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The Art of Outdoor Photography: Techniques for the Advanced Amateur and Professional
Excellent introduction to a complex subject by one of the modern masters. Shutterbug "Anyone can benefit from this volume -- a blend of information and inspiration". F8 and Being There "The very practical text covering equipment, composition, exposure, films, night and low-light photography is lively and fun to read, with photographer talking to photographer. You'll learn a lot. It's good for beginners, too". Popular Photography "(A) beautifully printed, well-designed book.... Norton excels at breaking down largely intuitive processes, like photographic composition, into understandable, step-by-step progressions". Travel Holiday "Unlike numerous other photography books that are full of pretty pictures but don't tell you how they were taken, this book is quite obviously intended to instruct and educate. What's more, Boyd Norton does it in a light-hearted, humorous manner. In essence, The Art of Outdoor Photography says, 'Here's how to do it. Now go out and have yourself some fun.'" Backpacker "Norton uses many comparative shots to illustrate such concepts as focal length, depth of field, and color rendition by different types of film; good tables and diagrams support the text.... the chapter on underwater photography alone makes this a desirable acquisition". Library Journal
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192 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1993
About the author
Boyd Norton
32 books18 followersBoyd Norton has been selected as the 2015 recipient of the Sierra Club’s prestigious Ansel Adams Award. This award honors an individual who has made superlative use of still photography to further conservation causes over a lifetime.
Norton is the photographer and author of 17 books, ranging in topics from African elephants to mountain gorillas, and from Siberia’s Lake Baikal to the Serengeti ecosystem.
His most recent book, Serengeti: The Eternal Beginning, won high praise from Jane Goodall and NBC News correspondent Richard Engel, among many others. The book was a finalist in the 2012 annual Colorado Book Awards.
His newest book, Conservation Photography Handbook: How to Save the World One Photograph at a Time is due for publication in early 2016. He is at work on three more books.
Norton’s photographs and articles have appeared in most major magazines, including Time, National Geographic, Smithsonian, Natural History, Outside, The New York Times, Audubon, and many others in North America and Europe.
Throughout his 50 years of photography, writing and environmental activism, he has played a key role in the establishment of several wilderness areas in the Rocky Mountain region, new national parks in Alaska, and in the designation of Siberia’s Lake Baikal as a World Heritage Site. He has testified before numerous U.S. Senate and House hearings on wilderness and national park legislation. In 1991 he met with Russia’s Foreign Minister in the Kremlin to lobby for the protection of Lake Baikal. Baikal was awarded World Heritage Site status in 1996.
He is currently leading the battle to save the Serengeti ecosystem from proposed damaging developments. He has been documenting Serengeti for over 30 years, leading photo safaris and on book and magazine assignments.
He received an award in 1980 from the Environmental Protection Agency, presented by Robert Redford, for his "important, exciting environmental photography and writing."
He is a Charter Fellow of the International League of Conservation Photographers, and a founder and Fellow of the International League of Conservation Writers.
He has served on the Board of Trustees of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund.
In 2010 he was named “One of the 40 most influential nature photographers from around the globe” by Outdoor Photography Magazine in Great Britain.
Norton has lived in Colorado for 47 years. Prior to that he resided in Idaho where he was a nuclear physicist studying nuclear reactor safety for the Atomic Energy Commission. He once blew up a nuclear reactor – deliberately – the subject of one of his new books underway.
Norton is the photographer and author of 17 books, ranging in topics from African elephants to mountain gorillas, and from Siberia’s Lake Baikal to the Serengeti ecosystem.
His most recent book, Serengeti: The Eternal Beginning, won high praise from Jane Goodall and NBC News correspondent Richard Engel, among many others. The book was a finalist in the 2012 annual Colorado Book Awards.
His newest book, Conservation Photography Handbook: How to Save the World One Photograph at a Time is due for publication in early 2016. He is at work on three more books.
Norton’s photographs and articles have appeared in most major magazines, including Time, National Geographic, Smithsonian, Natural History, Outside, The New York Times, Audubon, and many others in North America and Europe.
Throughout his 50 years of photography, writing and environmental activism, he has played a key role in the establishment of several wilderness areas in the Rocky Mountain region, new national parks in Alaska, and in the designation of Siberia’s Lake Baikal as a World Heritage Site. He has testified before numerous U.S. Senate and House hearings on wilderness and national park legislation. In 1991 he met with Russia’s Foreign Minister in the Kremlin to lobby for the protection of Lake Baikal. Baikal was awarded World Heritage Site status in 1996.
He is currently leading the battle to save the Serengeti ecosystem from proposed damaging developments. He has been documenting Serengeti for over 30 years, leading photo safaris and on book and magazine assignments.
He received an award in 1980 from the Environmental Protection Agency, presented by Robert Redford, for his "important, exciting environmental photography and writing."
He is a Charter Fellow of the International League of Conservation Photographers, and a founder and Fellow of the International League of Conservation Writers.
He has served on the Board of Trustees of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund.
In 2010 he was named “One of the 40 most influential nature photographers from around the globe” by Outdoor Photography Magazine in Great Britain.
Norton has lived in Colorado for 47 years. Prior to that he resided in Idaho where he was a nuclear physicist studying nuclear reactor safety for the Atomic Energy Commission. He once blew up a nuclear reactor – deliberately – the subject of one of his new books underway.
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August 15, 2011
This is a fantastic resource for advanced amateurs and professionals (as the title suggests), so it assumes a certain level of knowledge--like how a camera works, i.e. ISO/f-stop/shutter speed, etc. However, Norton manages to get across his technical knowledge without being confusing, and it's full of his creative insight from working for several magazines on a variety of outdoor subjects and great examples for all of them. You can tell he has a passion for photography, especially via the mini photo history lesson he throws in the Landscape section.
Downsides to this book include the fact that it's older, so it discusses films and associated equipment at length. (I like geeking out on this sort of thing so it wasn't a downside for me, but for other readers it could be.) Also, there were some points where the discussion of a table or example would be on a different page from the example itself. Nothing major, just inconvenient. GREAT BOOK. (July 2008)
Downsides to this book include the fact that it's older, so it discusses films and associated equipment at length. (I like geeking out on this sort of thing so it wasn't a downside for me, but for other readers it could be.) Also, there were some points where the discussion of a table or example would be on a different page from the example itself. Nothing major, just inconvenient. GREAT BOOK. (July 2008)
August 28, 2011
A classic photo instructional book by one of the best writers on the topic ever.
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