Photographing Trees

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The wonderful thing about photography is that anyone can take a great picture almost regardless of the equipment. Some of the greatest photographs ever taken have often been taken on basic equipment
- think of Cartier Bresson & Ansel Adams. The trick is seeing how the camera sees & learning to turn whatever conditions you are faced with to your advantage". (Edward Parker). This new book by renowned wildlife photographer Edward Parker is suitable for all photographers regardless of equipment & experience. This inspiring yet simple guide shows you how to get the very best from your camera whether it is a point-&-shoot compact or a top of the range DSLR. With examples from around the world Parker reveals the skills & techniques needed to improve your photographs with little or no adjustments to the automatic settings or those which you are comfortable using. The skills of photography are largely transferable so the techniques highlighted in this book will have a broad interest with trees acting as a vehicle for learning how to take much better photographs. The first section of the book explains how the brain perceives an image & how to use this understanding to produce great photos through better composition better use of light & conscious use of foreground & background. For the more advanced photographers Parker explains techniques on how to take control of the camera though understanding aperture shutter speed exposure using flash & using a tripod. A further section details more advanced techniques such as macro fill flash & night photography."