If you’re a passionate photographer and you’re ready to take your work to the next level, The Enthusiast’s Guide book series was created just for you. Whether you’re diving head first into a new topic or exploring a classic theme, Enthusiast’s Guides are designed to help you quickly learn more...
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If you’re a passionate photographer and you’re ready to take your work to the next level, The Enthusiast’s Guide book series was created just for you. Whether you’re diving head first into a new topic or exploring a classic theme, Enthusiast’s Guides are designed to help you quickly learn more about a topic or subject so that you can improve your photography.
The Enthusiast’s Guide to Night and Low-Light Photography: 49 Photographic Principles You Need to Know teaches you how to shoot compelling images at night and in low-light situations. Chapters are broken down into a series of numbered lessons, with each lesson providing what you need to improve your photography. In this book, which is divided into five chapters that include 49 photographic principles to help you create great images, photographer and author Alan Hess covers all the necessary gear and camera settings, as well as topics such as light painting, photographing the night sky, shooting great cityscapes, and post-processing techniques that will bring out the best in your photographs. Example lessons include:
•7. Using Manual exposure mode is the best way to go
•9. Focusing in low light
•21. Mounts, clamps, and other ways to keep the camera stable
•27. How high can you push the ISO?
•33. Creating low-light portraits
•37. How to get those starburst street lights
•46. Correcting the tones in your image
Written in a friendly and approachable manner and illustrated with examples that drive home each lesson, The Enthusiast’s Guide to Night and Low-Light Photography is designed to be effective and efficient, friendly and fun. Read an entire chapter at once, or read just one topic at a time. With either approach, you’ll quickly learn a lot so you can head out with your camera to capture great shots.
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muellerra (verified owner)
I found this guide to be enjoyable to read, full of detailed information presented in an easy to follow manner. The book begins with the basics, recommended equipment, and how to get correct settings for color and exposure. He then describes how to photograph in specific situations such as portraits, low-light scenery, astrophotography, fireworks, and painting with light. The instructions were clear and easy to follow. He concludes the book with a section on post-processing using Photoshop.
The book does not require reading from cover to cover. He presents examples of situations that you can just jump to in the specific topic chapter.
The only minor negative I had is that the text is very Nikon-centric, mentioning mainly Nikon gear and containing only pictures of Nikon menus.
Overall, this book contains enough detail and with clear explanations on how to be successful with low-night photography. Highly recommended.
gary11 (verified owner)
What I really like about this book is that it gives you a clear understanding of what you need to k now system to follow . It doesn’t waffle and leave you wondering what you should be doing . Its also a very well organised book allowing you to use it as a reference book for specific issues etc. A lot of thought went into this .
The book will not only give you confidence to take on low light photography with the knowledge that you will acquire easily but will also give you the confidence to attempt it without frustration. It will enthuse you.
A great book from a really good author .