Digital Macro and Close–Up Photography For Dummies

Master macro techniques and capture brilliant close–up photographs

This 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!

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.

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.