Digital Macro and Close-Up Photography For Dummies
Published on 20. September 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-0-470-93063-2 (ISBN)
Description
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.
Reviews / Votes
a useful and clearly written primer on one of the more demanding photographic genres. (Digital Camera Magazine, September 2012)More details
Product info
Paperback
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
Chichester
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 23.3 cm
Width: 18.8 cm
Thickness: 1.8 cm
Weight
766 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-470-93063-2 (9780470930632)
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Thomas Clark
Digital Macro and Close-Up Photography For Dummies
E-Book
07/2011
Wiley
€20.99
Available for download
Thomas Clark
Digital Macro and Close-Up Photography For Dummies
E-Book
06/2011
Wiley
€20.99
Available for download
Person
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.
Content
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.