Autorentext
Lisa and Tom Cuchara are passionate about photography, both behind the lens and in the digital darkroom. From urban exploration shoots to HDR to newborns and nature, they appreciate the world around them and embrace the challenge of interpreting what their eyes see and their hearts feel via their photography. They have had successful gallery exhibitions, won awards at the local, state, national, and international level, and their photographs have appeared in numerous magazinesincluding Adirondack Life, Wild Bird, Birder's Worldin calendars, and on the covers of a paperback novel and the Wolf Conservation Calendar. They have presented many programs, classes, and workshops for the New England Camera Club Council, Professional Photographers Association of New England, Professional Photographers of America, Photographic Society of America, and numerous other organizations. They love to teach and inspire, and share what they know. Lisa and Tom Cuchara are passionate about photography, both behind the lens and in the digital darkroom. From urban exploration shoots to HDR to newborns and nature, they appreciate the world around them and embrace the challenge of interpreting what their eyes see and their hearts feel via their photography. They have had successful gallery exhibitions, won awards at the local, state, national, and international level, and their photographs have appeared in numerous magazinesincluding Adirondack Life, Wild Bird, Birder's Worldin calendars, and on the covers of a paperback novel and the Wolf Conservation Calendar. They have presented many programs, classes, and workshops for the New England Camera Club Council, Professional Photographers Association of New England, Professional Photographers of America, Photographic Society of America, and numerous other organizations. They love to teach and inspire, and share what they know.

Klappentext
Lisa and Tom Cuchara see the beauty in decay and abandonment. In this book, they take you on a guided journey of historic, grand, dramatic, and unique locations and provide tips to help you capture creative fine-art photographs of rusty, dusty subjects and locations. In this book, yoüll find a plethora of urban exploration images and discover the processes used to create each one. Yoüll learn how to capture HDR images, create long-exposure photos, and paint with light. Yoüll also learn how to approach challenging locations, deal with high contrast scenes, create stitched HDR panoramics, and produce light and shadow effects. The authors share the gear that was used, the camera settings, the story behind the scene, and how they pre-visualized their images and looked for light (or created it) in each location. This book will inspire you to visit new old places and to get to know them well enough to tell their story.

Inhalt

About the Authors
Introduction