New Book — Digital Nature Photography Techniques by Cub Kahn
Author Cub Kahn shows you how to compose and capture professional-quality images, whether in national parks or in your own backyard. Ample photos beautifully illustrate key photographic concepts and facilitate learning.
Buffalo, New York (PRWEB) — Amherst Media today announces “Digital Nature Photography Techniques” by Cub Kahn ISBN# 1-58428-184-7.
This book is based on the premise that even if the reader is a complete beginner at nature photography, they are capable of consistently producing excellent nature photos in a variety of situations — from their own backyard, to state parks and beyond. Cub Kahn shows how to choose and use the digital camera and accessories needed to shoot images to display with pride. Kahn provides tips for operating and outfitting a digital camera, providing introduction on selecting the settings required for capturing the most professional images possible. They will also learn about the tools that store images (memory cards) and how to move them from the camera to the computer and/or disks for simple editing or printing.
In photography, the success of an image is largely dependent on the amount and quality of light present in a scene. Kahn will help the reader to anticipate when an image will be correctly exposed-i.e., neither too light nor too dark overall. Next, they will turn their attention to achieving an effective composition (i.e., creating an aesthetically pleasing arrangement of key and supporting image elements that engage the viewer and work to move the eye through the frame of the image in a specific way). Following the discussion of these basic technical and artistic considerations of image making, Kahn provides short, two-page lessons on landscape, close-up and wildlife photography. Learn to anticipate the lens settings that create effective landscape images, where to position the horizon and the main subject in the frame, and how to masterfully capture an image combining natural elements and a human subject. They will also learn how to capture detailed close-up shots of their subject and will discover how to modify lighting and light setting for the desired results. Because photographing animals, especially wildlife, poses a unique set of concerns for all photographers, Kahn also offers tips on familiarizing the reader with animal habits and habitats and shows how to create a safe photographic environment for the reader and subjects. Learn how to select the camera settings that allow photographing camera-shy critters from a distance, and how to “freeze” a fleeting subject in-camera. Whether they’re interested in photographing flora or fauna, sunsets or waterfalls specifically, or they just have a more general interest in taking photos that allow them to keep an illustrated chronicle of a camping or hiking trip, this book will provide the basic techniques and specific steps needed to create high-quality images.
FEATURES:
- Quick, two-page lessons that make it easy to master nature photography and take better pictures
- Choosing the right equipment for nature photography
- Getting the right exposure, even in tricky situations
- Making the most of natural light
- Using creative white-balance settings to add mood to your photos
- Taking dramatic close-up images
- Photographing landscapes, animals, flowers, and more
- Glossary of terms to help even absolute beginners get started-with confidence
Look for it at: http://www.amherstmedia.com/miva/merchant.mvcCub Kahn is a professional nature photographer, writer and environmental educator. He has taught outdoor photography for the past 15 years, and his photos have appeared in numerous publications including Audubon, Backpacker, National Wildlife, Sierra and The New York Times
Amherst Media, Inc is the leading publisher of instructional photography books written by professional photographers for photographers. With over twenty books published a year there’s always something new at Amherst Media!
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