The Art of Nature Photography

What makes an image work? What is it that makes a photograph captivating and evocative? We immediately recognize a beautiful image, but it is much more difficult for us, as photographers, to recognize a scene with potential and to compose it in a manner which results in a powerful image. All works of visual art, such as drawings, paintings and photographs, can be analyzed in terms of key visual elements and the way they interplay, in other words, the principles of aesthetics. In this extensive educational book, I discuss in detail, together with illustrated examples, the art of composition and the principles of aesthetics. In particular, I explain the psychology behind aesthetics and image ...View all