John Hedgecoe's Practical Landscape Photography: A Complete Guide to Creative Techniques

by John Hedgecoe

Book by Hedgecoe, John

Genres: Photography

224 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1988

About the author

John Hedgecoe (24 March 1932 – 3 June 2010) was an award-winning British photographer and author of over 30 books on photography. He established the photography department in 1965 at the Royal College of Art, where he was Professor from 1975 to 1994 and Professor Emeritus until his death. He was also Pro-Rector of the college from 1981 to 1993. His photographs appear in permanent collections at the New York Museum of Modern Art and London's National Portrait Gallery.

"Professor John Hedgecoe was a photographer who took the portrait of the Queen which is used on British postage stamps; as such he is credited with the planet's most reproduced image, which has so far sold more than 200 billion copies." (The Telegraph)

Reviews

[Jeremy Whiting · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pleasant book focused on classical analog techniques of landscape photography. Many of the basic principles still apply to digital. Good use of photo examples and fun to read as a photographer