Archive for the Tag 'Books'

Exposure and Understanding the Histogram

Exposure and Understanding the Histogram by Andrew S Gibson

Exposure and Understanding the Histogram is a new ebook that I’ve written for Peachpit. As you can no doubt tell from the title, it looks into the somewhat tricky topics of exposure and the histogram. The ebook is aimed at photographers who would like a deeper understanding about how their camera’s sensor reacts to light, and an explanation of how to use the histograms generated by the camera to judge the exposure accuracy.

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An Interview with Travel Photographer & Writer Steve Davey

Steve Davey is a successful travel photographer and writer and author of best-selling book ‘Unforgettable Places to See Before You Die’. His career is a dream lifestyle for aspiring travel photographers.

Steve Davey travel photo

Steve Davey is a successful travel photographer and writer. You may not be familiar with his name but you’ve probably heard of his best-selling book ‘Unforgettable Places to See Before You Die‘. Steve makes his living by taking photos and writing about travel, which of course is a dream for many aspiring writers and photographers.

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An Interview with Inspirational Travel Photographer Peter Adams

This interview with Peter Adams is the second of a series of interviews with photographers that have either won or placed highly in the Travel Photographer of the Year photography competition. I recommend you check out their website and also their online magazine Travel Shooters, aimed at anyone interested in travel photography or photojournalism.

Photo of the Taj Mahal, India by Peter Adams

Taj Majal, India

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An Interview with Photographer and Writer Michael Freeman

I’ve always admired Michael Freeman for the sheer quality of his photographic instruction books. He’s also a great photographer and photojournalist in his own right. One of his recently completed projects is a book on the Sudan, an undertaking two years in the making.

Photo by Michael Freeman

Athens, Greece

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An Interview With Travel Photographer Jordan Banks

This is the first of a series of interviews with photographers that have either won or placed highly in the Travel Photographer of the Year photography competition. I recommend you check out their website and also their online magazine Travel Shooters, aimed at anyone interested in travel photography or photojournalism.

Jordan Banks’ portfolio ‘Insight’ was highly commended in the 2007 competition.

Photo by Travel Photographer Jordan Banks

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