Mastering Nature Photography: Shooting and Selling in the Digital Age

A one-stop resource to shooting and selling nature photography, this guide provides a comprehensive real-life account of the field's working conditions along with the artistic, business, and technical skills needed to succeed in it. The information is presented in a practical field-guide format, for users of both traditional and digital equipment. Topics covered included basic techniques and practices of nature photography-from the various types of environments, objects, and equipment to questions of style, composition, and mood. This guide also covers organizational, business, and career issues-from planning and organizing a one-time photo expedition for a magazine shoot to selling one's work to a nature stock agency. • Will appeal to serious professionals and beginning photographers, as well as thrill seekers • CD-ROM includes 500 breathtaking full-color photos of nature shots • Advertising in Popular Photography and Photo District News

Allworth Press, an imprint of Skyhorse Publishing, publishes a broad range of books on the visual and performing arts, with emphasis on the business of art. Our titles cover subjects such as graphic design, theater, branding, fine art, photography, interior design, writing, acting, film, how to start careers, business and legal forms, business practices, and more. While we don't aspire to publish a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are deeply committed to quality books that help creative professionals succeed and thrive. We often publish in areas overlooked by other publishers and welcome the author whose expertise can help our audience of readers.

John Kieffer is a professional outdoors photographer and the author of "The Photographer's Assistant" (1-58195-080-6). He lives in Boulder.