Insight Guides: Travel Photography Guide

by Chris Bradley, Insight Guides (Editor), Roger Williams

The book starts with an inspiring introduction followed by a history from the first cameras to the digital future. The technical side is taken up with separate chapters on Light, Composition and the Camera before the main section of the book, The Journey, examines different areas of travel photography from Mountains and Deserts to Cityscapes and Festivals, with a close-up look at some personal experiences of contributors as well as special features ranging from Underwater Photography to Extreme Destinations. In the final section there is detailed guidance on storage and archiving of digital images, digital enhancement, viewing and printing, sharing and selling

Genres: Photography, Nonfiction

320 pages, Paperback

First published October 13, 2010

Reviews

[Michelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very useful and well done. I wish there was more detail on how the examples pictures were shot and more pictures to be honest, but definitely recommend this book.

[Carl Nelson · Rating 4 out of 5]

The astute and helpful tips offered by the "Insight Travel Photography Guide" are logically organized and easy to follow. All skill levels of photographers will find useful information in this volume in all phases of photography, from equipment selection to composition to exposure to processing. Its pages are chock-full of stunning example photographs, and careful analysis of those photographs is extremely useful.

This book is sectioned off by subject such as mountains, ice and snow, transportation, and sports. Each subject spans from 1 to 4 or 5 pages, and presents different techniques and visions for capturing that subject in striking photographs. Continual emphasis is placed on composition and awareness of the finished product, with an eye towards taking the reader's photography from simple travel snapshots to revealing, captivating images. Rather than give hard-and-fast rules for a given subject, the guide offers different approaches and compares their results.

My biggest complaint was that this book appears to be the combined work of different authors, and that leads to stylistic and technical differences in the text. For example, I found ambiguities in the way each author referred to exposure compensation, and I sometimes had to read the passage a couple times over to see if they were suggesting underexposure or overexposure in a given situation.

There is some material that appears to be aimed at a pro audience, such as an overview of stock photography sales outlets. It's not in depth enough to be much use to anyone breaking in to the pro market, and I cynically suspect it was put in to make the book seem more authoritative because it has "pro" advice in it.

I consider myself an advanced amateur photographer, and found this book had an excellent mix of things I knew, things I unconsciously did, and wholly new possibilities. It was well worth the time I spent in a cover-to-cover read and I'm sure I will be referring to it often for specific tips and techniques. I would recommend this highly to anyone looking to improve their travel photography techniques; the emphasis on having a goal for the finished product and looking for the photographic possibilities of a scene will enrich the travel experience as well as provide a wonderful photographic keepsake.

[Charlie' (MyBooksAreCorrupted) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well, there was just so much information in this book. From helping you to choose a camera, to using it in the best way, to the best times of year to visit destinations for the best photographs. I ended up photocopying pages to keep for later use. I fully recommend this book for both amateur photographs and experienced photographs as both will learn something from this brilliant Insight Guide.

[Mark B · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty basic stuff, but it's inspirational. The ebook was on sale for only 3 bucks and definitely worth it.