The Wild Side of Photography: Unconventional and Creative Techniques for the Courageous Photographer

by Cyrill Harnischmacher

Geared toward the adventurous photographer, The Wild Side of Photography provides a rich source of ideas and inspiration for fun projects ranging from clever to unconventional. Learn to build a shift/tilt lens for your DSLR from an old junkyard 120 film camera, try the camera toss, shoot images from a kite, use a peephole door viewer as a fisheye lens, or build your own pinhole camera. Get ready to capture the perfect aerial shot on your next commercial flight, and to paint beautiful night scenes using a flashlight as a lightbrush. Author/designer, Cyrill Harnischmacher, brought together 20 international authors and their unique projects to produce this intriguing book.Each project is presented with easy to understand instructional text, background info about the author and the project, and beautiful color images to illustrate what can be accomplished and how you can do it too.Topics Laptop ministudio- Camera hacks- Pole monopods for aerial photography- Blur (motion blur, camera motion, out-of-focus)- Low budget astrophotography- Kite photography- Using the scanner as a camera- LittlePlanet views- Texture blending- Camera and lens building projects

Genres: Photography

229 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 28, 2010

Reviews

[Simo Ibourki · Rating 1 out of 5]

The ideas in these book may seem new and creative in 2010, but new techniques are invented every once in a while that this book is largely outdated. Drones for examples can now be used for a "helicopter view" instead of a parachute.

[Schnaucl · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is a collection of ideas for unconventional photography. I would have given it five stars but 80% of the ideas require an SLR (and a lens or two that need modification) which means they're useless for the casual photographer.

Some of the ideas are more interesting than others. There's a tutorial on using your SLR like a microscope and turning it into a telescope (both require SLR and a modified lens) which I thought sounded pretty cool. But there's also a section on lighting which while it may be useful, is not exactly unconventional photography.

If you have a SLR camera and are looking for a new project, I highly recommend this book.

[Serge Pierro · Rating 3 out of 5]

Although I was familiar with many of the techniques presented within this book, it is a nice resource for those looking to expand their photographic exploration. A wide range of topics are covered, each by a different author, and includes photos relevant to the chapter. A nice source of "outside the box" inspiration - especially for those who are unfamiliar with any of these techniques.