Urban Exploration Photography: A Guide to Creating and Editing Images of Abandoned Places

Unique Urban

Urban Exploration Photography:  A Guide to Creating and Editing Images of Abandoned Places will take you through this unique photographic genre. Often called “urbex”, this distinctive style of photography is one of the most challenging and can be recognized by dark, abandoned environments or buildings. In this book, photographer Todd Sipes walks you through everything you need to know about composition, tips on camera settings as well as how to dramatically improve your photos in post-production using Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom, Goodle Nik Collection, OnOne Perfect Photo Suite and much more.  He even covers tips on what to wear and bring along with you.

Book Features

Using this compelling book as your guide you will learn the following:

• General camera settings to use and which gear to choose for your urban explorations.
• Tips and techniques for when you are shooting in the dark.
• How to select the best possible subject matter to create those striking images.
• What light qualities to look out for to enhance your imagery.
• 32-bit HDR and luminosity masking using the post-processing program you favour.
• What bracketing is and how to use it in your Urban Exploration Photography.
• What are the common mistakes to avoid like HDR-fever, halos and chromatic aberrations.
• Numerous time saving tips and tricks that will help utilize the limited time you have in the field.