See the images and read the stories behind the creative process of one
of America's most respected landscape photographers, William Neill.
For more than two decades, William Neill has been offering his thoughts
and insights about photography and the beauty of nature in essays that
cover the techniques, business, and spirit of his photographic life.
Curated and collected here for the first time, and accompanying 128
beautiful reproductions of Neill's photographs, these essays are both
pragmatic and profound, offering readers an intimate look behind the
scenes at Neill's creative process behind individual photographs as well
as a discussion of the larger and more foundational topics that are key
to his philosophy and approach to work.
Drawing from the tradition of behind-the-scenes books like Ansel Adams'
Examples: The Making of 40 Photographs and Galen Rowell's Mountain
Light: In Search of the Dynamic Landscape, Light on the Landscape
covers in detail the core photographic fundamentals such as light,
composition, camera angle, and exposure choices, but it also deftly
considers those subjects that are less frequently examined: portfolio
development, marketing, printmaking, nature stewardship, inspiration,
preparation, self-improvement, and more. The result is a profound and
wide-ranging exploration of that magical convergence of light, land, and
camera.
Filled with beautiful and inspiring photographs, Light on the
Landscape is also full of the kind of wisdom that only comes from a
deeply thoughtful photographer who has spent a lifetime communicating
with a camera. Incorporating the lessons within the book, you too can
learn to achieve not only technically excellent and beautiful images,
but photographs that truly rise above your best and reveal your deeply
personal and creative perspective--your vision, your voice.
