Table of Contents

About the CD-ROM
• A Visual Travel Guide to the West’s Best Locations
• More than 650 Captioned Images, including Photo Tips, Date and Time
• Runs in the Internet browser on any Mac or PC

Part One - A Solid Foundation

Chapter 1. So You Want to be a Nature Photographer

• Be a Naturalist • Be an Athletic and Adventurous Outdoorsperson • Be a Business Person • What about Equipment?

Chapter 2. Good Photography: A Deliberate Approach

• Preparation • A Common Thread in Good Photography • Where and What to Photograph • Who’s Your Audience

Chapter 3. Elements of an Image

• Symbols and Icons: The Star of your Picture • General Rules of Composition • Lighting

Chapter 4. A Day in the Life of a Nature Photographer

• The Maroon Bells

Part Two - Photographic Equipment

Chapter 5. Cameras

• 35mm SLR Camera Systems • 35mm SLR lenses • Why Use a Larger Format Camera? • Medium Format Cameras • The View Camera • Panoramic Cameras • Digital Cameras • General Photographic Equipment Checklist

Chapter 6.   Lenses and the Creative Process

• Focal Length, Aperture • Depth of Field • Shutter Speed

Chapter 7. Filter

• Exposure Compensation • Filter Frames and Holders •Ultraviolet (UV), Skylight (1A), and Haze Filters • Polarizing Filters • Enhancing and Warming Filters • Graduated Filters • Digital Filters • Neutral Density (ND) Filters • Wratten Gels or Color Compensating (CC) Filters   • Specialty Filters

Chapter 8. Film

• Keeping Track of Your Film • Kinds of Film • Film Speed • Color and Saturation • Pushing and Pulling Film

Chapter 9. Exposure and Contrast Range

• Light Meters and Measuring Light • Successful Metering and Exposures • Contrast Range • Sunny 16 Rule

Chapter 10. Tripods, Supports, and Cases

• Tripod Features • Tripod Heads • Using a Tripod • Specialized Camera Supports • Camera Cases and Photo Vests

Part Three - Photographing Nature

Chapter 11. Planning a Successful Photo Trip

• Resources for Finding Locations • Public Lands • Be a Naturalist • Can Preparation Verge on Stealing?

Chapter 12. Location Scouting Basics

• Before You Set Out • Capturing the Grand Vista • Transportation • Trails: Exploring the Backcountry • Private Property and Location Scouting • Basecamp • Trips as Family Vacations • Location Scouting Checklist

Chapter 13. Photographing in Canyons, Deserts, and Dunes

• Photographing Canyons • Location Scouting: Canyons • Slot Canyons • Photographing Buttes • Stock Value: Canyon Country • Photographing Deserts • Location Scouting: Deserts • Two Classic Desert Landscapes • Cacti and Flowers • Stock Value: Deserts • Photographing Sand Dunes • Location Scouting: Sand Dunes • Sand Dunes: Two Compositions • Stock Value: Sand Dunes

Chapter 14. Photographing Mountains

• Location Scouting: Mountains • Early Summer • Middle Summer: The Peak Season • Late Summer • Autumn Mountains • Winter Mountains • Stock Value: Mountains

Chapter 15. Photographing Snow and Cold

• Condensation • Cold • Exposures and Snow • Tips for Better Winter Compositions • Stock Value: Snow

Chapter 16. Photographing Flowers, Forests, and Still-Lifes

• Three Basic Flower Compositions • Stock Value: Flowers • Photographing Forests • Two Forest Compositions • Stock Value: Forests • Photographing Still-Lifes, Patterns, and Backgrounds

Chapter 17. Photographing Water

• Photographing Reflections, Lakes, and Calm Waters • Two Compositions • Stock Value: Reflections and Lakes • Photographing Seascapes and Coastlines • Location Scouting: Coastlines • Four Ocean Compositions   • Stock Value: Seascapes and Coastlines • Photographing Streams   • Photographing Waterfalls   • Stock Value: Streams and Waterfalls

Chapter 18. Photographing the Sky

• Photographing Clouds • Stock Value: Fog • Photographing Moonrises and Moonsets • Stock Value: Moonrises and Moonsets • Photographing Rainbows • Stock Value: Rainbows • Photographing Sunrays and Sunbursts • Stock Value: Sunrays • Photographing Sunrise and Sunset • Stock Value: Sunrises and Sunsets

Chapter 19. Photographing Agriculture

• Agricultural Compositions • Using Agricultural Icons • Wheat: A Case Study • Stock Value: Agriculture

Chapter 20. Photographing City Skylines and Roads

• Skyline Location Scouting • Filters and Lighting • Photographing Roads • Safety • Three Road Compositions • Stock Value: Roads

Chapter 21. Photographing Wildlife

• Gain Your Skills Locally • Animal Portraiture • Shoot the Stars • Visit National Parks and Refuges • Stock Value: Wildlife

Chapter 22. Photographing People

• Pictures for Family and Friends • Basic Compositions • Images for the Professional Photo Buyer • Models • Wardrobe and Props • Model Releases • Photo Equipment • Stock Value: People

Part Four - The Business of Selling Your Photography

Chapter 23. Photography Business Basics

• Be Your Own Stock Photo Agency • Organize your Photography and Your Stock Business • Image Fulfillment: Film and Digital • Bookkeeping • Getting Paid: Invoices and Credit Cards • Know the End User • Theft or Copyright Infringement • Rights: Managed and Royalty Free Photography • Professional Organizations and Partnerships • Be a Photographic Assistant

Chapter 24. Digital Files

• File Size • File Formats • Resolution • Resizing a File • RGB and CMYK Modes • Scanning Film • General Scanning Considerations • Using CD-ROMs • Stock Photo Catalogs • Royalty-Free Photo CD-ROMs • Recording to CD-ROM • CD-ROM Design Considerations

Chapter 25. Marketing Approaches: Old and New

• Logos and Identity • Printed Material • Press Releases • The Yellow Pages • Your Web Site as a Marketing Tool • General Considerations for Web sites • Preliminary Decisions • Organizing Your Web Site • Parts of Your Web Site • Showing Your Photography • Subject List or Index • Protecting Your Photography • E-mail • FTP, or File Transfer Protocol

Chapter 26. The Stock Photography Industry

• Stock Photo Agencies • Finding a Compatible Stock Agency • Submission Guidelines • Working with Your Stock Agency • Stock Agency Contracts

Chapter 27. Advertising and Commercial Usage

• The Advertising Industry • Finding Ad Agencies and Graphic Designers • Larger Companies and Corporations • Web Designers and Multimedia Developers • Miscellaneous Commercial Contacts • Commercial Calendars • Mailing Lists and Direct Mail • Pricing • Calculating a Usage Fee • Quoting a Price and Closing a Deal

Chapter 28. Calendars and Book Publishers

• Calendars • Finding Calendar Companies and Publishers • Usage Fees

Chapter 29. Magazines and Trade Publications

• Trade Publications • Consumer Magazines • How Magazines Work • Contacting Magazines • Offer More than Photography • Pricing

Chapter 30. Photographic Prints

• The Marketplace • Business Considerations • The Scan and Print Making Process • Four Print Markets • Pricing

277 pages, plus CD-ROM

Available from:   http://www.allworth.com  (800-491-2808)

Mastering Nature Photography by John Kieffer