Getting Closer - Rediscovering Nature Through Bird Photography

With Getting Closer to guide you, and a camera in hand, discover how to connect with nature by using a photographer's eye.

About the author

​Paul Sorrell took up photography in the early 2000s, giving him a new form of creative engagement with his longstanding interest in wildlife and the natural world. His images have featured in local, national and international wildlife photography competitions, and he has published online and print pieces for outlets ranging from airline magazines to Tourism New Zealand’s website and the School Journal. He has worked in the area of books and publishing since the 1980s, copy-editing, writing for academic and popular journals, and publishing four books about his home province of Otago with Penguin Random House.

Summary

With Getting Closer to guide you, and a camera in hand, discover how to connect with nature by using a photographer’s eye.

Foreword

 A unique exploration of how the photographer’s way of seeing the world can lead to a profound connection with nature, improved physical and mental health, and a way of practising mindfulness in daily life.
The photographic tips and techniques are of value to those snapping a shot on their smartphone as well those with DSLR cameras.
Wide market appeal — from birders to photographers, and from environmentalists to those who just love the outdoors.

 

Additional text

Offers hands-on techniques that will enable readers to connect deeply with their environment and become proficient wildlife photographers.

Product details

• Authors: Paul Sorrell, Sorrell Paul
• Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.02.2021
• EAN: 9781925820638
• ISBN: 978-1-925820-63-8
• No. of pages: 144
• Dimensions: 254 mm x 254 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 1000 g
• Illustrations: 100 color illustrations
• Subjects: Guides > Hobby, home > Photography, filmmaking, video filmmaking; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; NATURE / Animals / Birds, Photographic equipment & techniques, PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Plants & Animals, PHOTOGRAPHY / Techniques / General, Zoology: birds (ornithology), Wildlife: birds & birdwatching, Photographic equipment and techniques: general, Photography and photographs