National Geographic Photography Field Guide: Travel
By Robert Caputo
After spending so much time in beautiful places taking horrible pictures I decided that I better do something about it. After all, I spend half of my life working with world class photographers, you would think that something would rub off. After talking to master photo journalist Flip Nicklen for a while, he recommended some reading that was available on the ship here. Of those he recommended one has really stood out above the rest. National Geographic Photography Field Guide: Travel by Robert Caputo was easy to read and full of great information.
Photography is such a complex subject, it takes lots of time and effort, as well as good camera gear to produce quality photo’s. This Nat Geo guide has opened my eyes to some key points, and my photo’s have gotten quite a bit better because of it. The section on the “Rule of Three’s” helped me understand placement of subjects in the frame of the photo, making pictures much more appealing. He also has some great ideas for lighting and use of lines to draw the attention of the viewers eye towards objects that the photographer wants to show off.
On top of these lessons, there are also some great pictures used to show the differences between good and bad photo’s. It makes a big difference to me to be able to see what he’s talking about, with pictures of examples. I appreciate the hard work and thought put into the book.
If you are a novice photographer, just getting into taking pictures seriously, this is a great place to start. There are other books in the series, I have yet to read, but I have a feeling that they will be just as well written. For now, get this book. You will enjoy the read.
