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| John Shaw's Nature Photography Field Guide | 
| Author: John Shaw
Publisher: Amphoto Books
Category: Book
List Price: $24.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  80 reviews
Sales Rank: 16435
Media: Paperback
Edition: Rev Sub
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 160
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 8.3 x 0.5
ISBN: 0817440593
Dewey Decimal Number: 778.93
EAN: 9780817440596
ASIN: 0817440593
Publication Date: October 31, 2000
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| Customer Reviews:
 don't know who is this book for December 8, 2005
4 out of 57 found this review helpful
If you are a new comer, you can find better, basic books. If you are pro or amateur, you should already know everything written in this book. So who need this book?
 excellent how to book in the field August 19, 2005
3 out of 19 found this review helpful
Excellent book for anybody looking to improve their skills at nature photography
A Beautiful book. March 28, 2005
28 out of 28 found this review helpful
This is the of the best Nature photography books I have read and used. It covers so many things like, Exposure, equipment, film, lenses, composition, close-ups, portraiture, sunny 16, lighting, use of flash equipment, weather conditions, manual focus, auto focus, working in the field, action shots, stills, lens type, apertures, shutter speeds and so many other topics.
The book goes into detail in each of the subjects as far as how he got the shot, what he used and the thought process that went into selecting the equipment and deciding on what shot to take. The book provides beautiful photographic examples. There are multiples of some shots but with different settings to show how the same shot can be so dramatically different in terms of what it captures visually and emotionally.
The book is clear and concise. Readers that are beginner to intermediate photographers will gain a lot knowledge and understanding from this reading this book and keeping it as a reference book.
This is the first John Shaw book I have used but there will be others. The only slight draw back is that the book was published in 2000 and doesn't cover digital photography but everything in the book except for the section on film types is applicable to digital photography. You can't go wrong with this book.
Great book for newcomers and experienced photographers alike March 16, 2005
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
This book can be read at several levels. Although it assumes basic manual SLR camera knowledge, Shaw covers most of the topics in this book in several different ways. Buy this book, read it, and when you think you have mastered the techniques, read it again to get even more out of it. The text presumes that you are using a film SLR camera, but most all of the techniques are completely transferable. The topics covered in the book include theory of exposing film, equipment and special features to look for (geared toward film), film (film will never go out of style and is still the preferred medium for many photography magazines), lenses (including special lenses as well as add-on lenses such as close-up adaptors), extensive information on composition, close-up photography, and tips for getting close to subjects (animals) without disturbing them or putting yourself at risk. This book contains good reference material for any photographer, not exclusively the nature photographer.
Informative guide March 14, 2005
7 out of 9 found this review helpful
John Shaw has covered more than the basics in this book. The first chapter is about exposure and it explains this often misunderstood subject in good detail. All chapters are just as informative as the first, however. After reading this book a couple of times I still find myself using it as a reference book quite often. Learn what this book offers and the quality of your images should benefit, greatly.
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