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Whether you're a photography beginner or enthusiast, taking good images is always more satisfying than taking ordinary ones. In this book Nick Rains offers advice and suggestions that will assist anyone with a camera to come back from a trip with their best photos yet.
About the author
Nick Rains is the author of a number of sucessful photography books for Hardie Grant Explore, including The Photographers Eye, Country Australia and Coastal Australia. A professional photographer for over 30 years, Nick started off in the UK with sports and commercial work before moving to Australia in 1990. Since then he has specialised in travel and landscape work, criss-crossing the world on assignments for many large book and calendar publishers including Explore Australia, Penguin and Australian Geographic. Nick enjoys packing up his trusty 4WD and heading off into the wilderness for weeks at a time, driving tens of thousands of kilometres and camping out under the stars in a never-ending quest for the perfect light.
Summary
Capturing the World is award-winning photographer Nick Rains's guide to capturing remarkable travel photos. This is not a regular photography tip book – this is about how to take the best photos in real world photography situations. Having been a professional photographer for the last 30 years, Nick has taken every genre of travel photo, from people and architecture to landscapes and nature. Nick will guide you through the process of taking a successful travel photo from beginning to end, using his own spectacular travel photos as examples. These examples demonstrate how it's not just about technical skill; the best photographers put a lot of effort into getting themselves into a position where the potential for great images is maximised, including researching, planning where to be and when, and thinking about some potential shots in advance. This full-colour and spectacularly illustrated book will show you how to shoot your best travel photos – and capture the world through your lens!
