Photographing San Francisco Digital Field Guide E-Book

Bruce Sawle

• Herausgeber: John Wiley & Sons
• Kategorie: Wissenschaft und neue Technologien
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 235

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2010

Beschreibung

A compact, full-color companion guide to photographing San Francisco!

Whether using a full-featured compact camera or a high-end dSLR, this companion guide provides you with detailed information for taking stunning shots of beautiful San Francisco. Whether you aim to capture breathtaking photos of the majestic Golden Gate Bridge, crooked Lombard Street, infamous Alcatraz, or unique Victorian homes, this portable resource goes where you go and walks you through valuable tips and techniques for taking the best shot possible.

You'll discover suggested locations for taking photos, recommended equipment, what camera settings to use, best times of day to photograph specific attractions, how to handle weather challenges, and more. In addition, lovely images of San Francisco's most breathtaking attractions and recognizable landmarks serve to both inspire and assist you as you embark on an amazing photographic adventure!

• Elevates your photography skills to a new level with photography secrets from professional photographer Bruce Sawle
• Presents clear, understandable tips and techniques that span all skill levels, using all types of digital cameras, from compacts to high end DSLRs
• Features San Fransisco's main attractions in alphabetical order as well as thumb tabs on the pages so you can quickly and easily access the information you are looking for
• Shares detailed information and insight on critical topics, such as ideal locations to photograph from, the best time of day to shoot, camera equipment to have handy, weather conditions, and optimal camera settings to consider

Whether you're a local familiar with the territory or a visitor seeing San Francisco for the first time, this handy guide will help you capture fantastic photos!

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Photographing San Francisco Digital Field Guide®

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Alcatraz

Why It’s Worth a Photograph

Where Can I Get the Best Shot?

Hyde Street and Lombard Street

St. Francis Yacht Club

Treasure Island

How Can I Get the Best Shot?

Equipment

Camera settings

Exposure

Chapter 2: California Academy of Sciences

Why It’s Worth a Photograph

Where Can I Get the Best Shot?

How Can I Get the Best Shot?

Equipment

Camera settings

Exposure

Why It’s Worth a Photograph

Where Can I Get the Best Shot?

Lincoln Park

How Can I Get the Best Shot?

Equipment

Camera settings

Exposure

Chapter 4: Chinatown

Why It’s Worth a Photograph

Where Can I Get the Best Shot?

Grant Avenue and Bush Street

Grant Avenue and Sacramento Street

How Can I Get the Best Shot?

Equipment

Camera settings

Exposure

Chapter 5: Coit Tower

Why It’s Worth a Photograph

Where Can I Get the Best Shot?

Lombard Street

Embarcadero Piers

Fisherman’s Wharf

How Can I Get the Best Shot?

Equipment

Camera settings

Exposure

Chapter 6: Conservatory of Flowers

Why It’s Worth a Photograph

Where Can I Get the Best Shot?

Inside the conservatory

John F Kennedy Drive

How Can I Get the Best Shot?

Equipment

Camera settings

Exposure

Chapter 7: Downtown

Why It’s Worth a Photograph

Where Can I Get the Best Shot?

Market Street and Beale Street

Sacramento Street and Battery Street

Treasure Island

Twin Peaks

Randall Museum

Golden Gate Bridge Vista Parking Lot

How Can I Get the Best Shot?

Equipment

Camera settings

Exposure

Chapter 8: Dutch Windmill

Why It’s Worth a Photograph

Where Can I Get the Best Shot?

How Can I Get the Best Shot?

Equipment

Camera settings

Exposure

Chapter 9: Embarcadero

Why It’s Worth a Photograph

Where Can I Get the Best Shot?

Embarcadero Ferry Building

Embarcadero between Mission Street and Howard Street

How Can I Get the Best Shot?

Equipment

Camera settings

Exposure

Chapter 10: Fisherman’s Wharf

Why It’s Worth a Photograph

Where Can I Get the Best Shot?

Jefferson Street between Powell Street and Hyde Street

How Can I Get the Best Shot?

Equipment

Camera settings

Exposure

Chapter 11: Golden Gate Bridge

Why It’s Worth a Photograph

Where Can I Get the Best Shot?

Marin Headlands

Baker Beach

Crissy Field

Fort Point

North Vista Point

Visitor Center

Conzelman Road Headlands

How Can I Get the Best Shot?

