In "Secrets of Lighting on Location," professional photographer Bob Krist explains how to overcome the challenges that shooting outside the studio poses. Utilizing stunning images from assignments that took him all over the globe, from Maine to Malaysia, Krist shows how to transform any location with light. He discusses shooting in natural and artificial light; working with single and multiple flash units; handling various light sources; and using such light-manipulation accessories as filters, diffusers, and umbrellas. Detailed lighting diagrams are included to clarify these essential techniques. A gallery of lighting problems and solutions showcases international pros Ken Haas, Ian Lloyd, Chuck O'Rear, Jim Richardson, Bob Sacha, and Jeff Smith.

Secrets of Lighting on Location: A Photographer's Guide to Professional Lighting Techniques

Arts & Photography

Krist, Bob

Photography & Video

Amphoto Books

The natural synergy between photography and travel is explored in these exquisite, lavishly illustrated, and instructive pages that demonstrate how artful camera use can record the true spirit of a place. On this thrilling worldwide tour, the author shows traveling nonprofessional photographers how to bring home memorable pictures of people, festivals, wildlife, architecture—even aerial and underwater shots. Directions are detailed for composing landscapes with a variety of lenses, working in both natural and artificial lilght. Valuable tips tell how to pack and carry photo equipment, deal with airport and hotel security, and prepare for various locations and weather conditions.

Spirit of Place: The Art of the Traveling Photographer

Lowcountry: Portrait of a Place takes you on a journey along the southern coastal plain with antebellum plantations, windswept barrier islands, marshy tidelands, and island chains where the history, culture, and geography of the 100-mile stretch of coast runs along the eastern seaboard of South Carolina and Georgia. With Charleston and Savannah, two of the country's most historically rich cities anchoring this region, the Lowcountry runs from enchanting to eccentric.

Lowcountry: Portrait of a Place

Individual Artists

Graphic Arts Books

West Point United States Military Academy (American College Series)

Politics & Social Sciences

Politics & Government

Harmony House Pub Louisville

Williams at two hundred

Education & Teaching

Schools & Teaching

Harmony House Publishers

A turquoise sea, exotic flowers and fruits, verdant forests, colorful markets, and lively cities: this is the Caribbean that comes through in the brilliant photographs of Bob Krist.

Portrait of the Caribbean

Zellers, Margaret

Graphic Arts Center Pub. Co.

THE LOWCOUNTRY: FROM CHARLESTON TO SAVANNAH travels through the history, culture, and geography of the 100-mile stretch of coast between South Carolina and Georgia. With two of the country's most historically rich cities flanking this region, the history documenting this area illustrated with vibrant color photography, runs from enchanting to eccentric, and easily builds the case for a modern-day tourist destination that attracts more than 30 million visitors a year. Award-winning photographer Bob Krist and travel writer Cecily McMillan explore everything from architecture and city planning to the coastal scenery and world-renowned golf courses of the region, including the famed Parris and Hilton Head islands. LOW COUNTRY is a stunning modern-day illustrated narrative of one of the country's most historically flamboyant regions.

Low Country: From Charleston to Savannah

McMillan, Cecily

Lowcountry: From Charleston to Savannah

As we travel to new places, digital camera in hand, we all feel the desire to capture them forever in images: the scenic vistas, the unique architecture, the people who inhabit that landscape. With this magnificent new study, award-winning National Geographic photographer Bob Krist can help us achieve our goal. It’s distinguished from other digital how-tos by its comprehensive scope, easy-to-grasp explanations, inspirational attitude, and upscale aesthetics. Krist examines the technological aspects of shooting digitally on location, and explains how to select the right equipment, from cameras and lenses to flashes and tripods. He offers tips for saving, backing up, and sending images on the road, and gets to the heart of what it takes to portray the true spirit of your subject. He poses such questions as: What makes a truly great photograph? How can you create a well-rounded portrait of a place through its geography, people, and culture? The answers are all illustrated with the author’s collection of stunning travel photography to inspire us along the way.

Digital Masters: Travel Photography: Documenting the World's People & Places (Lark Photography Book)

Union Square & Co.

Photo Tour New York

The Big Apple comes alive in this colorful and exciting souvernir coffee-table book.

Photo Tour Books

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