This book provides a comprehensive use of Ansel Adam's zone system for todays DSLR technology. It also explains basics of landscape photography and finding the right composition. The book is written for the more progressed reader and user of DSLR technology, it is not a beginner's guide. I especially like the layout of the book including great examples and selections of scenic photographies. The selection of photographies explaining the written content is superb. The text is well written, and I had no trouble reading the smaller font size.
I wish the book would provide sometimes a better step-by-step tutorial how to use specific Photoshop modifications in the "Digital Darkroom" chapter. Especially for blending photos and efficiently using layers, as well as for dodging and burning processing, the book lacks some basic information and obviously assumes that the reader is already aware of all those functions (especially how to apply layers) in Photoshop. This is something I really missed since otherwise the book reflects nicely the use of such features. The zone system and its digital application is well explained, but it only covers a relatively small part of the book. Here I originally hoped to see more detailed examples.
I would love to see a version of this book with more zone system focus and examples, and more detailed step-by-step Photoshop tutorials. Then the book would have all ingredients to make it a standard photography handbook for landscape photography with DSLR.Get more detail about Digital Landscape Photography: In the Footsteps of Ansel Adams and the Masters.
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