Resources For Bryce and Photography
The KPT Bryce Book - ISBN 0-201-48355-6 Susan Kitchens Addison-Wesley - 1995 This is the definitive book on Bryce - Susan is a master of the tool, and it shows in her writing and her works. Tons of material and instructions that get the reader into the deepest workings of Bryce is a relatively short time. In addition to being a good read, also a great desktop reference for most effects that you want to conjure up in Bryce.
Here are some of my favorite photography books - they are as good for shooting scenes in nature as they are for inspiring photo-shoots inside Bryce.
Ansel Adams - Examples - The Making of 40 Photographs - ISBN 0-8212-1750-X Little, Brown and Company - 1983, 1989 This is all told from Ansel's perspective - you get to hear what he was thinking in his own words - need I say more? Very technical in the Zone system - but you also get to see the effect he is striving for in each image, and how he accomplishes it. Other than zone, not completely technical - lots of good stories about where he was and how he planned for the shot. It's very inspiring to read what he was thinking and how he reached his goal for each image. The power of black and white photography is evident throughout these pages and it never hurts to listen to what a master has to say ; ) This is the closest we'll ever come to hearing someone like Mozart speak.
The Kodak Workshop Series The Art of Seeing - ISBN 0-87985-603-3 Kodak - 1988 Composition using the basics - Light, Color, Form, Line, Shape and Textures - and how to determine what your subject is and focus on it. At the very end they talk about cameras - this book is a great art primer for ANY media - and Bryce enthusiasts can learn droves from it for composing scenes.
Landscape Photography - A Kodak Guide - ISBN 0-87985-453-7 Kodak - 1987 This one concentrates a little more on the equipment, but it is still chock full of great advice on how to compose a landscape shot. Where 'The Art Of Seeing' teaches the basics of composition, this book picks up the thread and applies it to landscapes - line, form, color, pattern, etc. - and gets spectacular results. I highly recommend it as a follow-on to The Art of Seeing.
The Rest are Pure and Excellent Photography Books - but Bryce IS photography - right?
The Nature Photographer's Complete Guide to Professional Field Techniques John Shaw - ISBN 0-8174-5006-8 AMPHOTO - 1984 This book taught me everything I know about calculating manual exposures - and all the advice he gives is pure common sense - STUNNING photographs - this man is a perfectionist and it shows - some truly incredible macro photographs - and he has another book completely devoted to that subject. This is one of my favorite photography books.
John Shaw's Focus On Nature - The Creative Process Behind Making Great Photographs in the Field (this guy loves long titles) John Shaw - ISBN 0-8174-4056-9 AMPHOTO - 1991 JAW-DROPPING photographs and the process that went on to get there. I highly recommend this book for people who already understand composition and are ready to apply it in Bryce or the real world. Technically it talks about the lens, etc. - but his total focus is composition - and this applies to all art. This guy is a field photographer - he loves the outdoors and he knows what to look for. Anyone striving to make compelling visual statements should look here.
The Book of Nature Photography Heather Angel - ISBN 0-394-52467-5 1982 - Alfred A Knopf A great all-around book for nature photography. Heather is also a zooligist and her affinity for photographing the animals and the world they live in is outstanding. Like all good photogs she emphasizes the basics of composition, and how to achieve excellent results.
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