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Author: Harold Davis
ISBN : B009WMBW86
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Capture stunning macro floral images with this gorgeous guide by acclaimed photographer Harold Davis. You'll learn about different types of flowers, macro equipment basics, and the intricacies of shooting different floral varieties in the field and in the studio.
Harold also shows you techniques in the Photoshop darkroom that can be applied to flower photography to help you get the most out of your images.
Beautiful and authoritative, this guide to photographing flowers is a must-read for every photographer interested in flower photography. Photographing Flowers will also win a place in the hearts of those who simply love striking floral imagery.
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- File Size: 6547 KB
- Print Length: 208 pages
- Simultaneous Device Usage: Up to 4 simultaneous devices, per publisher limits
- Publisher: Focal Press; 1 edition (October 12, 2012)
- Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
- Language: English
- ASIN: B009WMBW86
- Text-to-Speech: Enabled
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- Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #329,409 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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Free Download Photographing Flowers: Exploring Macro Worlds with Harold Davis
Usually you get one or the other in photo books - fine art photography or step x step how-to techniques. Photographing Flowers combines the best of both genres. The photos in this latest Harold Davis book are stunning & aspirational (you'll want to achieve what he did!). And, his techniques tips seem doable even by non-pro photographers. If I had to sum up the book in one sentence, I'd say it explores possibilities and options for photographing flowers in ways that make you think out of the flower pot (or, garden plot).
This book covers the soup to nuts aspects of flower photography, including: what to capture, where to capture shots (outdoors or in studio), how to ensure shooting success, best ways to present your floral subjects (composition, focus, lighting - natural & artificial - and manipulation in the digital darkroom). It even throws in a smattering of how to simulate the style of famous artists and art movements that lend themselves to floral subjects. It is an artistic and practical field guide to flower photography.
Harold Davis is clearly an enthusiastic fan of flowers. For those who are interested, it's even possible to learn more about various species from the book. Hey, it's more exciting than you might think. Who knew I'd get a sex ed lesson in a photo book about flowers! But, it's like photographing any subject. The more you know about it the more you can do it justice in your images.
One last thing I'd like to point out is how beautifully Photographing Flowers is designed. I recently took a course on photo book design. So I'm very sensitive to the complexity of doing it well.
Over the years, as I've read books by Harold Davis, I've been impressed by the flower photographs he sometimes used for examples. I've waited expectantly for this book.
The book begins with an introduction to the world of flowers, including a discussion of some of the main families (although not, strangely enough, orchids). This is followed by a section on actually making flower photos, including discussions of equipment and exposure. Next is a section on flower sexuality. Davis concludes with a foray into post-processing of flower images.
The most arresting part of the book was the actual flower photographs. Every page spread has at least one beautiful photograph of one or more flowers. Particularly striking are the pictures of flowers taken on either a light table or in a light tent. The white of the environments is replaced by the white of the pages and the flowers snake through the text. I did wonder if these photographs would appear as lovely in a frame, without text, and I was inspired enough by the technique to resolve to try it at the first opportunity. Each of these photographs is well annotated and there is as much teaching in the captions as there is in the main text.
Although Davis covers all the bases of flower photography many of his hints are general in nature. For example, in discussing outdoor flower photography, he suggests using either a Plamp or a McClamp to keep the flower from moving. Having both of these devices in my arsenal, I knew that there was more to say about them, but Davis moved on without further mention. Similarly, in describing the use of flash, he discussed a preference for macro flash units, but didn't discuss the possibilities of regular units, or perhaps even using multiple units to shape the flowers.