ISBN: 9780898868883. Softcover. ,Copyright 2003- 2nd Edition, 190 pages. 94 color photos. Dimensions: 8.5” x 5.5” x .25”.

“Mark Gardner and Art Wolfe have created a must-read book for everyone who wants to improve his or her adventure and travel photography skills.  It’s full of great tips that even well-seasoned photo-globetrotters such as myself will find very useful.” - Joseph Van Os Photo Safaris

“A must for every nature photographer’s bookshelf!”  -Bill Fourtney, founder and director, Great American Photography Weekends

TAKE THE GUESSWORK OUT OF YOUR PHOTOGRAPHY

Whether your adventures take you to the backroad of the backyard, you want to return with images that inspires and entertain.  In this completely updated field guide, renowned photographers Mark Gardner and Art Wolfe share easy-to-follow tips for capturing stellar outdoor images.  Learn about exposure and composition, approaching wildlife, depicting landscapes, freezing action, photographing people, and recognizing not-to-be-missed opportunities.  Whether you’re a novice or a season pro, this guide will help you create great photographs.

*Techniques for digital and film photography

*Advice for avoiding common photographic mistakes

*Tips for protecting camera gear while traveling

*More than 70 full-color photos by Mark Gardner and Art Wolfe

Mark Gardner has pursued outdoor adventure with a camera for more than thirty years, traveling extensively throughout five continents.

Named the Outstanding Nature Photographer of the Year in 1998 and awarded the coveted Alfred Eisenstaedt Magazine Photography Award in 2000 Art Wolfe is one of the country’s best-known nature and scenic photographers.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Adventure Photography

Great Photographs versus Snapshots

Your Camera

How to Use This Book

1.       Photography-Digital and Traditional

Digital Photography Primer

Digital Photography versus Traditional Photography

Cameras

2.       Composition

Elements of Composition

Techniques to Enhance Composition

3.  Natural Light

Contrast

Direct Light

Indirect Light

Angle of Light/Time of Day

Dramatic Light

4.        Exposure

Controlling Exposure

Exposure Guidelines and Light Intensity

Exposure to Low Light

Multiple Exposures

When to Bracket

5.       Working With Your Camera Gear

Taking Your Camera Along

Eliminating Camera Movement

Working with Lenses

Film

Digital Photography in the Field

Working in Bad Weather

Managing Light

On and in the Water

6.       Outdoor Adventure

Tell a Story

Adding People

Photographing Landscapes and Scenics

Close-ups and Macrophotography

Photographing Wildlife

Glossary

Bibliography

Index