Mastering Nature Photography: Shooting and Selling in the Digital Age

Title Page......Page 2
Copyright Page......Page 3
PART ONE: A Solid Foundation......Page 4
Acknowledgments......Page 10
About the CD-ROM......Page 11
1 So You Want to be a Nature Photographer......Page 14
2 Good Photography: A Deliberate Approach......Page 20
3 Elements of an Image......Page 24
4 A Day in the Life of a Nature Photographer......Page 32
PART TWO: Photographic Equipment......Page 40
5 Cameras......Page 42
6 Lenses and the Creative Process......Page 56
7 Filters......Page 62
8 Film......Page 66
9 Exposure and Contrast Range......Page 70
10 Tripods, Supports, and......Page 74
PART THREE: Photographing Nature......Page 80
11 Planning a Successful Photo......Page 82
12 Location Scouting......Page 88
13 Photographing in Canyons, Deserts, and......Page 108
14 Photographing Mountains......Page 124
15 Photographing Snow and......Page 134
16 Photographing Flowers, Forests, Patterns, and Still-......Page 138
17 Photographing......Page 148
18 Photographing the......Page 166
19 Photographing Agriculture......Page 180
20 Photographing City Skylines and Roads......Page 186
21 Photographing......Page 192
22 Photographing......Page 196
PART FOUR: The Business of Selling Your Photography......Page 204
23 Photography Business......Page 206
24 Digital Files......Page 222
25 Marketing Approaches: Old......Page 232
26 The Stock Photography......Page 248
27 Advertising and Commercial......Page 258
28 Calendars and Book Publishers......Page 264
29 Magazines and Trade Publications......Page 268
30 Photographic Prints......Page 272
Index......Page 284