Dan Bailey's Adventure Photography BlogPosted on by Dan
I’m excited to announce that I have just released the long-awaited 2020 update to my X SERIES UNLIMITED eBook.
Coming nearly three years after the book’s original release, this comprehensive revision is now 397-pages and up-to-date with the three new models that Fujifilm has released in the past few months: the X-Pro 3, X100V and X-T4. These cameras have some really cool new features, and hopefully we’ll see some of them trickle down to other models in the next year.
The new update also includes a host of new additions, edits, clarifications and new images, as well as full notation for all of the X-T30 features, and it’s up-to-date with Fuji’s firmware updates for numerous models, including the X-T3 and X-T30. Both of these cameras seen their capabilities grow during the past year.
A labor of love that was first published in July 2017, X SERIES UNLIMITED has become the Go-To reference guide for Fuji shooters around the world. This bestselling ebook has inspired thousands of photographers to get better results from their cameras and become more confident shooters.
With its clear, down-to-earth explanations and real-world insight and examples, it teaches you everything you need to know in order to master the X Series cameras and maximize your creative liberation with photography.
If you’re a Fuji shooter, I cannot emphasize how helpful this guide will be towards helping you understand your camera and expanding your photography in fun, new, creative ways. If you look at this page, you can see a wide range of testimonials from readers who have benefitted from my guide.
If you are an existing customer and have already purchased X SERIES UNLIMITED, you will be able to download the update for free. Watch for an email notification from me with the link.
Dan Bailey's Adventure Photography BlogPosted on by Dan
Now that June is finally here, we can pretty much count summer as being officially underway. For us Northern Hemisphere photographers, summer means bountiful landscape photography sessions and long days exploring outdoors with our cameras.
For you Southern Hemisphere people, you’re certainly not left out of the fun, it’s just that your days are much shorter and cooler right now. However, that’s hardly an excuse to shy away from landscape photography, there are endless opportunities for photographic creativity no matter where you live.
To celebrate the arrival of June and inspire you to get out and shoot your best work, I’m running a month-long special on my BEHIND THE LANDSCAPE eBook.
In BEHIND THE LANDSCAPE, I take you behind-the-scenes during the creation of sixteen of my favorite landscape images I’ve made in the past five years. For each example, I walk you through the entire process. I let you look over my shoulder as I outline the exact gear I had with me, the specific concept I had in mind, my creative approach, potential problems I faced, and how I solved them.
I describe my compositional techniques, my lens choice, how I used the light, specific exposure information and any other details that went into the process of bringing the image to life. I also highlight the types of challenges that you might face when shooting a similar style of imagery, and I show you how to overcome them so that you can walk away with a great photograph.
For every single image, I walk you through my own creative and technical process as I work through each of these steps. I evaluate each scene, describe the camera gear I had with me, analyze the color, quality and direction of the light, and tell you my specific approach for how I plan to capture each scene. Then I describe in detail my exact method of execution for turning my creative ideas into a successful image.
At the end of each example, I give you my final analysis for the image and describe the specific elements that I feel give the shot exceptional visual power. In addition, I share my final thoughts, reflecting on the personal, creative or introspective journey that led to the image.
Finally, I leave you with three takeaways. These are specific tips, techniques, compositional methods and ideas that directly contributed to the success of the image. The idea is that you can identify the methods that worked worked, so that you can apply to your own photography.
Years of Professional Insight at Your Disposal
Not only does BEHIND THE LANDSCAPE teach you the essential steps towards creating stronger images, it provides real-world inspiration that will motivate you to get out and try these techniques on your own.
Most of the photos in the book were shot in locations that are accessible to anyone with a basic level of fitness, and none of them required any special camera gear aside from what would be considered a normal outdoor photography kit. This means you can use these tips with your own subjects.
I’m confident that you’ll get a lot out of BEHIND THE LANDSCAPE. It’s packed full full of useful information and and inspiration and written so that you can start applying these techniques right away in your own photography.
I have read you new book “Behind the Landscape.” I could not “put it down” meaning that I kept at it because each photo you presented/analyzed was interesting and informative. I am trying to develop an eye for composition (both the scene and the light).
Thank you! The examples you present and the suggestions are very helpful. Purple Mountains, McKinley River and Wonder Lake are fascinating.
I loved Behind the Landscape!
Callum Rankine
Much like Dan’s images, this book can be enjoyed on a variety of levels. Dan shows a series of landscapes and takes us behind the scenes to see how he created them.
Now you could just simply follow suite and create similar images - but where would be the fun in that? Instead I saw the book more as a jumping off point for further exploration in landscape photography. This is a book that will make you *think* about your photography and that is never a bad thing. One to read, think about, and read again. Highly recommended!
