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Night and Low-light Photography: The Complete Guide
David & Charles
by Lee Frost
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ISBN/ASIN: 071531274X
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| Product Description |
| This guide explains the technical aspects of night and low-light photography, such as the best equipment to use for night and low-light photography, which films to choose, how to ensure correct exposure in tricky situations, and understanding natural and artificial light. |
| Customer Reviews: Average Rating: 4.0/5 | | Low-Light Tips: Rating: 4/5 |
I was a bit disappointed when this book arrived through the post. The information is a bit old hat referring to film choice and speed. Don't get me wrong this is a great book with lost of useful advice and tips, but I would say it could be a lot better if it was brought up to date with the latest lens and camera technology.
The book is well worth the read and gives advice on every type of low light photography you may need. If nothing else it will give you knowledge and confidence to have a go and take those challenging shots you deserve. I am looking forward to trying some long exposures (2 hours +)and challenging my skills even more.
If you haven't got a fast lenses I am guessing after reading this book you will be putting one at the top of you wish list. Lee describes in detail which lenses and F-stop you can chose for the conditions you are shooting in.
I say give it a try with all the info in this book you are a lot closer to getting that great low light shot
| | low light photography: Rating: 4/5 |
| Good instructive detail - maybe favours film slrs but good for a beginner in the dslr world | | Great book: Rating: 5/5 |
Amazing book. Everything well explained. Best photography book I ever bought (and I have a few).
Very clear explanations. It really explains the techniques. All the pictures are illustrative of the proceses and no simpli there for aesthethic purposes.
The book focus a lot on film cameras instead of digital, but the thecniques are the same and is really blilliantli writen.
If you're interested in night and low light photography, this is the best book you can buy! | | 10 Years Old and Showing Its Age: Rating: 2/5 |
| This book has some good basic coverage on the *theory* of shutter speed & aperture, but it's focused 100% on film shooters. There is a passing mention of digital cameras in a para at the front, but that's about all. The text was originally written in 1999, and there's no evidence that it has been revised since. The rest is all about selecting and shooting film. There are a few vaguely decent shots in here, but to be honest you'll find far better inspiration by browsing through Flickr. I would not recommend this book to anyone shooting digital, as there's is just far too little relevant information. I have to rate it low because the product description in Amazon only hints that it's targeted at film shooters. It should be made more clear. This is the least useful of all my photographic books. | | For amateurs: Rating: 4/5 |
Lee Frost is obviously an old time film photographer from way back when and this book is definatley aimed at the amateur photographer. If you don't know what a shutter speed is or how aperture affects depth of field, you will know by the time you're nearly a third of the way through this book.
I find myself recommending this first third to someone starting off in photography; possibly even before they've bought a camera as it tells people in no uncertain terms that the camera does not, a photographer, make.
Among the advice in these early pages is also a heads up on filters and how to get the best use out of a tripod, monopod, small bean bags, shuter release cables, the difference between medium format and 35mm ... it is a good read and contains a lot of information written in an understandable way. I can envisage those new to photography having to read some sections two or three times, however, in order to get the concepts straight in their head.
A lot of the writing is about film balance type and filters; this tells as it is a 2008 reprint of a book first published in 1999. To this book, digital cameras and in-camera light temperature balance are a distant dream. It does make a good point, however, which is that a handheld light meter can be very important for some of the shots as some modern cameras don't go beyond thirty seconds and require a bulb mode; handheld metres can go well down below this range.
Despite the decade age of this book, the advice within its pages is still good and solid; right down to the grey card and how to read incident and reflective light. It covers bracketing, flash sync in relation to the shutter and all sorts of tricks that not only form the basis of a photographers trick bag but go right up to the things that any skilled photographer will use. This advice, if taken on board and practiced, will take a beginner in to a seriously advanced amateure; but I have to admit that it will take some time for all the techniques to be practiced and mastered.
In all, this book will take someone new to photography and bring them up to speed with a multitude of techniques. An experienced photographer might pick up some inspiration in going beyond the standard sunset and sunrise photography but not much more. The subjects covered go indoors, outdoors, light painting, fairgrounds, candles, well to be honest the list would be much, much shorter if I detailed what the book leaves out.
The only downside is that the book seems to be a reprint but not a rework. It doesn't take account of digital cameras but to be honest, that's no biggie. An essential book for a beginner, but not for someone already used to photography. | |
