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Author: Thomas Clark
ISBN : 0470930632
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Master macro techniques and capture brilliant close-up photographsThis hands-on, friendly guide helps you understand the nuances of macro techniques so you can take unique and remarkable digital photos. With full-color examples, technique comparisons, and equipment recommendations, it gives you the skills to master this art form and capture stunning detail with every click of your camera.
Develop an eye for details — learn to train your eye to see things from a macro and close-up viewpoint to snap gorgeously detailed photos
Take the quip out of equipment — get the 411 on the different types of equipment available and your best options for specific purposes and projects
Let there be light — find out how to apply different styles of lighting in order to achieve the best photographic results
Get your gadgets in gear — put your tools to use with helpful guidance on photographing specific subjects and ways you can make postproduction improvements
Open the book and find:
Plain-English explanations of macro photography techniques
The difference between macro and close-up
The equipment you need (and the equipment that's nice to have)
Advice on how to choose the right lens for you
Lighting do's and don't's
Macro and close-up photography in nature
Tips for getting your subject to relax
How to edit your photos in postproduction
Learn to:
Use specialty lenses and cameras to capture stunning up-close images
Master techniques like the professionals
Practice your skills with suggested exercises
IN FULL COLOR!
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.
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- Paperback: 336 pages
- Publisher: For Dummies; 1 edition (August 9, 2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0470930632
- ISBN-13: 978-0470930632
- Product Dimensions: 0.7 x 7.5 x 9.2 inches
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Like the rest of the For Dummies books, this one assumes that you have little or no background in the topic that you're reading about. Unlike some of the other Dummies books, the author Thomas Clark restrains from cracking stupid jokes every other paragraph. How refreshing! His writing style is direct, but friendly, without being condescending.
The book's first two chapters cover the basics of and the differences between macro and close-up photography. Here it got a little confusing: first Clark says the differences don't really matter, then he says that they do. You may have to read that twice to get what he's saying; it has to do with the ratio of your image size on your camera's sensor to the actual size of the subject. Once you understand this, you're ready to move on. Next, chapter 3 gets into composition and learning how to see creatively -- no photo book is complete without that. That completes Part I of the book.
Part II has four chapters that cover your photography tools: camera, lenses, reversing rings, extension tubes, and more. Clark gives you tips on shooting macro for both digital SLR cameras and for digital compact cameras that have macro capability. Part III covers lighting, composition, and exposure. Both natural light and artificial light sources are covered, and Clark gets more detailed about composition and how to select your exposures.
Part IV has six chapters on photographic subjects that you're likely to encounter with macro: nature, such as insects and plants; people and pets; product photos and still life; jewelry and other shiny stuff; and extreme macro. There's a chapter on post-production, which is what you do to your digital images once you get them onto your computer. Here I have a big bone to pick.
Background: I am a Nikon shooter and shoot only in raw (limited exceptions). My status as a photographer is best described as part-time professional in that I have a day job but make low level money on nights and weekends using my skills. I also only shoot with Nikon pro-level glass.
This book continues the great work of the Dummies series on digital photography to include Digital Photography Exposure For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech)), Digital Photography Lighting For Dummies (For Dummies (Lifestyles Paperback)), and Digital SLR Photography All-in-One For Dummies. It is best described as a series for beginner DSLR users to intermediate users; typically consumer level users seeking to move up and soon to upgrade to cameras such as the Nikon D300s and higher for greater on camera control of exposure and lighting. This book introduces Macro Photography, a subject misunderstood by just about every consumer level shooter.
This book is written for a target audience of beginner photographers and serves as a good source of broad foundational knowledge from which you can build. Book layout is well thought and very logical, with the typical Dummies guide "readability" that I consider superb. The book covers equipment but does not push you into buying anything as some other authors tend to do in more advanced books.
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