Customer Reviews

Travel Photography

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Hicks and Shultz will be the first to admit there is no fortune to be made in travel photography. But for those of us out there who want to at least try, they have given the perfect starting point with an easy to read book offering wonderful advice and enviable photo illustrations. The authors explain in detailed chapters the tools, attitudes, business sense and intuition needed to break into the business. After reading the book, I have no doubts about my direction in travel photography. No matter what your book reading style, whether a pick up and read at leisure person or a read all at once person, the book is adapted to either. Many people will enjoy the friendly way the text is written making photo enthusiasts feel as though they are life long friends with the authors.

I wish I had this book when I began my travel writing career. It includes most of what a beginner needs to know, without spending too much time with minor details.

I found it to be a good tool for answering hard to find answers, but the best way to learn is just by doing it.

Not what I expected from Hicks & Schultz. I have been purchasing alot of travel photo books lately due to my decided direction with my photography. This book is way less value than I expected. Lacks direction, many other book available here that are way better value and offer alot more. Tends to tell the reader what he already knows. Not up to there usual standards...Maybe of interest to the novice..any higher than that...forget it.. Dissapointing!!

While a lot of the content of this book was good information, the majority was quite dated. This could be an excellent book if they where to bring it up to date with the digital photography world.

The authors of this book, being established travel writers (and according to themselves - "photographers"), surely own a wealth of tips and knowledge they could share with their readers, but they don't. Apart from learning the different categories of travel writing, how difficult it is to break into the field, and how low the pay is, this book offered little of value. Especially if you are not principally a travel writer augmenting your income by selling word + picture packages. It's quite clear that the authors would not be able to survive on their photography alone, because the examples that accompany this book are downright lousy.

If that isn't bad enough, only half the book is actually about travel writing / photography. The other half is filled with topics the authors know next to nothing about - everything from industrial and commercial photography to photojournalism, celebrity photography and how to sell fine art prints. I get the feeling that the purpose of this book was not to educate the buyer about travel photography, but to capitalize on a catchy title sure to capture the imagination wanna-be travel photographers. Don't fall for it.