Creative Night: Digital Photography Tips & Techniques

Creative Night: Digital Photography Tips & Techniques
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- ISBN13: 9780470527092
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Creative Night: Digital Photography Tips & Techniques
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Product Description
Shooting in low light and at night is challenging, but it can result in stunning images, so don’t put that digital camera away after the sun goes down! Start capturing eerie and intriguing photographs at all levels of light with this information-packed guide from renowned photographer and author Harold Davis.
He provides pages of field-tested techniques to help you find the proper exposures, including the best settings for ISO, aperture, and shutter. Don’t miss the intriguing examples of his own work, including cityscapes, landscapes, and more.
- Walks readers through the intricacies of night and low light photography
- Explores the fundamental rules of exposure, including creative settings for ISO, aperture, and shutter speeds
- Informs and inspires with the author’s own breathtaking examples of night photography, including cityscapes, landscapes, exciting night events, and other photos that illustrate the concepts
Capture the visually exciting world after the sun goes down with this essential guide to night photography.
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Wiley Publishing is releasing three new books of mine, Creative Close-Ups: Digital Photography Tips & Techniques , Creative Night: Digital Photography Tips & Techniques , and Creative Composition: Digital Photography Tips & Techniques . My idea with these books was to help people become better photographers by presenting the subject of digital photography in a different way. What’s different about your approach?
They say that cameras don’t take photos, people do. It’s really true. Someone with a great eye can take masterful photos with an inexpensive camera. Therefore, it is important to know something about photo technique, but the really amazing thing is that we can conceptualize and come up with these bits and bytes that make up a photo—and they can be meaningful to people. I try to help people come up with images that are relevant and meaningful. Cameras and hardware are just tools. What’s with all the photos in these books?
Well, everyone likes to look at striking images, so one thing my photos do in these books is get people’s attention. However, the photos play another role as well. Each photo in my book is accompanied by the story of how the photo was made and the technical data related to the photo. That way, if you’re not ready to dive into the text itself, you can learn a lot just by browsing the photos. My feeling is that you truly do learn about photography by looking at photos. It’s much more important to look at images you admire and try and figure out why you like them than it is to read about photography. The photos in these books are baked into the DNA of the teaching strategy. By browsing through the pages, someone can learn a great deal and have an enjoyable visual experience at the same time. What’s the most important thing that readers can get out of your new books?
I want to inspire readers to be the most creative and best photographers they can be. If you pick up one of my books, I hope you can make use of the technical content and see how the photos relate to some of your own work. The most important thing, however, is to take the ideas in the book, get out there, and do some really peddle-to-the-metal creative photography.



July 18th, 2010 at 7:26 pm
I have purchased a # of photography books from Amazon but this was by far the most disappointing.
Did not come away with much as the contents were repetitive right through.
Also purchased:
Creative Close-Ups: Digital Photography Tips and Techniques – By Harold Davis
Creative Composition: Digital Photography Tips & Techniques – By Harold Davis
I was hoping that I would have some nice reference materials but was grossly disappointed.
I am not a professional but just an enthusiast and normally do not post reviews good or bad, but just felt I had to for these three books.
Also I am not one for returning stuff…so I guess I am stuck with them.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0470527099/ref=cm_cr_rev_prod_title
Product score: 1 / 5 stars
July 18th, 2010 at 8:28 pm
Lots of good ideas to recreate, with simple explanation on the process.
I own several of Davis’s books and always enjoy them.
Product score: 4 / 5 stars
July 18th, 2010 at 8:41 pm
I read the reviews on this book and I bought it because of that…easy to understand,easy to follow it is one of the best books I have purchased.
Product score: 5 / 5 stars
July 18th, 2010 at 9:51 pm
I have enjoyed and been inspired by Harold Davis’s books for years. Harold’s books are focused on creativity, visualization and an attempt to inspire the photographer. He sometimes includes a small Lightroom and/or Photoshop tutorial in his books but his books are definitely “just another how-to Photoshop” book. Harold is focused on the art of making great photos and the craft behind creating memorial images in a clear manner.
If you are interested in bringing your art to the next level, Harold Davis’ book is a great place to start. Harold clearly describes how to approach your subject creatively and describes the tools and skills necessary to fulfill your creative vision. I highly recommend Creative Night.
Product score: 5 / 5 stars
July 18th, 2010 at 9:51 pm
This is not just a book about night photography. This is a book about how to become a night photographer. The passion and inspiration emanates from all pages in the book.
It gives you many tips for night photography, which is possible to find elsewhere, but most of all it inspires you to get out in the dark and do your own experiments. After reading some pages you just want to finish the book as soon as possible, so you can get out and shoot! – and become a ‘creature of the night.’
There are many amazing pictures in the book. Harold describes the situation in which he took each picture, as well as the technical facts, which is interesting, inspiring and sometimes fun. Most books about photography just contain lovely pictures with technical data.
You have to know some fundamentals about photography, but only the basics.
Sorry, no more review – It’s getting dark, and I’m going out to shoot…
Product score: 5 / 5 stars