Spirit of Place: The Art of the Traveling Photographer

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Summary: The book was too basic !
Review: The writer had a fantastic subject matter yet failed to capitalize on it. The book is photography 101 and does not provide much for the experienced travel photographer. Many other books such as (Travel Photography by Michael Busselle) have more information.

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Summary: A great book for any photographer.
Review: This book has it all. The photographs included are absolutely stunning, and Bob Krist gives a great discussion of how he went about trying to capture the "Spirit" of the places that he's traveled to. He gives techniques for the the beginner, yet offers tips that a pro will find useful.

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Summary: A great book for any photographer.
Review: This book has it all. The photographs included are absolutely stunning, and Bob Krist gives a great discussion of how he went about trying to capture the "Spirit" of the places that he's traveled to. He gives techniques for the the beginner, yet offers tips that a pro will find useful.

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Summary: Very very good
Review: This book is for amateurs who want to "bring back vacation pictures that you'll enjoy looking at again and again and again" according to the back cover; and this book does and excellent job of telling/showing one just how to do that. The text style is very good, really teaches in an easy, insightful way. The photos used for examples are superb. At the end of a chapter you can sense that you are now better than you were before. Well worth the money.

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Summary: I loved the simplicity!
Review: This book may be to simple for some of those "pro" photographers, but it was just what I needed. Usually I buy books like this and read them like a magazine, looking at the pictures, and sometimes reading a caption or two. Well, I decided to actually "read" this one, like a "real book," and I'm so glad I did. I learned a lot! Some of the simple ideas for capturing the "essence" of a city were tips I certainly could have used on my trip to Europe last summer. I think what I like best about this book however, is how Bob Krist turns typically boring technical tips into easily understood ideas that I can "use." Of course the photo's are beautiful too. I highly suggest reading this book before you go anywhere with your camera!

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Summary: Very thorough and concise perfect for the novice
Review: This book more than adequately covers what a beginning travel photographer or a novice photographer interested in travel photography should know. Concise and to the point it focuses on exactly what it set out to do - make the photographer become a traveller with respect and love of his surroundings, strange they might initially be and not the boorish tourist! The book is in no way misleading as other books of this nature can be. Great as a stand alone or with Susan B Mcartney's Book

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Summary: The only travel photography book you will ever need...
Review: This is one of those rare books in which every facet of travel photography is covered. It is written in a very personable style, as if he were talking to you. He first goes over how he prepares to shoot a location and then continues to give you his insight in how to cover each aspect of the shoot. Finally he has a section on photographic gear and films.
The video version of the book (same name, I believe by Nikon) is excellent. As a matter of fact I bought the book after seeing the video.