John Shaw is the author of many enduring bestsellers, including seven previous books on nature photography. His photographs are frequently featured in National Geographic, Nature's Best, National Wildlife, Outdoor Photographer, Natural History, Sierra, and Audubon magazines, as well as in calendars, books and advertisements. He has photographed on every continent, from Provence to Patagonia.

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• PrefaceWhat Is There to Photograph? 01 / Gear Which Camera? Setting Up Your Camera Tripods and Heads Filters Flash02 / Getting Started Working in Stops Exposure Modes Metering and Metering PatternsManual Exposure Autoexposure and Exposure Compensation Proper Exposure and HistogramsHigh ISO 03 / Lenses What Lenses Do Focal Lengths Depth of Field Focusing a Lens Zoom Lenses or Fixed-Focal-Length Lenses Teleconverters Tilt/Shift (T/S) Lenses Chromatic Aberration 04 / Composition Learning to See Photo-Graphically Lighting Vertical or Horizontal? Framing and Placement Working a Subject 05 / Close-ups Defining a Close-up Working Distance and Background Coverage Making Lenses Focus CloserMacro Lenses Close-up Flash 06 / The Photographer at Work My Personal Field Gear Changing My Camera Settings Working in the Field Working in the Digital Darkroom Index 218

John Shaw is the author of many enduring bestsellers, including seven previous books on nature photography. His photographs are frequently featured in National Geographic, Nature's Best, National Wildlife, Outdoor Photographer, Natural History, Sierra, and Audubon magazines, as well as in calendars, books and advertisements. He has photographed on every continent, from Provence to Patagonia.

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• PrefaceWhat Is There to Photograph? 01 / Gear Which Camera? Setting Up Your Camera Tripods and Heads Filters Flash02 / Getting Started Working in Stops Exposure Modes Metering and Metering PatternsManual Exposure Autoexposure and Exposure Compensation Proper Exposure and HistogramsHigh ISO 03 / Lenses What Lenses Do Focal Lengths Depth of Field Focusing a Lens Zoom Lenses or Fixed-Focal-Length Lenses Teleconverters Tilt/Shift (T/S) Lenses Chromatic Aberration 04 / Composition Learning to See Photo-Graphically Lighting Vertical or Horizontal? Framing and Placement Working a Subject 05 / Close-ups Defining a Close-up Working Distance and Background Coverage Making Lenses Focus CloserMacro Lenses Close-up Flash 06 / The Photographer at Work My Personal Field Gear Changing My Camera Settings Working in the Field Working in the Digital Darkroom Index 218

John Shaw is the author of many enduring bestsellers, including seven previous books on nature photography. His photographs are frequently featured in National Geographic, Nature's Best, National Wildlife, Outdoor Photographer, Natural History, Sierra, and Audubon magazines, as well as in calendars, books and advertisements. He has photographed on every continent, from Provence to Patagonia.

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• PrefaceWhat Is There to Photograph? 01 / Gear Which Camera? Setting Up Your Camera Tripods and Heads Filters Flash02 / Getting Started Working in Stops Exposure Modes Metering and Metering PatternsManual Exposure Autoexposure and Exposure Compensation Proper Exposure and HistogramsHigh ISO 03 / Lenses What Lenses Do Focal Lengths Depth of Field Focusing a Lens Zoom Lenses or Fixed-Focal-Length Lenses Teleconverters Tilt/Shift (T/S) Lenses Chromatic Aberration 04 / Composition Learning to See Photo-Graphically Lighting Vertical or Horizontal? Framing and Placement Working a Subject 05 / Close-ups Defining a Close-up Working Distance and Background Coverage Making Lenses Focus CloserMacro Lenses Close-up Flash 06 / The Photographer at Work My Personal Field Gear Changing My Camera Settings Working in the Field Working in the Digital Darkroom Index 218