African Safari Wildlife Photography

I'm a professional wildlife photographer and spend a considerable time each year in Africa trying to get the best images possible. I'm always trying to improve my craft so have read several animal photography guide book recently (including several specifically written on African wildlife photography). Hands-down this is the by far the best guide I've ever read on this specifically subject. The author goes into great detail to explain why certain camera settings work with certain conditions or with certain types of images that you're trying to make. This is a wonderful book! If you've never been to Africa but planning to go, or if you're going back and want to improve your images, then this book is a "must have" for you.

Having been to Africa on a photo safari, I ordered this book seeking additional advice. I was very disappointed. Considering the cost, I found the paper to look and feel very cheap. The images themselves were nice in terms of composition and action, but not very well printed. The photo advice was very basic and not necessary for anyone having at least some familiarity with a digital camera and lens. There were some good suggestions regarding composition, but again all very basic and of limited value to me. Indeed, there are better and cheaper books out there. Needless to say, after a quick but fairly thorough once over, I returned the book the next day.

Way overpriced for what you get IMO. The author is fascinated by lions and cheetahs. Nothing wrong with that, except that it seems 50+% of the photos are of lions or cheetahs, with most of the remainder being of big mammals. There are only a few photos of birds, and those only the large birds such as vultures and eagles. Many of the lion shots are taken at very close range which are among the easier photos to take in Africa.The advice, which is what one pays for, seems simplistic to me. This may have value for a person who has never done any wildlife photography before, but for someone who is an active hobbyist, or pro, you probably already know all this (e.g. look at your histogram to check exposure) and the Africa-specific advice seems nothing more than what one could easily find on-line for free or a lot less money.On a more subjective note, I was unhappy with the printing and photos in this book. It uses a large sans serif font and wide margins. On my copy the printing was weird with some pages having a dirty gray matte around the edge and others not. The author's photographs did not appeal to me either. It may be the printing again, since the colors seem unsaturated and the white balance off. The photos also appear to me either too sharpened or muddy like a watercolor. This may be an artifact of the non-glossy paper the book is printed on.The author talks about his photo settings for different photos, but there are no illustrations about what the photo might look like if you had different or default settings, so the educational value is reduced.The author's advice is generally good advice. My problem is that I learned very, very little from this expensive book, and did not get the inspiration I get from books like Art Wolfe's "Africa" ( Africa Jane Goodall

A nice book and very informative. Pictures looked a bit surreal and HDR, which I'm not so keen on. Also, could have done with the camera settings written next to each picture as you look at them. These were completely lacking. A nice book nonetheless.

I have been into digital photography for about 24 months and I am still absorbing the technicalities. Martin Pruss's ability to put things in an understandable way has made life much easier, not only on the technical front but also in commonsense ways to take my wildlife photographs to a new level.The book has some great photos captured during the great migration in Kenya. The book teaches you the elements required to enable you to shoot great wildlife photos at home, in Africa or around the world. A good read, and some amazing stills can't recommend it enough.

Its avery good book that takes you through all the important aspects from Kit to technique.Its easy to read and you learn stuff as you go.But it and enjoy

The quality of the book appears cheap for a book worth 1899 rs. It looks as if it is a colour photocopy of the original. I am totally Unsatisfied with this product.

Really, really disappointed with this book. So disappointed in fact that I returned it to Amazon - the first item I've ever returned due to poor quality.The book refers only to Canon throughout, offering no comparisons or advice on other brands. The paper is of poor quality - no lovely glossy photographs as one would expect with a book of this type. The book is so poorly put together that the print on the pages is on a slant! The text is large, meaning that there's not really much info in the book. Condense the text to "normal" size and the book would probably be half the length.Overall, very disappointed with the quality. Cheap product, but not a cheap price tag. I don't normally review products online, but I felt so strongly about this one, as I wouldn't want anyone else to be as disappointed as I was with my purchase.