Part One: Choosing the right equipment
The first part of the book talks about equipment. Digital Cameras are very beneficial, some advantages are the option of retaking a shoot if it didn't turn out as expected, it has better image resolution, highlight and shadow detail and noise. One of the greatest benefits is the ability to change the ISO to adapt to the conditions you're shooting in. Also, when shooting digital you have the benefit of adjusting things on the computer later on, if something didn't come out exactly as you wanted it to. It's actually surprising to me how much you can do with photoshop. Almost too much in my opinion but I guess it's a personal choice.
When choosing camera it's according to the book enough with a 6 -megapixel for an amateur, but more serious photographers want probably a 10-40 megapixel DSLR, this gives more details and you'll be able to make bigger prints. The lens I would personally first start out with would be a 200mm or a 300mm, since it gets really expensive. The tripod is also important if you are serious about your photography, and is extra important while shooting scenes where you want longer exposures such as waterfalls or maybe lightening. There's more in the book about tripods which I didn't really find too interesting since I don't even have my own camera yet. I just know that tripods are very useful sometimes.
When it comes to the lens, it seems like it's good to stick with the brands, Canon and Nikon. They both have IS and VR, image stabilization, which I think is a great feature. And Auto-Focus is recommended since it usually work well and it's an easy option. Also, if I were to get an extra lens I think I would make sure that it was waterproof since I ski a lot and the snow could make it wet.
Next in the book is the lovely section about working in the field, Not! I honestly didn't like this section at all just because I don't think it's about photography, It's more common sense. He talks about how he's wearing his tripod on his shoulder so that he's ready to shoot as soon as he sees something interesting. A good thing for equipment I think is the vest, especially for hiking. It offers the equipment protection and it's easy to carry around. It's always there when you need it. One thing I thought was important is that the batteries will die faster when it's cold out so it's important to bring extra batteries in the winter.
Photographing in the winter with a lot of snow is something to think about. When the snow is all over it's going to mess with the brightness. snow and ice also work as natural reflectors to throw light into some portions of the scene. And always remember that the camera is always trying to make everything 18% grey!
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