New Photography Books from GMC Distribution

Digital Masters: Nature Photography
Documenting the Wild World

Ralph Lee Hopkins

The newest in the popular Digital Masters series is designed to develop and expand photographers’ unique vision of the world’s wildlife and wild places. It’s a lavishly illustrated workbook that photographers will return to again and again as they master the techniques and move beyond to the creative side of picture making. Covering everything from preparation and camera basics to lighting, wildlife encounters and conservation, Ralph Lee Hopkins describes a variety of approaches to capturing the best possible photo in the moment. In the process, he gets to the essence of nature photography as a skill and an art.

Seasons of Landscape
An Inspirational and Instructive Guide in Photography

Peter Watson

In this wonderful collection of inspirational photographs, Peter Watson demonstrates how to photograph the seasonal aspects of a variety of landscapes throughout the year, with each month featured in an individual chapter. The whole of the UK and parts of Europe and America are covered, so the book has international appeal and named locations accompany each image, so the reader can visit and photograph the same places and compare results with the pictures in the book. The pros and cons of film versus digital photography are discussed and reviews of cameras and equipment most suitable for landscape photography are included. Various techniques are described throughout and illustrated by accompanying photographs. Caption information includes technical details of the camera, exposure, lens, shutter speed and filters used in the making of each image.