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Digital Macro & Close-Up Photography For Dummies

Handbook / Manual Popular Science Out of Print
Series: For Dummies
By: Thomas Clark(Author)
312 pages, colour photos, colour illustrations
Digital Macro & Close-Up Photography For Dummies
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  • Digital Macro & Close-Up Photography For Dummies ISBN: 9780470930632 Paperback Sep 2011 Out of Print #197635
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About this book

Macro photography uses specialty lenses and advanced digital cameras to capture stunning up-close images. Digital Macro & Close-Up Photography For Dummies 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. With full-colour 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.

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

Customer Reviews

Biography

Thomas Clark is a professional photographer whose portfolio has landed him gigs with Sony, Nike, Puma, and Subliminal Records.

Handbook / Manual Popular Science Out of Print
Series: For Dummies
By: Thomas Clark(Author)
312 pages, colour photos, colour illustrations
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