Equipment

Camera settings

Exposure

Chapter 12: Grace Cathedral

Why It’s Worth a Photograph

Where Can I Get the Best Shot?

California Street

How Can I Get the Best Shot?

Equipment

Camera settings

Exposure

Chapter 13: Japanese Tea Garden

Why It’s Worth a Photograph

Where Can I Get the Best Shot?

Tea Garden Drive

How Can I Get the Best Shot?

Equipment

Camera settings

Exposure

Chapter 14: Lombard Street

Why It’s Worth a Photograph

Where Can I Get the Best Shot?

Lombard Street at Hyde Street

Lombard Street and Grant Street

Lombard Street at Leavenworth Street

How Can I Get the Best Shot?

Equipment

Camera settings

Exposure

Chapter 15: Marina Green

Why It’s Worth a Photograph

Where Can I Get the Best Shot?

How Can I Get the Best Shot?

Equipment

Camera settings

Exposure

Chapter 16: M.H. de Young Museum

Why It’s Worth a Photograph

Where Can I Get the Best Shot?

How Can I Get the Best Shot?

Equipment

Camera settings

Exposure

Chapter 17: North Beach

Why It’s Worth a Photograph

Where Can I Get the Best Shot?

Columbus Street between Filbert Street and Washington Street

How Can I Get the Best Shot?

Equipment

Camera settings

Exposure

Chapter 18: Ocean Beach

Why It’s Worth a Photograph

Where Can I Get the Best Shot?

How Can I Get the Best Shot?

Equipment

Camera Settings

Exposure

Chapter 19: Painted Ladies/Postcard Row

Why It’s Worth a Photograph

Where Can I Get the Best Shot?

Alamo Square

How Can I Get the Best Shot?

Equipment

Camera settings

Exposure

Chapter 20: Palace of Fine Arts

Why It’s Worth a Photograph

Where Can I Get the Best Shot?

How Can I Get the Best Shot?

Equipment

Camera settings

Exposure

Chapter 21: Presidio of San Francisco

Why It’s Worth a Photograph

Where Can I Get the Best Shot?

Inside the Presidio

Presidio Victorians

Infantry Row

Eucalyptus trees

San Francisco National Cemetery

Crissy Field

How Can I Get the Best Shot?

Equipment

Camera settings

Exposure

Chapter 22: Rodeo Beach/Marin Headlands

Why It’s Worth a Photograph

Where Can I Get the Best Shot?

Rodeo Beach

Bunkers

Point Bonita Lighthouse

How Can I Get the Best Shot?

Equipment

Camera settings

Exposure

Chapter 23: Saints Peter and Paul Church

Why It’s Worth a Photograph

Where Can I Get the Best Shot?

Washington Square

How Can I Get the Best Shot?

Equipment

Camera settings

Exposure

Chapter 24: San Francisco Botanical Garden

Why It’s Worth a Photograph

Where Can I Get the Best Shot?

How Can I Get the Best Shot?

Equipment

Camera settings

Exposure

Chapter 25: San Francisco Cable Cars

Why It’s Worth a Photograph

Where Can I Get the Best Shot?

Hyde Street between Chestnut Street and Francisco Street

California Street between Mason Street and Powell Street

Cable Car Museum

How Can I Get the Best Shot?

Equipment

Camera settings

Exposure

Chapter 26: San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge

Why It’s Worth a Photograph

Where Can I Get the Best Shot?

Embarcadero

Treasure Island

Yerba Buena Island

Under the Bay Bridge

Union Street and Montgomery Street

How Can I Get the Best Shot?

Equipment

Camera settings

Exposure

Chapter 27: San Francisco Zoo

Why It’s Worth a Photograph

Where Can I Get the Best Shot?

How Can I Get the Best Shot?

Equipment

Camera settings

Exposure

Chapter 28: Transamerica Pyramid

Why It’s Worth a Photograph

Where Can I Get the Best Shot?

Pier 7 Embarcadero

Columbus Street at Broadway Street

Montgomery Street at Green Street

Montgomery Street between Clay Street and Washington Street

Coit Tower

How Can I Get the Best Shot?

Equipment

Camera settings

Exposure

Photographing San Francisco Digital Field Guide

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