Macro Photography: From Snapshots to Great Shots
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Close-up and macro photography is one of the most popular types of photography among digital photographers today. After the big-range zoom, a macro lens is typically one of the next purchases considered by serious outdoor photographers and amateur photographers looking for close-up capability in all zoom lenses. Yet hobbyist photographers struggle. Many macro shots just don’t make it–not sharp, confusing backgrounds, muddled compositions, misplaced sharpness, and distracting light. Even more advanced photographers find challenges working with depth of field, dealing with light, and using different focal lengths up close. You need a book that goes beyond the camera manuals to teach you how to select and use various lenses to take great macro shots. This guide by pro photographer Rob Sheppard will help you conquer the fundamentals and capture stunning pictures. Sheppard starts with the basics. He discusses factors such as depth of field, perspective, and compression and which types of lenses are right for your style of shooting. You will have a better understanding of your equipment and understand your choices for investing in lenses. Beautifully illustrated with large, compelling photos, this book teaches you how to take control of your photography to get the image you want every time you pick up the camera. Review: Worth the money - Great book for anyone looking to learn the basics of macro photography. I consider myself an experienced amateur; having purchased a D3300 from a local camera shop on 2/25/16 and since have close to 40 pictures on two stock photo sites. I know not that many but it's only the start of my posting on the sites. Anyways this book starts at the basics and I found it really helpful that it reinforces that you don't need a dedicated macro lens to shoot macro. I own a macro lens (85mm micro Nikkor) and I think it is great. Takes some getting used to and is a pretty heavy lens but for starting out all you need to get decently close is the kit lenses that came with your camera. The books also shows and describes tools such as ring flashes, extension tubes and things like that. Lighting, composition, depth of field, light types, background types and even photographing specific subjects. I found it helpful and even go back and re-read specific chapters just to keep what I learned fresh in my mind. As being self taught in the art of photography I can say this book is a great first step in learning macro photography. Does it have all the techniques and answers? Of course not but like if you're looking to get your feet wet in the area of macro photography it's a perfect place to start. Take what you learn in the book, put your own spin on it and go out there and create macro/micro photos that show your photographic style. All photos added to my review were taken hand held with my 85mm micro Nikkor. Review: Helpful and well done - Generally helpful and well done but more detail was needed for beginners. There is an assumption that all readers will know the basics.
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| Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 94 Reviews |
M**E
Worth the money
Great book for anyone looking to learn the basics of macro photography. I consider myself an experienced amateur; having purchased a D3300 from a local camera shop on 2/25/16 and since have close to 40 pictures on two stock photo sites. I know not that many but it's only the start of my posting on the sites. Anyways this book starts at the basics and I found it really helpful that it reinforces that you don't need a dedicated macro lens to shoot macro. I own a macro lens (85mm micro Nikkor) and I think it is great. Takes some getting used to and is a pretty heavy lens but for starting out all you need to get decently close is the kit lenses that came with your camera. The books also shows and describes tools such as ring flashes, extension tubes and things like that. Lighting, composition, depth of field, light types, background types and even photographing specific subjects. I found it helpful and even go back and re-read specific chapters just to keep what I learned fresh in my mind. As being self taught in the art of photography I can say this book is a great first step in learning macro photography. Does it have all the techniques and answers? Of course not but like if you're looking to get your feet wet in the area of macro photography it's a perfect place to start. Take what you learn in the book, put your own spin on it and go out there and create macro/micro photos that show your photographic style. All photos added to my review were taken hand held with my 85mm micro Nikkor.
G**E
Helpful and well done
Generally helpful and well done but more detail was needed for beginners. There is an assumption that all readers will know the basics.
B**N
Very nice book
I've recently decided to experiment with macro photography, and this book was helpful. It delves into some advanced topics such as focus stacking, but entire chapters (such as Lighting) are valuable. The author has a nice way of explaining everything, and I bookmarked several pages.
D**S
Good book for those starting out in macro
I found this book interesting and helpful
J**D
A good basic book on macro photography
A good basic review for photographers starting out in macro. While it introduces macro lenses, it doesn't assume you need them for close up work. Contains lots of fresh ideas.
S**!
Easy to Follow and Well Written
Super well written and lots of photos. What I liked best about this book is each photo has all the camera settings listed. That in and of itself, allowed me to get a better idea of what to do with aperture as well as a ISO. Not a bunch of difficult dialogue to crowd your mind. Excellent, Excellent, Excellent!
E**E
Learned so much
This book covers everything you need to know to go out and shoot macro and close-up photography. Macro photography can be challenging but can be shot any time and anywhere, as opposed to landscape subjects where you usually have to travel, subjects for macro are all around us. I highly recommend this book.
C**R
Four Stars
Its good.
A**R
Five Stars
good book.
K**K
Average publication
Generally overall a good product.
R**X
Well worth a read.
I enjoyed reading this book very much. It is well written and informative with very sound advice on using macro and close up lenses and accessories. The example images used are excellent and each one fully explained as to how it was achieved.
R**O
Four Stars
Good to start your macro photography experience.
F**E
Best macro book
must read book for macro photographers
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