- Paperback: 192 pages
- Publisher: Amphoto Books (Mar 1 2000)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0817450416
- ISBN-13: 978-0817450410
- Product Dimensions: 21.3 x 1.4 x 28 cm
- Shipping Weight: 771 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #270,881 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Book Description
Aimed at photographers who pack away thier cameras as soon as light levels fall, this brilliant book shows how, with just a little skill and imagination, even amateurs can produce breathtaking photographs in night-time or low-light settings. The guide begins with a clear explanation of technical aspects that must be considered, such as the best equipment to use for low-light indoor or nighttime outdoor shots, which color and black-and-white films to choose, how to ensure correct exposure in tricky situations, and details relating to both natural and artificial light. The book then tackles a wide range of themes and lighting situations, presenting specific guidance for shooting low-light landscapes, portraits, buildings, carnivals, fireworks displays, and weather phenomena such as lightning, sunrises, and sunsets.
About the Author
Lee Frost, author of The A-Z of Creative Photography, contributes regularly to a variety of photographic magazines, and his landscape and travel pictures are published worldwide. He is based in England.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not so bad, but there is better,
By Jeff "washcoll04" (Baltimore, MD) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Complete Guide to Night and Low-Light Photography (Paperback)
This book has received some flak from other reviewers for being too basic and I can't say that I completely disagree. I think it works well as a complement to Andrew Sanderson's "Night Photography," which I purchased at the same time as this book. When it comes to actually learning about the "How" and "Why" of night photography, this book lacks solid advice about taking quality pictures. If you're looking for those things out of a book, go with the Sanderson book and not this one. My feeling on this book is that it can be a creative tool... something to help get ideas or inspiration, but when it comes to learning new stuff, it falls a little short. I give the author credit because it isn't a terrible book by any means, but I think the title is a little misleading.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
In a word? InComplete,
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This review is from: The Complete Guide to Night and Low-Light Photography (Paperback)
I have to admit that I was very disappointed by this book. The information contained in it (the tips, tricks, equipment suggestions) can be found at various place online with only a little bit of research. For my money I was expecting something a bit *more*.What this book is, is a show case of the authors (often breath taking) low/no light photos. He has many impressive shots mixed in with the text of his documents, but sadly does not include any information about these shots other than "Location". No film speeds/type/brand, no shutter or aperture settings, not one bit of useful information about them other than "I was here". What the book isn't is complete (far from it). Aside from the photo's lacking any information that could be of use to the reader, his discussions are not detailed. He seems to prefer to gloss over his points with out sharing with you the why you should so something "this way" vs. "that way" (an example is his discussion on shutter speed vs. aperture settings he seems to prefer longer exposures than larger apertures but never fully explains why). Don't misunderstand me either. I'm not someone with a lot of experience with 35mm SLR photography (low light or otherwise). My Canon ELAN II is so loaded with features it might as well be little more than a glorified point and shoot. And I still found this book too basic. If the author wanted to show case his pictures he would have been better served to do as at a gallery than an "instruction" manual.
5.0 out of 5 stars
fantastic book,
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This review is from: The Complete Guide to Night and Low-Light Photography (Paperback)
one of the best books on the subject i have come across, very well structured with chapters starting from some basics, passing into the choice of equipment, and films, then a thorough exhusting chapter on exposure and metering, it also contains excellent chapters describing different situations and how to handle them...the pictures are really stimulating, but in order to get similar results you need a heavy weight pocket, as most of the photos were taken with fast lens that are not cheap basically, but thats not the books' fault!! i highly recommend it and i am glad i baught it, at a price so low for it's real value.
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