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Summary: Not the best choice in travel photography
Review: I have several travel photography books. This is the worst I've ever bought. Although it has many pictures, in my opinion, the text is very poor.
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Summary: Not the best choice in travel photography
Review: I have several travel photography books. This is the worst I've ever bought. Although it has many pictures, in my opinion, the text is very poor.
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Summary: Nice book for tips... Not technical
Review: I love technical books; so I bought this book looking for some technical advices on "how to" take pictures when traveling: landscapes, low light conditions, using flashes, etc. When received the book, I found this is not a technical book, in this book you can find useful ideas and comments about "what", "where" and "when" to take nice pictures when traveling. I recommend this as a nice and "light" book to read written in an easy way to all kind of readers.
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Summary: Nice book for tips... Not technical
Review: I love technical books; so I bought this book looking for some technical advices on "how to" take pictures when traveling: landscapes, low light conditions, using flashes, etc. When received the book, I found this is not a technical book, in this book you can find useful ideas and comments about "what", "where" and "when" to take nice pictures when traveling. I recommend this as a nice and "light" book to read written in an easy way to all kind of readers.
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Summary: A Book so Excellent, That I Read it Twice!
Review: Jeff Wignall and his fellow photographers have done an excellent job in producing this book. As a beginner photographer and web publisher, I found the information in this book to be helpful and useful with a straight forward approach to photography. I actually tried some of his techniques and the results of my pictures were much better than before. The colorful pictures alone, makes this book wonderful to look at. I also felt like I was traveling with Jeff, while he was photographing the world. This book is great for the novice or professional photographer because it's colorful and easy to read. A must for visual learners.
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Summary: Excellent Resource
Review: Jeff Wignall's Kodak Guide to Shooting Great Travel Pictures is an excellent resource, especially for beginners. The tips and ideas offered in the guide can greatly improve the quality of that travel photo albumn. In addition, the high quality photos within the book make it a joy to read. While not as thorough as the National Geographic Photography Field Guide, the Kodak Guide is more concise and more convenient for someone who lacks the time to read a big book on the subject of photography. Overall, this guide offers great value, knowledge, and enjoyment as an introduction into the improvement of photographic skills.
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Summary: Excellent for use in the field
Review: This a clear, practical, well-organized guide that allows you to quickly flip through to find your subject matter while getting ready to take your shot. The guide is broken down by circumstance or topic: rainy days, landscapes, moonlight, cityscapes, jungle, etc., with one page of explanation, a chart of quick tips and a photo to illustrate each topic. The book is also thin enough to take along in your camera bag wherever you're going. A great book with great illustrations.
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Summary: Perfect for the tourist-photographer
Review: This book is *perfect* for someone who travels a lot, enjoys taking sightseeing pictures yet is not a pro, or semi-pro. The tourist does not have time to wait for the right moment or most ambient lighting, and this book helps by showing how one can tell the story of a place through photographing its people and landmarks and how to capture its soul and essence through simple techniques. The discussion is gentle and clear, and the accompanying photos are great eye-openers. My own travel photography -- using a cheap digital camera -- visibly improved after I read this book. I wish I had bought it sooner.In short, if you are looking for a pro guide, try other books (like the 'pro lighting' series). But if you are a frequent traveler who enjoys capturing memories, this book helps you improve your photo-taking.
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Summary: Perfect for the tourist-photographer
Review: This book is *perfect* for someone who travels a lot, enjoys taking sightseeing pictures yet is not a pro, or semi-pro. The tourist does not have time to wait for the right moment or most ambient lighting, and this book helps by showing how one can tell the story of a place through photographing its people and landmarks and how to capture its soul and essence through simple techniques. The discussion is gentle and clear, and the accompanying photos are great eye-openers. My own travel photography -- using a cheap digital camera -- visibly improved after I read this book. I wish I had bought it sooner. In short, if you are looking for a pro guide, try other books (like the 'pro lighting' series). But if you are a frequent traveler who enjoys capturing memories, this book helps you improve your photo-taking.
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Summary: Depends on who you are
Review: This book is a 5 for beginners, becomes less useful to the more exerienced, but even for a more advanced amateur, it is worth a quick scan of the text for a refresher. Consisting of tips and suggestions, there is not alot of technical data as the various topics are covered, most topics covered in one page of text with a facing page of a couple of photos. The photos do support the topics well enough, such topics as City Vistas; Royal Dwellings; Formal Gardens; In the Rain; Rainbows; Strangers Faces; Close Ups; Dramatic Angles, etc.
Look it over at a library or book store, and you'll know whether it will be a carry along pocket guide for you or not.
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