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In addition to countless millions of conventional film cameras, digital cameras will be found in one out of every two American households this year. This authoritative guide provides a handy, all-in-one reference for photographers using either medium (or both), combining the practical know-how of more than 50 outstanding professional photographers with National Geographic's world-renowned tradition of excellence and expertise.

The Ultimate Field Guide to Photography presents ten easy-to-read chapters exploring every aspect of the digital revolution. With straightforward explanations of both simple, all-but-foolproof equipment like inexpensive autofocus point-and-shoot cameras and of sophisticated, megapixel single lens reflex units boasting interchangeable lenses. It also covers important accessories; provides advice of all kinds, from key facts and basic tips for beginners to advanced techniques for skilled amateurs; and addresses the essentials of PhotoShop editing, scanning and printing, effective archiving, and more. Along with digital information, there's also plenty of material on traditional film, from old techniques to helpful sidebars on when to use film rather than digital.

Throughout the book dozens of well-known, highly accomplished photographers showcase some of their most famous shots and share both the human stories behind them and the specific technical details of their creation. This wonderful mix of vivid examples and vital nuts-and-bolts information makes The Ultimate Field Guide to Photography a uniquely useful, indispensable reference for photographers everywhere.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #201753 in Books
• Published on: 2006-11-21
• Released on: 2006-11-21
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 400 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780792262091
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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About the Author
Bob Martin is a London-based professional with twenty years experience in sports photography and documentary photojournalism. In 2005 he won the World Press Photo Award for "Sports Picture of the Year," and has been British Sports Photographer of the Year three times. His work has appeared in Sports Illustrated, Time, Stern, L'Equipe, Paris Match, and The Sunday Times, to name a few publications among many.

Customer Reviews

The guide falls short on photographic techniques...
The book is good but not as good as previous editions. It lacks the chapters for photographic techniques that the last field guide had. I liked that there is information for the digital darkroom but I wanted more information on how to shoot different activities.

A great place to start
This is a solid, basic, but fairly detailed and up-to-date intro to various aspects of photography, that includes sensible introductions written by expert photographers, and covers a range of topics from obvious (exposure) to more exotic (using phone cameras for diaries and travelogues or putting edible versions of your pictures on a birthday cake); it includes brief 2-page interviews with luminaries that explain a particular photo or similar 2-page " portfolio" spreads that showcase their work. I wish it had more info about each of the numerous photos included, especially regarding camera, exposure info and lens info (a few examples have it, most don't). There is an intro section on photo-editing in Photoshop, a section on scanning, and a very brief but competent history of film photography every aspiring amateur should know. This is not an in-depth book on a particular type of photography (such as sports or macro or travel) or technique (such as exposure or nigt-photography), but it is a good point of departure for beginners, and a good orientation in exosting techniques and possibilities. Highly recommended.

Good book but there are better ones
Coverage is not very systematic or detailed. The basic principles of good photography are mentioned but not elaborated. The photos are mostly excellent but were chosen more for their arresting value than for their ability to illustrate the rules discussed. There is some nice material on using unconventional cameras such as camera phones, polaroid, and antique cameras. There are also some compelling but brief discussions of photojournalism. Nothing really wrong with this book but there are so many better books that it doesn't make sense to buy this one.