Book description
The Complete Guide to Macro and Close-Up Photography is a comprehensive handbook on macro and close-up photography, offering both ambitious beginners and veteran photographers all the information they need to create great macro photographs. Experienced photographer and author Cyrill Harnischmacher covers:
- Explanations of all the concepts behind close-up and macro photography
- Equipment, including camera systems, macro lenses, close-up lenses, extension tubes, and reversing rings
- Shooting techniques such as high-speed photography using photoelectric sensors, light painting, focus stacking to extend depth of field, panoramic and infrared macros, extended contrast with HDR technology, and multiple exposures
- Tackling subject matter both in the field and in the studio
- Working creatively with ambient and artificial light
- Countless hands-on shooting tips
- Post-processing your macro images
The book also offers insights about macro photo composition, discussing light, color, camera position, and focus. With more than 600 images and figures illustrating the various ways readers can document the world of the infinitesimal, this book is not only a technical guide, but also a source of inspiration giving readers ideas to run with and make their own. Finally, the book also includes do-it-yourself projects, offering solutions both for everyday shooting as well as for dealing with specific situations unique to macro photography.
Publisher resources
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedaication
- Foreword
- Table of Contents
- The Fascination of Macro Photography
- 01 The Basics
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02 Equipment
- Cameras for Macro Photography
- Standard Lenses
- Macro Lenses
- Close-Up Lenses
- Teleconverters and Extension Tubes
- Reversing Rings and Coupling Rings
- Bellows
- Altering Depth of Field
- Lighting for Close-Up and Macro Photography
- Colors of Light and Color Reproduction
- Shutter Release Accessories
- Remote Control via Smartphone or Tablet
- Remote Control with Triggertrap
- Optical Filters
- Tripods and Mounts
- Transportation and Safety
- Additional Macro Accessories
- 03 Shooting Techniques
- 04 Macro Photography in the Studio
- 05 Macro Photography in Nature
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06 Special Shooting Techniques
- Multiple Exposures
- Focus Stacking
- Light Painting
- Interval Shooting, Time-Lapse, and Stop-Motion
- High-Speed Photography
- High-Speed Studio Photography without Light Barriers
- High Dynamic Range—HDR
- Macro Panoramas
- Creative Experiments
- Infrared Macro Photography
- Jan Metzler Focus Stacking
- Advanced Focus Stacking
- Hans Christian Steeg High-Speed Photography
- Caught in Flight
- 07 Searching for Subjects
- 08 A Day at the Zoo
- 09 Image Editing
- 10 Working with Light
- 11 Composition
- 12 Do It Yourself
- Acknowledgments
Product information
- Title: The Complete Guide to Macro and Close-Up Photography
- Author(s):
- Release date: February 2016
- Publisher(s): Rocky Nook
- ISBN: 9781681980546
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