| Digital Landscape Photography: In the Footsteps of Ansel Adams and the Masters |  | Author: Michael Frye
Publisher: Focal Press
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Ansel Adams (1902-1984) was a pioneer of landscape photography, whose imagery-especially his iconic views of the American National Parks--is widely published and instantly recognizable. While he is undoubtedly one of the best-loved and best-known visionaries of American art, photographers also recognize him as a pioneer of technique, a theoretician, and as one of the great teachers of the craft of photography.
His zone system has been widely adapted, but Adams unique imagery also relied on his determination and application at every stage of the photographic process; he spent years in his darkroom, as well as out in the open air. For decades, this kind of attention to detail required the kind of equipment, time, and facilities that were out of the reach of most photographers--but now, in the digital age, technology has finally made his techniques accessible.
This book will show you what can be learned from Adams working process, and how these lessons can be applied today. The craft of Adams photography is discussed, and the ZONE SYSTEM is related to the digital age. Sections on light, composition, mood, and the darkroom all show what can be achieved today using and understanding his thinking. Michael Frye's own photography provides many stunning examples of the results that can be achieved and, as one of Adams' natural successors in the field, he is well placed to analyze the inspirational shots which open each chapter.
* Demystifies the art behind the iconic shots
* Contains a number of breathtaking works by Ansel Adams and other landscape masters such as Edward Weston and Elliot Porter
* Written by one of the most reputable fine landscape photographers, who (like Ansel Adams) uses Yosemite National Park most frequently as his subject
* Breaks the zone systems (famous to Adams) down in a way that digital photographers can use
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 Beginners may enjoy this book. August 3, 2010
Bulent Celasun
I have read two very similar photography books both published in 2010 by Focal Press.
Strangely enough, both have the same title: Digital Landscape Photography.
The one, reviewed here, by Michael Frye has a subtitle "In the Footsteps of Ansel Adams and the Great Masters" to help differentiate them.
(The other, by the way is authored by John and Barbara Gerlach). I have read the two books one after the other and I can not help comparing them.
Both are meant to be read by beginners and provide info on aperture values, shutter speeds, ISO values etc..
Frye's book is slightly shorter and smaller with less text.
If you are accustomed to digital SLR cameras and call yourself an advanced amateur, you are unlikely to find much new information in any of them.
If you have just bought your first DSLR with the kit lens, you may find these books worthy of some attention.
They both offer beautiful landscape images and some sound advice accompanying them.
Frye's book offer more software tips; if you are not familiar with the basic operations (levels, curves etc.) it may serve you better.
If, on the other hand, you think you want to know more down to earth (literally) advice on finding & selecting a location and need more advice on the use of a DSLR camera, the other book offers more.
There is nothing wrong if you buy both. However, their content overlaps significantly and they both use repetitions freely to stress the basics.
If you think you can buy just one of them, Gerlachs' book probably offers more scope and info. It is also organized better.
Frye's book offer many images of the Yosemite region and El Capitan including some by Ansel Adams.
HDR and exposure blending techniques, which are probably essential in landscape photography, are handled by both.
As you may expect, Frye's book devotes less space to these techniques.
The famous "Zone System" is dealt with only in Frye's book.
The image and paper quality is very good. The typeface is darker (good) in Frye's book; however, the font size is smaller.
Overall, the layout of Gerlachs' book is better but its letters are printed gray for some aesthetic reason that escapes me.
Certainly, this is a fine book on "digital landscape photography" for a beginner.
However, there are better ones and there will always be!
 Moderately helpful... July 30, 2010
Paul Mark Provencher (Morgantown, WV USA)
This book is full of beautiful images that have been very nicely presented in this book.
Perhaps owing to my photographic experience and recent immersion in various books about digital photography and digital image editing, I found this book very light on any really substantive advice.
It covers the well-known tips about composition, relates some interesting information about Ansel Adams, Minor White, Weston, and others. It gives some very general and high-level advice about camera operation. And near the end of the book it goes into a few digital editing techniques.
The quality and quantity of images is generous. The information about digital photography is not. I read the book from cover to cover in one evening and lunch hour, and could pretty much recite all the info I gathered.
If you're new to photography, and new to digital photography, this will take a little longer to assimilate, and will provide a number of tips that will be very useful. But I was expecting a lot more meat than I found. Still, I liked the book for the images and the quality of the reproductions. And I did pick up a few little tid-bits that made it worthwhile.
Excellent resource July 26, 2010
V. V. Roekel (midwest)
The pros: The book covers many topics and gives you insight into many variables which make up your image. The text is written is such a way as to not talk over your head, while the author also assumes the reader is beyond beginner status. (I would rank it intermediate.) There are many beautiful images throughout.
The cons: While on the plus side this book does cover many topics, on the negative end- it covers many topics. Since many topics are covered no one topic is gone into great detail (certainly enough to still be useful, however). It would have been nice to have exif info by the photos. In my opinion he could have skipped the sections on raw vs jpg and other such topics (been there, done that).
In conclusion I see myself returning to this book as a reference in the future, which I believe is the definition of a good book. He gave a method for obtaining the greatest depth of field in a way I had not heard before and found to be the easiest to perform. I also found the photoshop metering techniques very useful. All in all filled with great instruction. If you shoot landscapes there are sure to be great gems to be gleaned from this book, whether you are a novice to pro.
Good book but a little too high level for me. July 22, 2010
Jeff Kraus (Orlando, FL USA)
Maybe I misunderstood the purpose of this book. When I selected it I was hoping to get some in-depth information about landscape digital darkroom techniques. I have always struggled with that part. Don't get me wrong, it's a good book. It's beautiful inside and out and shows some great examples. But unfortunately what I was hoping for was closer to a step-by-step application of techniques (even if abstracted somewhat), while what I got was more of a listing of concepts with example photos and sometimes a histogram in there.
The more I look at the description of the book, the more I'm realizing that it was more a case of mistaken identity on my part. I don't suppose I should have expected actual tutorials, so I can't dock it much for that.
 The Zone System Made Easy May 24, 2010
S. Bickel (Chattanooga, TN USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have been a customer of Amazon since 1997. This book inspired me to write my first review. I took up photography, February, 2010. I wanted to learn how to take better landscape photos, to create the eyecatching photos that Ansel Adams and the other greats are known for. I have read a very complicated book about the Zone System and, although I understood the concept, putting it into practice was another matter. This book, however, made it so simple and easy to understand, from a digital standpoint, that I now use it quite often.
Before this book, I see something I like, I shoot it. Now, I stop and analyze the light. Why? Because the writer spoke of the fact that we are really photographing light and the way it is being reflected. So, now, even though a scene is pretty, if there is nothing special about the light, I don't bother shooting it. I am aware of the meaning of the word "photograph." This book has really help me to "see" differently.
Last, but not least, I like the organization of the book. It follows the natural workflow from picture-taking to processing and printing.
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