Product Description
A manual on taking large-format nature photographs, written by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jack Dykinga. The author merges photojournalism techniques with large-format photography to create spectacular images of nature and remote locations. In order to capture the intricacies, patterns, textures, tonal range and colours that made Dykinga famous, he uses a 4×5 camera, film, lenses, light metres, filters, colours, composition, digital backs and tripods. Photographer… More >>
Large Format Nature Photography
Tags: 4x5 camera, camera film, digital backs, film lenses, Format, images of nature, large, large format nature photography, large format photography, Nature, nature photographs, Photography, pulitzer prize winning author, spectacular images
#1 by Anonymous on April 29, 2010 - 1:59 am
This book is poorly written and edited. The reader is short-changed by the lack of information presented in the book. Some of Dykinga’s better known images are published in the book but without any descriptive information of trials and tribulations encountered in the making of the images. Those descriptions would have made the book more interesting and helped to balance the paltry technical information.
Rating: 1 / 5
#2 by Gschandi@bellsouth.net on April 29, 2010 - 3:53 am
Having read a few books on LF photog, I was expecting more of the same in quality of instruction and information, and was sorely disappointed. I don’t understand why some photographers writing LF books feel they need to discuss very basic photo framing techniques and beginner concepts, other than to fill enough pages to make a book. Way too much unnecessary info (like botanical names of every plant, or the fully qualified name of every lens and every piece of gear for every photo for every demo in the book) made for painful reading. And where more info was needed, none was there. Statements like “I used back tilt”, without any indication of which direction, or approximations as to the degree of tilt provides little usable data. If you want to wade through all this useless data, and lots of personal comments on the beauty of his subjects to glean a few morsels of actual operational instruction, then this book is for you.
Rating: 2 / 5
#3 by J. Travassos on April 29, 2010 - 5:10 am
If you’re looking for an instruction book on LF Photography, then this is NOT the book.
Jack Dykinga’s highly acclaimed talent as a photographer does not translate into this book. As other reviewers have commented, the book falls far short on technical merit.
Rating: 2 / 5
#4 by Yaderp on April 29, 2010 - 7:41 am
This book is light on technical information unless you happen to use the exact same equipment as the author. This is primarily a personal journal and not really an instructional volume. Pictures are OK.
Rating: 3 / 5
#5 by Robert C. Berdan on April 29, 2010 - 10:03 am
I am professional nature photographer and when I decided to learn how to use the 4 x 5 camera I had a mentor and several books. This book by Jack is by far the best book on 4 x 5 photography I have ever owned. I have a half dozen books on 4 x 5. Too bad the cost for getting a digital back for a 4 x 5 camera is so expensive – otherwise I would be still shooting with this format. For those starting in 4 x 5 this is a must have book and will show you how to use the controls, tilts, filters and much more. If you only buy one book on 4 x 5 this is the one to get.
Rating: 5 / 5