In this comprehensive eBook, I take you behind-the-scenes during the creation of sixteen of my favorite landscape images I’ve made in the past five years.
For each example, I walk you through the entire process. I let you look over my shoulder as I outline the exact gear I had with me, the specific concept I had in mind, my creative approach, potential problems I faced, and how I solved them
I describe my compositional techniques, my lens choice, how I used the light, specific exposure information and any other details that went into the process of bringing the image to life. I also highlight the types of challenges that you might face when shooting a similar style of imagery, and I show how to overcome them so that you can walk away with a great photograph.
I Even Show You The Outtakes!
I even show you the outtakes that led up to the one final select of the series to illustrate that creating a great image is rarely a one-off activity. I feel this is one of the most valuable aspects of the entire book. Even if you didn’t read a single word, you could just look at the pictures and get a feel for how each shot developed in the scene.
With a horizontal format and 105 full-page spreads, BEHIND THE LANDSCAPE is packed full of practical photography tips and creative insight from a 20+ year professional photographer and instructor. And of course, it’s filled with stunning imagery!
A Step-By-Step Recipe Book for Successful Landscapes
In this book, I’m not just trying to show off my imagery, my goal is to teach you how to create stunning photos on your own. With this in mind, I’ve formatted this book around what I feel are the essential steps required for any successful photo shoot:
SCENE
GEAR
LIGHT
APPROACH
EXECUTION
ANALYSIS
FINAL THOUGHTS
TAKEAWAYS
For every single image, I walk you through my own creative and technical process as I work through each of these steps. I evaluate each scene, describe the camera gear I had with me, analyze the color, quality and direction of the light, and tell you my specific approach for how I plan to capture each scene. Then I describe in detail my exact method of execution for turning my creative ideas into a successful image.
At the end of each example, I give you my final analysis for the image and describe the specific elements that I feel give the shot exceptional visual power. In addition, I share my final thoughts, reflecting on the personal, creative or introspective journey that led to the image.
Finally, I leave you with three takeaways. These are specific tips, techniques, compositional methods and ideas that directly contributed to the success of the image. The idea is that you can identify the methods that worked worked, so that you can apply to your own photography.
AND PROCESSING TOO.
Although most of the final images in the book are straight JPEGs, a few of them have been processed to give them maximum impact. For those photos, I describe the look I was going form and walk you through the steps I took in the processing stage. I also discuss the specific aspects about the scene or the image that inspired me to edit the photo in a specific way.
You even get a special bonus image!
As a special treat, I’ve included a special bonus image. Rather than being another how-to chapter, it’s more of an adventure tale where I take you along with me on one of my aerial photography missions. You get to imagine what it’s like to be sitting next to me in the right seat of my little Cessna as we chase magical light around the sky and capture one of my favorite aerials!
Years of Professional Insight at Your Disposal
Not only does BEHIND THE LANDSCAPE teach you the essential steps towards creating stronger images, it provides real-world inspiration that will motivate you to get out and try these techniques on your own.
Most of the photos in the book were shot in locations that are accessible to anyone with a basic level of fitness, and none of them required any special camera gear aside from what would be considered a normal outdoor photography kit. This means you can use these tips with your own subjects.
I’m confident that you’ll get a lot out of BEHIND THE LANDSCAPE. It’s full of useful information and and inspiration and written so that you can start applying these techniques right away in your own photography.
Dan Bailey's Adventure Photography BlogPosted on by Dan
I have just released a major update to my X SERIES UNLIMITED eBook. The new October 2018 Revision contains full info on the X-T3, as well as the X-H1 and all the recent firmware updates that have been released during …Continue reading →
Dan Bailey's Adventure Photography BlogPosted on by Dan
I’m so proud to announce that my bestselling FUJIFILM eBook, X SERIES UNLIMITED, is now available as a print book from Rocky Nook. FUJIFILM X Series Unlimited: Mastering Techniques and Maximizing Creativity with Your FUJIFILM Camera has just been published as …Continue reading →
Dan Bailey's Adventure Photography BlogPosted on by Dan
I’m excited to announce the release of my brand new ebook, X SERIES UNLIMITED: A Comprehensive Guide for Mastering Techniques and Maximizing Creativity with your FUJIFILM Camera. This comprehensive 329-page guide will teach you eventing you need to know in order order to gain mastery with your …Continue reading →
Dan Bailey's Adventure Photography BlogPosted on by Dan
It’s that time of year, and even though the big holidays are quickly approaching, there’s still time to make a wish list for the stuff you know you want… or stuff you didn’t know you want. If you’re hard pressed …Continue reading →
Now that June is finally here, we can pretty much count summer as being officially underway. For us Northern Hemisphere photographers, summer means bountiful landscape photography sessions and long days exploring outdoors with our cameras.
