Interested in landscape composition books

[uvsub]

Hi.

My photography isn't advancing.  Lack of composition and vague design are the culprit.  Can anyone suggest a more visually oriented book with lots of photo critiques about landscape composition?  I've read the theory and found it dull and uninspiring.

Thank-you in advance for any suggestions.

[Lisa Nikodym]

Along those lines, I've learned a lot from Charlie Waite's "The Making of Landscape Photographs" and Freeman Patterson's "Photography and the Art of Seeing".

Lisa

[Wim van Velzen]

Charlie springs to my mind too. Joe Cornish is also nice. And there is a lot on the internet.

[uvsub]

Thanks, I know his work. He's incredible.  I track down a book by him.

Darryl

[wmchauncey]

Thanks, I know his work. He's incredible.  I track down a book by him.

Darryl
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Whoa, before you buy, check your local library.

[Geoff Wittig]

Hi.

My photography isn't advancing.  Lack of composition and vague design are the culprit.  Can anyone suggest a more visually oriented book with lots of photo critiques about landscape composition?  I've read the theory and found it dull and uninspiring.

Thank-you in advance for any suggestions.
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Tim Fitzharris's latest landscape book (National Audobon Society Guide to Landscape Photography) is very direct with advice; it has beautiful example photos and spells out explicit compositional techniques. Sometimes it comes off a bit too much like a cookbook, but it's an excellent starting point.

David Ward's "Landscape Within: Insights and Inspirations for Photographers" is much more cerebral, with fascinating explorations of the nature of perception and how we translate beauty into print. I found it a wonderful source of new ideas.