On this month’s recommendation I bring you a theme that I at least like very much: travel photography, in this case with the hand of the great Tino Soriano, do you travel with me and with Tino?
Lovers of photography and travel. It is a perfect book to dely into the photographic essence of the trip.
- It is also a good recommendation for those who have considered dedicating themselves professionally to this type of photography.
You always get lost with terms like shutter speed, RAW, focal length, etc. , all of which you already take for granted. If you’re passionate about traveling but photography is still a highlight you’d like to catch up on, I recommend our post on the subject.
If traveling isn’t your thing, won’t it be your ideal book, obviously?.
Let’s see what the content of this interesting work is
In case you do not know who Tino Soriano is you have a brief presentation as soon as you start the book, with it you will understand the experience he tells you through the different chapters.
In this brief introduction, the author explains why and how he approached this book, what is the key in which it is written, so that you are not afraid afterwards; This, to sum up many, is that it is dedicated to telling you his advice, his experience and his advice, that is why it is called The Secrets of Travel Photography.
From the natural landscape to the urban landscape, what are the keys to composing and moving emotions and what are the best times to achieve them.
About 50 pages dedicated to discovering the world of travel portraiture, how to approach with respect the people represented, how to make the most of them or how to make natural photographs, essential for lovers of portrait trips.
Everything that the title of this chapter says is found during your travels and Tino tells you how to face them and take advantage of all their photographic possibilities.
Color and black and white are two very different languages that Tino helps you discern. Each of these languages has its own characteristics and moments. Learn in this chapter how to improve your language, no matter what you use.
Here you will find all these doubts that arise to all photographers raised by a subject matter expert who offers you his experience advice (and generously) to help you in certain situations, from choosing your best images to knowing what it means to be a professional travel photographer, because it also has its dark side, not everything is wonderful.
Photographer, teacher and writer born in Barcelona and with numerous national and international awards, has been awarded several times by Unesco and has also received the prestigious Mexican Silver Lens. Tino Soriano has received four Fotopres Awards, Spanish Photographer of the Year Fujifilm 1995, NikonPro-2002, Canon-Europe, the humanist distinction “The Essence of Humanity” of New Zealand and the most prestigious photojournalism trophy in the world , World Press Photo, awarded in 1999 in the category Art.
To learn more about it, you can click on this link, read the first pages of the book that concerns us and / or watch this video in which it shows you what it carries in its backpack, without a doubt, a way to learn a little. more about this.
You can say that Tino is a teacher because his communicative skills are obvious, as are his sense of humor.
The best thing is the generosity with which he shares his experience and with which he advises you. I think this is information you can’t find in any book, but something a good friend tells you while you have a coffee.
Another point is the photos that accompany the book, a real joy for your work.
I also liked to close each section of the chapters with tips
What made me most uncomfortable when reading was the format, it’s silly but, although the layout looks great, I’m used to vertical books, maybe a hard blanket would have helped me.
The only other one I see is the desire to travel that wakes you up.
A must for cobbled travel photographers, however, with some photographic luggage behind them because what are recipes or technical advice is not that of many; as he warns at first, this book goes in other directions.
However, it will help you to take a new step, to make these photographs that escape you, to move better in travel photography, to understand it from the point of view of the professional, that has nothing to do with that of the tourist. .
I hope this article has helped you to give you a deeper idea of what this book is like and if you think it should be in your library, if so don’t stop sharing it, in case someone else clarifies the ideas. Thanks and I’ll see you soon.