books by Susan McCartney (simplified mastering lighting)

books by Susan McCartney

books:

Mastering Flash Photography: A Course in Basic to Advanced Lighting Techniques

14 reviews
Susan McCartney

Amphoto Books, 1997

As good as it gets
This book "Mastering Flash Photography" by a professional photojournalist and travel photographer (but not a wedding photographer) will teach you just about anything you want to know about how to use flash in a sophisticated way indoors and out. It starts at the begining and ends by showing how to set up portable flashes to give results that look as though studio strobes were used. The ...

How to Shoot Great Travel Photos

3 reviews
Susan McCartney

Allworth Press, 2007

Now in colour!
Well Susan McCartney has done it yet again. For those of us in the travel photography business, and for anybody aspiring to enter, Travel Photography: A Complete Guide to How to Shoot and Sell is the bible. But one thing I always wished it had more of was photographs. Lots of big colour ones. How to shoot great travel photos not only solves that problem but it also goes beyond to cover anything ...

Photographic Lighting Simplified

11 reviews
Susan McCartney

Allworth Press, 2003

Needs Improvement.
I have three main criticisms of this book. First, the book has no color pictures when it is clear the author did not take many of these pictures in B&W (or if she did she needs to find another profession). This is ridiculous when the subject of the book is photography and the pictures are an important learning tool. Second, the author spends too much time on hotlights and flashes when most ...

Travel Photography

15 reviews
Susan McCartney

Robert Hale Ltd, 1993

Fantastic Travel Companion
Have made my way through several books on travel photography lately, undoubtedly the best I have read!! There are many other books available which are useless when it comes to being practical. This book is not a picture book, just very informative. Recently I went away for another trip overseas and actually lugged this book along for the ride. Susan lets you in on good places to start for every ...

Mastering the Basics of Photography

12 reviews
Susan McCartney

Allworth Press, 2001

Excellent resource for beginners!
Mastering the Basics of Photography truly helps the beginner from start to finish. From describing the different types of cameras, to film, exposure settings, filters and light metering -- it's a well-written guide! This book even has "Self-Assignments" - that way, you can actually put the "theory" into practice. It has great suggestions on how to go about completing each assignment and some ...

Digital Photography Simplified
Susan McCartney

Allworth Press,U.S., 2007

NATURE & WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY

2 reviews
Susan McCartney

Allworth Press, 1994

Best book on travel photography I have found so far.
Excellent organization and approach to this subject. Has minimal illustrations, but makes up for that by looking at the ideas behind photography and travel