Digital Macro and Close–Up Photography For Dummies
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Master macro techniques and capture brilliant up-close photos Macro photography uses specialty lenses and advanced digital cameras to capture stunning up-close images. This book helps you understand the nuances of macro techniques so you can take unique and remarkable close-up digital photos. Equipment recommendations, helpful tips, and coverage of specialized elements that are exclusive to macro photography all aim to make you more savvy and comfortable with macro and close-up techniques. In addition, the easy-to-follow steps and suggested exercises go a long way to make you more familiar with your camera's capabilities so that you can take fantastic photos. * Introduces the techniques of macro photography and explores how to capture stunning close-up digital photos * Reviews using macro lenses, extension tubes, reversing rings, and other camera equipment and accessories * Shares tips for exposure and lighting techniques in the macro format * Addresses depth of field, working distance, and framing when shooting * Covers where to find subjects to shoot and setting up your macro studio With full-color examples and technique comparisons, this fun and friendly book presents step-by-step guidance for taking your close-up photography skills to the next level.

Table of Contents:
Introduction. Part I: Getting Acquainted with Macro and Close-Up Photography. Chapter 1: Discovering the Basics of Macro and Close-Up Photography. Chapter 2: Close-Up, but No Cigar: How Macro and Close-Up Photography Differ. Chapter 3: Developing an Eye for Details. Part II: Equipment: What You Need, What's Nice to Have. Chapter 4: Lenses and the Tools That Enhance Them. Chapter 5: Choosing the Right Macro Lens for You. Chapter 6: Grasping the Gear That Gets You the Shot. Chapter 7: Macro Photography and Your Point and Shoot Digital Camera. Part III: Creating Successful Images: Light, Composition, and Exposure. Chapter 8: Making the Most of Natural Light. Chapter 9: Shooting in the Studio with Artifi cial Light Sources. Chapter 10: Composing Macro and Close-Up Images to Suit Your Subjects. Chapter 11: Choosing the Appropriate Exposure Settings for Your Subjects. Part IV: Techniques for Shooting Subjects of All Types. Chapter 12: Macro and Close-Up Photography in Nature. Chapter 13: Close-Ups of People (And Other Animals). Chapter 14: Small Product and Still-Life Photography. Chapter 15: Tricks of the Trade for Jewelry and Other Refl ective Subjects. Chapter 16: Extreme Macro Photography: Working with Tiny Subjects. Chapter 17: Improving Your Macro and Close-Up Images in Postproduction. Part V: The Part of Tens. Chapter 18: Ten Tips for Close-Up Photography with Your Digital Point and Shoot. Chapter 19: Ten Subjects to Explore with Macro and Close-Up Photography. Index.

About the Author :
Thomas Clark is a professional photographer whose portfolio has landed him gigs with Sony, Nike, Puma, and Subliminal Records. You can view his image galleries on his website, tomclarkphoto.com.

Review :
a useful and clearly written primer on one of the more demanding photographic genres. (Digital Camera Magazine, September 2012)


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780470930632
  • Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Ltd
  • Height: 231 mm
  • No of Pages: 336
  • Weight: 814 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0470930632
  • Publisher Date: 20 Sep 2011
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 17 mm
  • Width: 188 mm


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