Rick Sammon's Travel and Nature Photography 
asked by literary on November 27, 2006 6:32 AM
Go on location around the globe to learn the techniques that professional photographers use to make great photographs.
Whether traveling with family or friends, for pleasure or for business, more of us tote cameras along than ever before. Rick Sammon guides us through dozens of different shooting situations from action shots to portraits, from aerials to zoos, from low light to bright light, from landscape to cityscape, from close-up to panorama, from silhouettes to sense of depth.
The book features how-to tips from a photographer who has traveled to over fifty countries, from photographing seals under the ice in Siberia's Lake Baikal to monarch butterflies on Mexican mountaintops. Sammon's thematically organized excursions take the reader to Vietnam, Kampuchea, Guatemala, India, Alaska, Singapore, Maine, Texas, New York City, Las Vegas, Botswana, the Caribbean, and the American Southwest, among many other locations. 591 color illustrations.
Whether traveling with family or friends, for pleasure or for business, more of us tote cameras along than ever before. Rick Sammon guides us through dozens of different shooting situations from action shots to portraits, from aerials to zoos, from low light to bright light, from landscape to cityscape, from close-up to panorama, from silhouettes to sense of depth.
The book features how-to tips from a photographer who has traveled to over fifty countries, from photographing seals under the ice in Siberia's Lake Baikal to monarch butterflies on Mexican mountaintops. Sammon's thematically organized excursions take the reader to Vietnam, Kampuchea, Guatemala, India, Alaska, Singapore, Maine, Texas, New York City, Las Vegas, Botswana, the Caribbean, and the American Southwest, among many other locations. 591 color illustrations.
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In addition to traveling with Rick as he takes his photographs you learn a whole bunch of photographic techniques applicable to many levels of photographic expertise. I particularly enjoyed his ability to tell a story while conveying imporant information.
Rick's style of writing is easy and comfortable. His ability to share knowledge is second to no onther photographic writer. I highly recommend this book for its content as well as its literary style.
A fun , fact filled adventure with Rick Sammon
Rick's style of writing is easy and comfortable. His ability to share knowledge is second to no onther photographic writer. I highly recommend this book for its content as well as its literary style.
A fun , fact filled adventure with Rick Sammon
reviewed by artdealer on November 28, 2006 3:10 AM
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This book gives excellent examples and nicely demonstrates the points the author makes. Rick Sammon's is a gifted photographer.
However, some people might find it difficult to stomach the egocentric writing. The most common word in this book seems to be "I". I this, I that, I'll share, I recommend, I like to shoot, I am thinking, I did before, I have these pictures, I begin, etc.
p176: "I am a nut about cropping. I seldom use the full-frame image that I captured in-camera. Rather in the digital darkroom, I crop out areas that I feel don't add anything to the scene."
Also, not everybody might care the author was sitting with his friend Doug in a Land Rover (p. 171). The point the author makes is as brilliant as the writing remains annoying.
Can you guess by now the two largest words on the front cover?
Sammon's books are of interest for a wide range of people. However, this one reads as if he wrote it only for a small group of people who know him very well. Let's hope he will have the self confidence to adjust his writing for a wider audience.
A very good book if you can deal with author's permanently present oversized ego.
However, some people might find it difficult to stomach the egocentric writing. The most common word in this book seems to be "I". I this, I that, I'll share, I recommend, I like to shoot, I am thinking, I did before, I have these pictures, I begin, etc.
p176: "I am a nut about cropping. I seldom use the full-frame image that I captured in-camera. Rather in the digital darkroom, I crop out areas that I feel don't add anything to the scene."
Also, not everybody might care the author was sitting with his friend Doug in a Land Rover (p. 171). The point the author makes is as brilliant as the writing remains annoying.
Can you guess by now the two largest words on the front cover?
Sammon's books are of interest for a wide range of people. However, this one reads as if he wrote it only for a small group of people who know him very well. Let's hope he will have the self confidence to adjust his writing for a wider audience.
A very good book if you can deal with author's permanently present oversized ego.
reviewed by spiderman on November 29, 2006 7:44 AM