Book description
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.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Acknowledgments
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction: Why Photograph Flowers?
- The Worlds of Flower Photography
-
Making Flower Photos
- Planning
- Choosing a Lens
- Macro Lenses
- A Comparison of Macro Lenses
- Gadgets and Gee-Gaws
- Using an Exposure Histogram
- Exposure and Flowers
- Determining the Right Exposure
- Working with Aperture and Depth-of-Field
- Focus and Sharpness
- Composition
- Understanding Light
- Natural Light
- Using Macro Flash
- Flowers in the Studio
- The Bee’s Eye View
- Flowers in the Digital Darkroom
- Notes & Resources
- Glossary
- Index
Product information
- Title: Photographing Flowers
- Author(s):
- Release date: October 2012
- Publisher(s): Routledge
- ISBN: 9781136109812
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