Conservation Photography Handbook by Norton, Boyd -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Dedication Acknowledgments Copyright Contents About the Author Foreword 1. Cameras for a Cause

Photography and Conservation How I Became Involved

2. Early Conservation Photography

Collodion Wet-Plate Process The Impact of Film Photography Publishing Spreads the Message Documerica

3. Equipment Choices

Cameras

Smartphones Point & Shoot DSLRs Sensor Types Sensor Sizes Lenses

Video GPS Final Thoughts

4. Light: Quantity, Quality, and Direction

Quantity of Light Quality of Light, Mood, and White Balance

White Balance Sunny Days or Overcast Days High Key or Low Key

Direction of Light

Front Lighting Side Lighting Backlighting

Things to Consider

5. Lenses and Perspective

Perspective Controlling Depth of Field Telling Your Story Things to Consider

6. In the Field: What Do I Photograph?

Rule Number One: Forget All Rules Research the Location Capture the Essence of the Place

Careful Observation Lens Selection Natural Openings Lighting and HDR Rainforests

Fresh Eyes Evaluate the Threats

Dams Logging Indirect Signs and Effects Poaching Litter Mining Fracking

Captions Things to Consider

7. The Drama of Details

What to Shoot

Revealing Elements of the Scene Insects Tiny Plants Snakes

Lens Selection Adding Light

8. Picture Dynamics: Creating the Strongest Images

Composition

Exploration Isolation Organization

Picture Dynamics

Lines Shapes and Forms Texture Color

Horizontal or Vertical? Picture Dynamics in Action

9. Creative Techniques

Use the Terrain to Your Advantage Panning Show the Worst Use Sequences to Show Change Extreme Events Skip the Polarizer Aerial Photography Use Black & White for Emphasis Think Ahead

10. Wildlife

Large and Small Do Your Research Behavior Habitat Is Everything

Arctic and Antarctic Water Habitats

Ethics in Wildlife Photography Final Thoughts

11. Digital Processing & Filing

Adobe Lightroom File Storage File and Folder Structure Importing to Lightroom

Import Settings The Import Process

Library Module

Add Keywords Rating Photos

Develop Module Map Module Additional Modules

Book Module Slideshow Module Print Module Collections

Ethics

12. Working with Organizations (Or Creating Your Own)

Established Groups Your Own Group

Hells Canyon Preservation Council

Protecting the Protected Final Thoughts

13. So What Do I Do Now?

Publication Print Exhibitions Presentations

Keep It Simple Show the Location Don’t Rely on the Internet Use Humor Keep Your Cool Add Video Clips Finesse Your Timing Refine Your Visual Aids Vary Your Pacing Tailor Your Program to Fit the Audience Practice, Practice, Practice

The Internet and Social Media Magazine and Book Publishing News Releases

14. Video (or Cinematography) 101

Tom Dudzinski’s Ten Tips for Shooting Video Think Story Using a Camcorder or DSLR

Stabilize the Camera, Even When Handholding Don’t Zoom Don’t Pan Length of the Shot Framing Lighting

Editing Interviews

15. Interviews with Conservation Photographers

Amy Gulick Alexandra Garcia Alison M. Jones Bob Rozinski and Wendy Shattil

Conclusion: Onward! Resources Index

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