Light on the Landscape: Photographs and Lessons from a Life in Photography
£27.90£33.30 (-16%)
See the images and read the stories behind the creative process of one of America’s most respected landscape photographers, William Neill.
For more than two decades, William Neill has been offering his thoughts and insights about photography and the beauty of nature in essays that cover the techniques, business, and spirit of his photographic life. Curated and collected here for the first time, these essays are both pragmatic and profound, offering readers an intimate look behind the scenes at Neill’s creative process behind individual photographs as well as a discussion of the larger and more foundational topics that are key to his philosophy and approach to work.
Drawing from the tradition of behind-the-scenes books like Ansel Adams’ Examples: The Making of 40 Photographs and Galen Rowell’s Mountain Light: In Search of the Dynamic Landscape, Light on the Landscape covers in detail the core photographic fundamentals such as light, composition, camera angle, and exposure choices, but it also deftly considers those subjects that are less frequently examined: portfolio development, marketing, printmaking, nature stewardship, inspiration, preparation, self-improvement, and more. The result is a profound and wide-ranging exploration of that magical convergence of light, land, and camera.
Filled with beautiful and inspiring photographs, Light on the Landscape is also full of the kind of wisdom that only comes from a deeply thoughtful photographer who has spent a lifetime communicating with a camera. Incorporating the lessons within the book, you too can learn to achieve not only technically excellent and beautiful images, but photographs that truly rise above your best and reveal your deeply personal and creative perspective–your vision, your voice.
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Additional information
| Publisher | Rocky Nook (25 Aug. 2020) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Paperback | 208 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1681985748 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1681985749 |
| Dimensions | 24.77 x 1.91 x 25.4 cm |
by A K
It’s a fantastic book with top class images, which I feel are a good inspiration for every landscape/nature photographer to improve on their skills. The descriptions and illustrations are easy to understand. I have also recommended it to a couple of my photographer colleagues in Europe and they too have placed orders to purchase it.
by john rowell
William is a true master in the art of photography.
I’ve been following his work for 20 years, so it nice
to see his essays and photography all in one place.
by MisterEd
William Neill is an exceptional landscape photographer and communicator. This book includes many of his images as you might expect, but it also includes many useful insights into both the process and mindset that has informed his art. His appreciation of our natural world is the driver and this book deserves to be read by anyone interested in nature and our world who will find gems here. Unusually for such a book, there are well over 200 pages too, so it’s a very fair price.
by FrancoM
The text of this book is an edited collection of essays, mostly aimed at motivating photographers, and with different levels of technical information. In my opinion, the reader needs to go through at least half of the book to fully appreciate the author’s message and philosophy. On the other hand, the vast majority of the images are really beautiful and inspiring, with a preference for details and intimate views rather than grand vistas.
by G A S
Bought the book to be inspired by the beautiful photos. Very pleased with it. The text adds an interesting background to the photographs and gives an idea of how he achieved the final result.