To mark the 40th anniversary of Insight Guides; the leading publisher of visual travel guides; we are publishing our very own Insight Guide to Travel Photography. This practical and informative guide will appeal to keen amateurs as well as complete beginners and covers everything from the history of travel photography to digital processing and the sharing and selling of your own images. The guide features expert advice on how to capture stunning photographs whatever the time of day or year; helped by our destination calendar which conveniently highlights when places are at their most photogenic. Illustrated sections explore all aspects of technique from lighting and composition to camera settings; exposure and lenses. The Journey section explores every kind of travel photography; including Setting Out; Landscapes; Elements and Skyscapes; The Built Environment; People; Wildlife; Details and Close-ups; Transport and Active Pursuits. A section offering tips on how to establish a rapport with people and photograph them successfully and respectfully in their environment in order to gain a greater insight into their world is entirely unique to this guide. Authoritative feature essays focus on areas such as Capturing the Soul; The Family of Man and Flash Photography. The handy At Home section provides invaluable advice for preparing for your trip; including what to take and planning the journey; local customs; insurance and protecting your camera. There is also plenty of tips for processing; including how to download safely and getting the most from your images. A full and extensive glossary also details technical jargon; for anything you may need to know. This inspirational and practical guide is of a portable size making it a useful on-the-spot handbook; yet comprehensive enough to be a wonderful reference guide at home.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful. Fresh and fun!By Bookworm 426This book is a creative inspiration! The color options are fresh and vibrant; and I can easily see making several of the small projects for my family without arousing that "Oh; no; where did Mom find this clunker?" response (I can see the Sunny Flowers Fez becoming an instant favorite with my granddaughter). Some of the body silhouettes are short trendy accent garments (patchwork jacket; Shanghai surplice) that would be easy to lengthen if coverage is an issue. The Algonquin socks and Bunad mukluks are adorable--just in time for winter!I really like the suggested embellishments--embroidery touches; buttons; unexpected details--that add whimsy without overloading the designs. Mags Kandis has opened a window to fresh design and color choices.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. The skirt really grabbed my attentionBy Goddess BeingJust got this and oh the beautiful things to make..though many of them are knitted; I can see where I can purchase theskirt and do the leaves and get almost the same effect.In fact I loved this for the many ideas it gave me for embellishing articles of clothing...and it would give an added touch toa purchased item. In fact I can see myself putting the leaves on a cape that I have already knitted.Gem of a book.30 of 33 people found the following review helpful. You cant knit just one . . .By Cat BordhiYou know a knitting book is a winner when you keep picking it up for just one more journey through the sensory delight of its pages. This is one of those books.Folk Style is a lavish collection of stunningly beautiful designs. Sometimes folk elements from more than one culture or era are married with beautiful results; such as in The Grand Tour Waistcoast by Di Gilpin; which weds Greek; French; and Spanish inspirations. I particularly love Gilpins careful placement of asymmetrical intarsia motifs so that the imbalance appears to be a natural growth. I also love how she incorporated some texture and a cable into both the background of the front and into the central motif in the back - what a lovely and fresh juxtaposition of elements! Plus the back armhole shaping . . .Id love to make and use Gina Wildes Appalachian Gathering Basket; with its unusual shape; nubbly texture; faded southwestern colors; and haunting Pima Native American motifs. Its hard to stop gazing at it and turn the page. And yes; it is the perfect shape for gathering something.Annie Modesitt proves yet again what a magnificent designer she is with her Shanghai Surplice. I got to see the original at TNNA (the industry show) and admired it there. And yes; its given in lots of sizes - bust circumference from 30.5 to 52.5" - yay! Just looking at it makes a knitters heart sing; because the directionality of knitting is used so well. The upper left front; with its diagonal curve from neck to midriff ; sends the knitting sideways with an upward tilt; drawing the eye in a gentle and arousing manner. I love the two different armhole treatments - and the colors. This is one design that is so perfect that Id want to knit in the original yarn and colors; and fortunately Annie chose something easily available and reasonably priced; Brown Sheep Cotton Fine.Lisa B. Evans Tribal Baby Carrier would be an amazing baby gift - once again; you cannot bear to turn the page.Mags Kandiss softly felted Shibori-Esque Neck Wrap made me pause a long time to wonder if I might widen my own fashion sense to include this. Its just a little more "modern" than I usually wear; with elegant lines that are simple and graceful. If nothing else; it makes me think about doing something similar; combining Shibori and felting and weaving an end through a slit.And it is just this kind of wondering that the editorial staff of Interweave encourages. Like the rest of books in their Knitting Style series; they include a Design Notebook in the back to inspire and guide knitters whod like to venture down their own path of creating Folk Style garments. Twelve pages of guidance suggest how to find inspiration and develop it into working design; and show that this publisher recognizes the intelligence; eagerness to learn; and growing independence that characterizes todays knitters.