Overview
Nearly everyone with a camera has photographed at some point in their lives a striking sunset, or tried to capture a beautiful rainbow, but there are many more subjects worth recording in nature. The ever-changing clouds, the colorful effects of our atmosphere: photographing weather presents a unique challenge. This unique guide by a specialist in the field shows you how to identify meteorological events, and capture them convincingly on camera. Starting with the basic techniques, it moves on for a complete understanding of the weather and the optical phenomena that arise from it. Learn to see the sky, utilize stereoscopic photography, capture the ever-elusive lightning flash, and much more. This easy-to-follow guide is sure to both please and inspire.
Synopsis
Nearly everyone with a camera has photographed at some point in their lives a striking sunset, or tried to capture a beautiful rainbow, but there are many more subjects worth recording in nature. The ever-changing clouds, the colorful effects of our atmosphere: photographing weather presents a unique challenge. This unique guide by a specialist in the field shows you how to identify meteorological events, and capture them convincingly on camera. Starting with the basic techniques, it moves on for a complete understanding of the weather and the optical phenomena that arise from it. Learn to see the sky, utilize stereoscopic photography, capture the ever-elusive lightning flash, and much more. This easy-to-follow guide is sure to both please and inspire.
Daniel Lombardo - Library Journal
Few types of photography demand as much knowledge of the subject as does the photography of weather. Whether shooting a sunset or a lightning storm, acquaintance with sun flares, ball lightning, rocket lightning, and Saint Elmo's fire can be critical to both the quality of the photo and one's personal safety. This unique book combines a fascinating study of meteorological events and the technical aspects of cameras, lenses, shooting in the field, and post-processing with computer software. By a fine photographer and an expert on meteorology and astronomy, this is an essential book for all photographers.
Editorials
Library Journal
Few types of photography demand as much knowledge of the subject as does the photography of weather. Whether shooting a sunset or a lightning storm, acquaintance with sun flares, ball lightning, rocket lightning, and Saint Elmo's fire can be critical to both the quality of the photo and one's personal safety. This unique book combines a fascinating study of meteorological events and the technical aspects of cameras, lenses, shooting in the field, and post-processing with computer software. By a fine photographer and an expert on meteorology and astronomy, this is an essential book for all photographers.
—Daniel Lombardo