Photography books with discussions on settings

[macs]

I've been given a couple of landscape photography books in the past including Landscape Photograher Of The Year ones and although I enjoy looking at the really good ones, there isn't enough information on the camera settings used or what filters and post processing done to achieve the images.

So what i'm looking for in a book is some discussions from the photographer about which settings they used, which external effects they used and why. And if possible, maybe what influenced them to take that shot.

I'm only just getting into photography seriously and so i'm keen to learn about how some changes to settings effect the end shot.

Anyone got any tips on books I should look to be buying next?

 

[Alastair]

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For specifically landscapes, The Making of Landscape Photographs by Charlie Waite can be picked up secondhand for a couple of pounds and is well worth it. With Landscape In Mind by Joe Cornish is a very accesible DVD and worth watching for the way Joe describes his approach to taking landscape photographs.
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Don't make the same mistake someone else has.. the Charlie Waite book is very cheap on Amazon and very expensive on Ebay. The link is direct to Amazon. Charlie describes not only what filters, etc he has used, why he composed the shot the way he did.. but sometimes also what he might have done differently with hindsight. It is a little dated, it does refer exclusively to medium format film photography.. but it's pretty much all still relevant today.


Edit: Oh, and Transient Light is also pretty good for landscapes and more up-to-date.. it's on my bookshelf (link in sig).

 

[macs]

Thanks for the pointers Alastair. I have got a DVD called Travelling Light by Charlie Waite but not got round to watching it yet. Will look up the Joe Cornish one and Transient Light also.

Anyone else got any pointers to add in?

 

[HoppyUK]

Thanks for the pointers Alastair. I have got a DVD called Travelling Light by Charlie Waite but not got round to watching it yet. Will look up the Joe Cornish one and Transient Light also.

Anyone else got any pointers to add in?

Photo mags are good for this kind of background info.

 

[Craikeybaby]

If you want details about filters, the Lee filters book is good, but to be honest, there aren't really any magic settings you can learn, as even in the same place at the same time of day lighting can be totally different.

 

[Scots_quine]

The Transient Light one by Ian Cameron is excellent and very readable.