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In Wildness Is the Preservation of the World (Book Review)

January 7, 2013 by Steve Berardi 1 Comment

In Wildness Is the Preservation of the World / Eliot PorterEliot Porter was a famous nature photographer, who gained widespread attention after publishing his great book, In Wildness Is the Preservation of the World, back in 1962. It’s still known as one of the most important nature photography books ever published, but until recently it was out of print.

Luckily, Ammo Books just started publishing this book again, and I was happy to accept a review copy to check out this new edition.

The book is much more than a simple collection of photographs. The photographs are organized by seasons of the year, and each photo is accompanied by a journal entry from Henry David Thoreau. [Read more…] about In Wildness Is the Preservation of the World (Book Review)

Filed Under: Book Reviews Tagged With: book, david, eliot, henry, nature, photo, porter, published, quotes, review, thoreau, wilderness, wildness

Do You Have a Photography New Years Resolution?

January 1, 2013 by Steve Berardi 18 Comments

Joshua Tree / Photo by Steve Berardi
Joshua Tree / Photo by Steve Berardi
So, today is the first day of 2013. Happy New Year!! It’s a great day to reflect on the previous year, and to build hopes and dreams for this great new year we have ahead of us.

Setting goals is a great way to motivate yourself to learn something new, or reach a major milestone in your pursuit of a bigger goal. They don’t necessarily have to be anything super big, like quitting your day job and making a living as a professional photographer. They could be as simple as getting one of your photos published in a local newspaper. [Read more…] about Do You Have a Photography New Years Resolution?

Filed Under: Tips Tagged With: 2012, 2013, goal, goals, new, photo, project, published, resolution, year

Top Posts of 2012

December 18, 2012 by Steve Berardi 5 Comments

Photo by Steve Berardi
Photo by Steve Berardi
With 2012 coming to a close soon, I thought it’d be good to look back at the top posts of the year:

  1. Free eBook on Wildflower Photography
  2. Three Ways To Recover Photos From a Corrupt Memory Card
  3. How to Win the Battle of Close-Up Photography
  4. Five Things Every Landscape Photographer Should Carry At All Times
  5. How To Reduce Noise In Your Close-Up Photos
  6. A Fun Way To Improve Your Wildflower Photography
  7. The Perfect Backpack For a Hiking Photographer
  8. Three Reasons to Avoid Relying on the Crop Tool
  9. Eight Tips For Photographing Silhouettes
  10. How to Switch Lenses On Your Camera

I hope you enjoyed all the articles at PhotoNaturalist this year! And, cheers to a very wonderful 2013 🙂 [Read more…] about Top Posts of 2012

Filed Under: Tips Tagged With: 2012, photography, photos, posts, Tips, top

The Benefits of a Good Tripod

December 3, 2012 by Steve Berardi 15 Comments

When you first start shopping for a tripod, you might be a little shocked by the price range: there’s some for $20 and then there’s others for hundreds of dollars.

So, what’s the deal with that huge price range? How could something so simple cost so much? Three metal legs for $500?

I’ll admit that when I first got a digital SLR, I went ahead and got one of those generic $20 tripods. I tried to use that thing once, and after watching my camera slowly slide down after I kept locking it in, I decided to invest in a good tripod.

The good part is that you don’t necessarily need to spend $500 on a tripod. There are some very good ones for about $150, and they’re monumentally better than those generic tripods.

Here are two of the biggest benefits you’ll experience with a “good” tripod: [Read more…] about The Benefits of a Good Tripod

Filed Under: Tips Tagged With: ballhead, benefits, camera, gitzo, head, manfrotto, sharp, stable, tripod

Three Great Resources For Comparing Cameras and Lenses

November 12, 2012 by Steve Berardi 7 Comments

Photo by Martin TaylorIt’s always hard to make a decision about purchasing a new camera or lens. There seems to be an endless amount of things to consider: everything from ISO performance of a camera to the sharpest aperture of a lens you’re thinking about buying.

Well, luckily there’s some great resources for helping you compare all those cameras and lenses: [Read more…] about Three Great Resources For Comparing Cameras and Lenses

Filed Under: Tips Tagged With: buy, camera, compare, decide, images, iso, lens, performance, pixel, purchase, resource, review, sample, shop, tool

5 Great Quotes From 5 Great Photographers

November 5, 2012 by Steve Berardi 19 Comments

Ansel AdamsWhenever I need inspiration, one of my favorite things to do is read some of my favorite quotes on photography, from some of the greatest photographers. So, I thought it’d be nice to share some of those quotes:

Ansel Adams

“We don’t make a photograph just with a camera, we bring to the act of photography all the books we have read, the movies we have seen, the music we have heard, the people we have loved.”
―Ansel Adams

[Read more…] about 5 Great Quotes From 5 Great Photographers

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: ansel adams, eliot porter, galen rowell, inspiration, inspire, photo, photographer, photography, quotes, sayings, words

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