Just because we have a digital camera and know how to use it technically, does not mean that we can take great pictures. Composition, texture, mood, colour and, sometimes, pure creativity must all be present to achieve an award-winning image. In this, the second title in the Digital Photography series, we learn how to combine digital know-how with photographic ability. Dissecting some of the most sumptuous landscape images taken using digital means, the author shows us which elements are important to merge from the technical and aesthetical worlds. From the artistic point of view, light, composition and timing are weighed with enhancements that can be made digitally. We are shown what new considerations we should understand and what will affect our thought processes about taking photographs in the digital future.
Just because we have a digital camera and know how to use it technically, does not mean that we can take great pictures. Composition, texture, mood, colour and, sometimes, pure creativity must all be present to achieve an award-winning image. In this, the second title in the Digital Photography series, we learn how to combine digital know-how with photographic ability. Dissecting some of the most sumptuous landscape images taken using digital means, the author shows us which elements are important to merge from the technical and aesthetical worlds. From the artistic point of view, light, composition and timing are weighed with enhancements that can be made digitally. We are shown what new considerations we should understand and what will affect our thought processes about taking photographs in the digital future.
Introduction. How to get the most from this book. The digital mind-set: seeing digitally; optimising capture; new life in old technique; film to digital; big reproduction; file formats. The traditional landscape: combining images; adding digital benefits; getting the basics right; simple infrared imaging; correcting a colour cast; perfecting the mood. Waterworld: simple imaging; the giant image; consistent performance; getting it right in camera; cut, past, copy; creativity first. The human landscape: panoramic image; creating a sepia result; digital immediacy; ultimate colour; storing and retrieving. Scenes within scenes: one image, many looks; an eye for detail; small world, big possibilities; solarise; A harsh and angry world: creating drama; distortion for impact; correcting a slanting horizon. Black and white never fades: monochrome reworked; selective contrast control; eye-catching monochrome; digital infrared photography. Landscape art: montage for impact; new horizons. Output: sharing the image. Appendix: glossary. contacts. acknowledgements.
John Clements is a professional photographer specialising in digital photography, as well as consultant and trainer for a number of photographic companies, such as Nikon UK. He has written extensively for leading photography magazines and currently writes on a monthly basis for 'British Journal of Photography', 'Practical Photography' and 'PC Pro'.
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