A manual on taking large-format nature photographs, written by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jack Dykinga. The author merges photojournalism techniques with large-format photography to create spectacular images of nature and remote locations. In order to capture the intricacies, patterns, textures, tonal range and colours that made Dykinga famous, he uses a 4x5 camera, film, lenses, light metres, filters, colours, composition, digital backs and tripods. Photographers will also learn how to work with the weather, keep images organized and maintain their personal vision, as expressed in more than 200 photographs of Dykinga's own work.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
Exquisite pictures and discussion of technique
This is by far the most useful book of advice on taking LF pictures, showing how to handle many important aspects of the craft. The discussions are all very enlightening: on equipment (from cameras to tripods to filters), technique, problems and their solutions, advantages of the format, and the philosophy of LF photography. The important points are illustrated with wonderful pictures of the processes and with the resulting photos. The author uses pairs of similar pictures to demonstrate the effects... more info
Wow!
This book is incredile beyond belief! If you are a photographer, then this is the book for you. The pictures are fabulous and the text quite readable. No matter what format you prefer, this book should definitrly be readily available to you. All-in-all, an excellent book!
You should make great photos with this book.
This is a good book with some good tips on using a Large Format camera for nature shots. I also bought the book Using The View Camera by Steve Simmons. I notice in this book that he recommends glass filters where as Simmon's suggests gelatin ones. I wouldn't suggest this book as your first large format book because he doesn't tell you how to use one, you should already know by the time you read this. If you are interested in LF or thinking of getting one, this is one of those books you can read rather than... more info
Far from Instructional
If you're looking for an instruction book on LF Photography, then this is NOT the book. Jack Dykinga's highly acclaimed talent as a photographer does not translate into this book. As other reviewers have commented, the book falls far short on technical merit.
