The Low Light Photography Field Guide: The essential guide to getting perfect images in challenging light (The Field Guide Series)

I guess I'm ready to improve my low light photo skills. Until now I have confined most of my amateur shooting to daytime outdoors and flash indoors. I'm writing after reading only half the book. So far, my only criticism is the size of the type. It's just too small for me to comfortably read - even with reading glasses. I have to read it in direct sunlight. Anyway, it has been worth the extra effort. The book is not only wonderfully informative, it's inspiring. Because I have only read half the book, and tried out only few of the examples., I promise to return and amend this review IF I have more to say.

Good information, print is small for aging eyes.

I purchased this item as a gift for my great-niece and she was very pleased with the book. Perfect size for taking along in the camera bag.

Excellent book covering almost all aspects of low-light photography in simple but concise manner with excellent illustrations. For some unknown reason published in microscopic print...???

I love this book very much. It has help me on my path to great pictures. I would recommend it to all new photographers

I absolutely love Michael Freeman's other books. The Low Light Photography Field Guide is a good book that covers the basics of getting good shots in low light. My only complaint is the text is extremely small. I had trouble reading the book even with my glasses. This book would be better as an ebook. At least one could change the print size to something more readable.

The information is great but this is not a field guide. As a graphic designer as well as photographer I can see where a normal size book was simply miniaturized to make it portable and thus fit the category. The fonts, images, color and backgrounds all correspond to a larger format. At the present size it looks like the small print in some ads and is almost impossible to read. I would recommend that you wait until the publisher realizes the mistake made and comes out with a larger size book. Once you can actually read it, it will be worth every penny.

Great reading

This is actually an excellent work.To read this book you have to purchase a microscope.Books are ordering for increasing knowledge.Elder readers canot read this book.Low light canot read in day light.

Sembra essere questo il tema principale del libro, ed in effetti scattare a bassa luminosità presenta una serie di insidie che il libro analizza in grande dettaglio, tanto da sconfinare talvolta nell'elaborazione di immagini digitali tralasciando la tecnica fotografica. Infatti l'autore presta un'attenzione quasi maniacale alla natura e trattamento dei vari artefatti che si possono presentare in situazioni di bassa luminosità, piuttosto che alla composizione fotografica. Buona la rassegna di software per il trattamento del rumore e HDR. Scarsa l'attenzione a fotocamere di alto livello, con le quali molti dei problemi trattai in fatto di rumore sono in realtà superati. Ci sono due principali punti deboli nel libro: il più rilevante è il suo piccolo formato, quasi da tascabile, che non fa apprezzare i dettagli relativi al rumore ed al suo trattamento, presentati in immagini veramente minuscole; l'altro è che pur essendo del 2011, fa riferimento a Lightroom 3. Chi oggi utilizza lightroom 4 non troverà corrispondenza fra il libro ed i comandi di Lightroom che si troverà ad usare.

Livro muito claro, fácil de entender e cobre todos os aspectos necessários.

I chose this because of it's subject matter and in particular because of the Author.. Michael Freeman has a wealth of experience and he manages to impart it in a very understandable way. Where Photography is concerned, low light is a particularly neglected subject matter and for anyone wishing to cope with this and the difficulties that it can produce then this is the book for you. The format of the guide means it is truly a 'Field guide' and can be used for reference when tackling those tricky light situations..

I agree with other reviewers; great content compressed into a small form factor. A larger version would be great, after all you dont read a low light field guide in the dark!