, June 24, 1999

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This review is from: Travel Photography: A Complete Guide to How to Shoot and Sell (Paperback)

Susan McCartney's latest edition of Travel Photography is a gem of a book for any serious travel photographer. Her simple explanations and honost advice about the ins and outs of location photography can save anyone years of mistakes and frustrations. Each chapter reads independently and there is a chapter for every major conceivable topic in modern travel photography including digital technologies. There are also a couple of chapters dealing with how to best photograph various places around the globe. This book should motivate everyone to travel responsibly to the wonderful locales she writes about. Filled with facts and great ideas about shooting anything anywhere - I can honostly say that I wish I had read this book before enrolling in photography school.

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An outstanding tool!, June 1, 2000

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This review is from: Travel Photography: A Complete Guide to How to Shoot and Sell (Paperback)

This is an outstanding book. I've purchased copies of it for my advanced photo friends and open it constantly. It is not just about travel photogrpahy but photography in general. Although I really enjoyed the sections on preferred epuipment and lighting, I paarticularly liked a secion of the book that included 10 self assignments to enhance your photo skills. These are assignments much like those that you might receive as a travel photographer or even photojournalist -- all intended to achieve the ultimate goal of creating an incredible portfolio of work. There are great reference guides, sidebars and tools throughout the book that I am sure you will use too.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply the Best Book on Travel Photography I Have Read!, December 11, 1998

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This review is from: Travel Photography: A Complete Guide to How to Shoot and Sell (Paperback)

This book is chock-full of practical advice on every aspect of travel photography: from tips on what equipment to use and how to modify it for hard-core travel to a goldmine of photographic techniques and the best guide going on how the business works. It's a "must buy" for anybody who wants to crack into the travel photography business.