Digital Landscape and Nature Photography For Dummies

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Step-by-step instruction on creating beautiful nature and landscape portraits This eye-popping guide walks you through the nitty gritty of how to take memorable and stunning landscape and nature photos. Packed with constructive advice and a good dose of friendly handholding, this full-color and extra large-trim beginner guide escorts you through the basics of photography and explains how to apply those fundamentals when taking high-quality photos. Walks you through the basics of photography and details how you can apply those skills to nature and landscape photography Zeroes in on ways to sharpen your skills by adjusting exposure, composition, and lighting in order to get the best results Explores the most popular landscape themes and describes how to capture them, including forests, mountains, crashing waves, and sunsets Shares tips on processing photos, making common repairs, and finding inspiration Digital Landscape and Nature Photography For Dummies investigates the most popular nature themes and describes how to capture them, including birds, animals in the wild, animals in captivity, flowers, and insects. Digital Landscape & Nature Photography For Dummies® Contents at a Glance Contents Introduction About This Book Conventions Used in This Book What You Don’t Have to Read Foolish Assumptions How This Book Is Organized Icons Used in This Book Where to Go from Here Part I: Nature Photography and You Chapter 1: Nature and Digital Photography Mastering Your Camera Controls Digital Photography 101 Understanding Depth of Field Photographing Objects in Motion Choosing the Right Focal Length for the Job Understanding Auto-Focus Modes Choosing Auto-Focus Points Mastering Metering Modes Delving into Drive Modes Your Safety and the Safety of the Environment Chapter 2: Choosing Your Equipment Choosing the Perfect Nature Photography Camera Getting the Right Lenses for Your Camera Accessorizing Your Camera Choosing a Second Camera Chapter 3: Mastering Your Equipment Dials and Buttons and Modes, Oh My! Introducing Flash Photography Choosing the Right Shooting Mode Shooting a Blur-Free Picture Using Live View Mode Reviewing Your Images Improvising Your Way to a Great Photo Shooting Video with Your Digital Camera Part II: Honing Your Skills Chapter 4: Composing the Image Visualizing Your Image Using the Rules of Composition Breaking the Rules Chapter 5: Mastering Shadow and Light Shooting at the Right Time of Day Shooting on a Cloudy or Foggy Day Photographing during Inclement Weather Augmenting Natural Light Photographing Nature at Dusk Photographing Nature at Twilight and Beyond Chapter 6: Creativity and the Nature Photographer Learning to See Feeding Your Muse for Inspiration Developing Your Style Just Do It Part III: Photographing Nature Chapter 7: Birds What You Need to Know Before Capturing Great Photos of Birds Small Birds Bird Portraits Wading Birds Birds of Prey Birds in the Nest Birds in Flight Chapter 8: Animals Animals in State Parks and Wildlife Reserves Camera Settings for the Wildlife Photographer Tips and Tricks for Photographing in Parks Portraits of Animals Animals inMotion Dangerous Animals Taking Proper Precautions to Keep Both Animal and Photographer Safe Chapter 9: Flowers and Insects Wildflowers Getting Small with Macro Photography Small Insects Nature’s Patterns Romancing the Blur with the Lensbaby Part IV: Photographing Landscapes Chapter 10: The Land, Rivers, and Oceans Forests The Beauty of a Mountain Range Rivers, Lakes, and Swamps The Mighty Ocean Nature’s Reflections Nature’s Details In-Camera Abstracts Black-and-White Photos Chapter 11: Sunrise and Sunset The Sunrise The Sunset Chapter 12: HDR Landscapes Understanding HDR Photography Capturing Your Grand Vision with a Panorama Part V: The Part of Tens Chapter 13: Ten (Plus One) Ways to Process and Share Your Images Establishing a Post-Shoot Ritual Downloading Images to Your Computer Organizing Your Images Editing Your Images with Photoshop Elements Resizing and Cropping Your Images Sharpening Your Images Saving Your Work Archiving Your Work Creating Photo Books at Blurb Sharing Your Photos on Flickr Sharing Your Images on Facebook Chapter 14: Ten Troubleshooting Techniques: What Would Ansel Do? My Image Has Blown-Out Highlights I Captured a Boring Scene The Image Is Too Dark The Image Is Too Busy The Subject Is Not in Focus The Sky in My Sunset Is Too Bright The Image Is Brighter Than the Actual Scene The Colors Are Wrong The Subject Blends into the Background I Want to Shoot a Close-Up on a Windy Day Chapter 15: Ten Landscape and Nature Images A Fog upon the Bay Walking in Ansel’s Footsteps Mackerel Sky Take the High Trail Sanibel Sentinel Myakka Fields of Gold The Hawk Speaks Mellow Yellow Black Skimmer Sunset in Paradise Index