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eBooks
Expand your craft and explore your personal vision with Ian Plant's downloadable PDF eBooks.

NEW! Chasing the Light Essential Tips for Taking Great Landscape Photos Ian Plant This eBook contains essential tips that can make your landscape photos stand out from the rest. Inside you will learn the fundamentals of scene selection, working with light and color, and advanced composition techniques. The philosophical and creative concepts contained herein, once mastered, can help you unlock your fullest potential as a landscape photographer. This eBook is not about gear or Photoshop—it is about the artistic fundamentals required to make great landscape photos. If you are interested in taking your craft and personal vision to the next level, then Chasing the Light is for you! Chasing the Light is a 62 page downloadable PDF eBook filled with informative text, stunning full-color images, and plenty of insights and inspiration. For more information, click here. Special Introductory Price! USD $5.00



Print Books
Ian's photographs have appeared in eight print books. Visit the Mountain Trail Photo E-Store for purchase information.

The Ultimate Guide to Digital Nature Photography by the Mountain Trail Photo Team Ian is one of the lead authors and designers of this great instructional book perfect for beginners or those looking to take their photography to the next level. "Shows you how to get the elusive 'Once in a Lifetime' shot more frequently than you ever thought possible." —Christopher Robinson, editor, Outdoor Photographer Magazine "A compilation of expert tips and advice by some of today's most talented professional nature photographers." —Jim Erhardt, founder, Nature Photographers Online Magazine


50 Amazing Things You Must See and Do in the Greater D.C. Area: The Ultimate Outdoor Adventure Guide by Ian Plant and Joseph Rossbach Highlighting the best scenery and wildlife in the eastern United States, this guide to the greater Washington, DC area makes it easy to explore natural beauty spots in central Maryland and northern Virginia over a day or a weekend. From hiking in the Appalachian Mountains or paddling the mighty Potomac River, to watching the winter snow geese migrate on the eastern shore of Maryland, the book provides an inspiring range of outdoor adventures, all illustrated with dozens of stunning, full-color photos.


Chesapeake: Bay of Light Photos by Ian Plant Essays by Tom Horton Following in the footsteps of Captain John Smith’s voyages from 400 years ago, this book, filled with breathtaking photographs, captures the wild, untamed beauty and hidden and forgotten locales of the Chesapeake Bay. "Invigorating . . . [shows] how extraordinarily enriched and beautiful the Bay still is." —The Washington Post "This beautiful collection of photos and essays . . . describe the bay's beauty and the dangers that threaten this extraordinary natural resource." —The Baltimore Sun "I can't keep my hands off Chesapeake: Bay of Light . . . a totally beautiful effort that is worth every penny." —The Washington Times "Chesapeake: Bay of Light . . . is a beautiful testament to the estuary's glory and fragility. The book is a treat." —Richmond Times-Dispatch "Light fascinates photographer Ian Plant and catches your eye as you leaf through this gorgeous book . . . a sumptuous visual feast." —Chesapeake Bay Magazine "Photographer Ian Plant and author Tom Horton beautifully capture the Bay's changing moods." —Chesapeake Life Magazine


Ian's photographs have also appeared in five books of the "Wonder and Light" series.


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