Expressive Nature Photography: Design, Composition, and Color in Outdoor Imagery
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.78 (559 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1580934676 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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Her fine art images are in private collections across the country. She can be found at brendatharp.A short list of her clients includes British Gas, Canon USA, Audubon, Nature Conservance, Outdoor Photography, Travel-Holiday Magazine, The Natural Museum of Chicago, Sierra Club, several inflight magazines, ATT, United Way, and the Red Cross. . About the AuthorBrenda Tharp is an award-winning photographer, writer, and teacher specializing in travel, nature, and outdoor photography. She lives in Santa Rosa, CA. Her images have been featured in numerous magazines and books, and she teaches throughout the United States, including Maine Media Workshops, Santa Fe Photographic Workshops, the Rocky Mountain School of Photography, Point Reyes Field Seminars, and BetterPhoto. Getty Images and Danita Delimont represent Brenda’s stock photography. Brenda is the author of three best-selling photography technique books—Creative Nature
Frederick Pilot said Quality training book. Brenda Tharp is well known as an enthusiastic teacher and highly skilled nature photographer. I personally attended her workshop near Boston years ago. "Expressive Nature Photography" is a professionally done training book that at a minimum will help you fake it and just maybe you'll make it.. "Wonderful Reference and Teaching Book About Nature Photography and Light" according to Jeffrey N. Fritz. As a professional photographer, I am asked to do all kinds of work ranging from wedding photos to portraits. I am happy for the work. However, my love is with landscape and nature photography. This is the area where operating my camera is the most fun and where my heart resides. I am drawn, therefore, to a well written, well produce. an expressive, appreciative, indispensible guide to nature photography As someone who lives in a beautiful wooded area in California, with plenty of locales in a days' drive distance as well, and with wildlife flying or wandering past my house most days, I can well appreciate what Ms. Tharp discusses. Indeed, her book is a well-arranged discussion of photographing landscapes, flowers, trees, wildlife a
Brenda Tharp is an award-winning photographer, writer, and teacher specializing in travel, nature, and outdoor photography. Getty Images and Danita Delimont represent Brenda’s stock photography. She lives in Santa Rosa, CA. Her fine art images are in private collections across the country. She can be found at brendatharp.A short list of her clients includes British Gas, Canon USA, Audubon, Nature Conservance, Outdoor P
Inspiring photographers to get out early and stay out late, this book explains how to use light, an essential element of outdoor photography. Photographers will develop a sense of when to break the "rules" of composition, how to use elements to frame subjects, what to include and exclude in the frame, how to create the feeling of depth and dimension in a scene, and how to push the boundaries of composition to make memorable nature images that capture and convey fresh viewpoints. High-tech cameras can help create a good exposure and focused image, but they can't replace the artist's eye for composition, visual depth, and design, nor their instinct for knowing when to click the shutter. This book also covers how to use shutter speeds to express motion and capture the energy of fast-moving subjects, such rushing streams, ocean swells, and bounding wildlife. Readers will learn how to “see in the dark,” use filters to create very long exposures, create a natural effect using light painting, photograph night skies and moonlit landscapes, and make the best use of available natural light. A chapter on the art of visual flow discusses how to create compositions that direct the viewer's eye through the frame for maximum impact. There are many books on photography technique focused on technical quality, but Expressive Nature Photography goes beyond the technical. Photographer and