Bruce Sawle 
Photographing San Francisco Digital Field Guide 

A compact, full-color companion guide to photographing San
Francisco!

Whether using a full-featured compact camera or a high-end d SLR,
this companion guide provides you with detailed information for
taking stunning shots of beautiful San Francisco. Whether you aim
to capture breathtaking photos of the majestic Golden Gate Bridge,
crooked Lombard Street, infamous Alcatraz, or unique Victorian
homes, this portable resource goes where you go and walks you
through valuable tips and techniques for taking the best shot
possible.

You’ll discover suggested locations for taking photos,
recommended equipment, what camera settings to use, best times of
day to photograph specific attractions, how to handle weather
challenges, and more. In addition, lovely images of San Francisco’s
most breathtaking attractions and recognizable landmarks serve to
both inspire and assist you as you embark on an amazing
photographic adventure!

* Elevates your photography skills to a new level with
photography secrets from professional photographer Bruce Sawle

* Presents clear, understandable tips and techniques that span
all skill levels, using all types of digital cameras, from compacts
to high end DSLRs

* Features San Fransisco’s main attractions in alphabetical order
as well as thumb tabs on the pages so you can quickly and easily
access the information you are looking for

* Shares detailed information and insight on critical topics,
such as ideal locations to photograph from, the best time of day to
shoot, camera equipment to have handy, weather conditions, and
optimal camera settings to consider

Whether you’re a local familiar with the territory or a visitor
seeing San Francisco for the first time, this handy guide will help
you capture fantastic photos!

Table of Content

1 Alcatraz.

Why It’s Worth a Photograph.

Where Can I Get the Best Shot?

How Can I Get the Best Shot?

2 California Academy of Sciences.

3 California Palace of the Legion of Honor.

4 Chinatown.

5 Coit Tower.

6 Conservatory of Flowers.

7 Downtown.

8 Dutch Windmill.

9 Embarcadero.

10 Fisherman’s Wharf.

11 Golden Gate Bridge.

12 Grace Cathedral.

13 Japanese Tea Garden.

14 Lombard Street.

15 Marina Green.

16 M.H. de Young Museum.

17 North Beach.

18 Ocean Beach.

19 Painted Ladies/Postcard Row.

20 Palace of Fine Arts.

21 Presidio of San Francisco.

22 Rodeo Beach/Marin Headlands.

23 Saints Peter and Paul Church.

24 San Francisco Botanical Garden.

25 San Francisco Cable Cars.

26 San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge.

27 San Francisco Zoo.

28 Transamerica Pyramid.

Index.

About the author

Bruce Sawle has called San Francisco home for nearly 40 years. He is intimately acquainted with both the tourist attractions and the city’s hidden treasures. As a professional photographer specializing in portrait and landscape photography, Bruce is uniquely qualified to offer his guidance on capturing postcard-quality images.