John Shaw’s Nature Photography Field Guide
I’ve decided to write some reviews of the books that I’ve found helpful in developing my photographic technique, in no particular order. So here we go…
I really like this book. Shaw talks in some detail about the way he approaches an image, and the technical choices that he makes to get the image that he wants. His discussion of exposure is particularly good, with the clear explanation of there being no “correct” exposure, merely an artistic choice as the the exposure that you want.
There’s lots of discussion about the effect that different lenses will have on a photo, which was already familiar to me when I bought this book, but his discussion of the way that he’d choose to deply them was still of interest.
Highly recommended for photographers who would like to learn how to shoot nature (landscapes and “critters”).