Creative Close-Ups: Digital Photography Tips & Techniques - Softcover

Davis, Harold

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0470527129 ISBN 13: 9780470527122

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2010

Synopsis

The essential guide for digital macro photographers everywhere. The art of macro photography-photographing small objects or super close-ups of small sections of big objects-yields fascinating results, but shooting at this level brings its own set of challenges. Now you can shoot close-ups with confidence and creative flair with this information-packed guide.Renowned photographer Harold Davis provides pages of field-tested techniques on focus, depth-of-field, exposure-even the appropriate equipment to use for this unique niche of digital photography. The book includes stunning and intriguing examples of his work to illustrate concepts.

About this title

About the Author

Harold Davis is an award-winning professional photographer. He is the author of more than 30 books, including Creative Composition: Digital Photography Tips & Techniques, Creative Night: Digital Photography Tips & Techniques, The Photoshop Darkroom: Creative Digital Post-Processing, and Practical Artistry: Light & Exposure for Digital Photographers. Harold writes the popular Photoblog 2.0, www.photoblog2.com.

From the Back Cover

For many photographers, the first time focusing a macro lens on the world of the tiny is a revelation. The closer you get, the more you see.

Technically, close-up photography is demanding. But with the right information, you'll be able to unleash your creative potential in the world of close-ups.

Creative Close-Ups: Digital Photography Tips & Techniques explains the equipment you need to succeed with macro photography, including macro lenses, extension tubes, and tripods.

Photographic techniques are explained in simple terms. Learn to see up close, to use aperture and exposure in new ways, and to capture what you see in your imagination.

Lavishly illustrated with the author's own close-up images, each photo provides information about how to make creative close-up photos. This book provides both inspiration and technical instruction. You may never photograph the world in quite the same way again!

• Explore the world of close-up photography
• Learn macro photography techniques
• Extend focus with stacked images
• Create transparent and impressionistic images of flowers
• Find out how to use aperture creatively in your close-ups
• Make your own still life studio

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0470527129
• ISBN 13: 9780470527122
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 239