Outdoor Photography - Landscape, Action and Wildlife photography

This book is for outdoor enthusiasts who want their photographs to do full justice to the quality of their outdoor experience. Throughout the book the emphasis is on practical advice – essential technical concepts are introduced and explained, and there are chapters on landscape, action, wildlife and close-up photography.

Introduction     

Chapter 1 – Beyond point and shoot    
    Life through the viewfinder    
    Truth and consequences    
    Final thoughts     

Chapter 2 – Equipment for the outdoor photographer    
    Cameras    
    Lenses    
    Accessories    
    Final thoughts     

Chapter 3 – Shooting landscapes    
    Framing the landscape  
    Depth of field    
    Light and the landscape    
    Equipment for landscape photography    
    Figures in the landscape    
    Final thoughts    

Chapter 4 – Shooting action    
    Equipment for action photography    
    Techniques for action photography    
    Final thoughts     

Chapter 5 – Shooting wildlife and close-ups    
    Distant subjects    
    Wildlife photography in practice    
    Shooting close-ups    
    Techniques for close-up shooting    
    Portraits    
    Final thoughts     

Chapter 6 – Shooting at the edge    
    Extreme conditions    
    Extreme sports    
    Trekking    
    Final thoughts     

Chapter 7 – Putting it all together    
    The learning curve    
    Keeping it simple    
    Keeping and showing your work    
    Keeping it safe    
    Final thoughts     

Appendix I – Exposure: a manual for the manually inclined    

Appendix II – Buying a camera: some dos and don’t
    Checklist    

Appendix III – Further reading