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Title: Close-up and Macro Photography
Author: Davies, Adrian
Publisher: Focal Press
Published: © 2010
Date read: 11 September 2010

As described by the publisher "In this exhaustive guide to macro photography, respected author and photographer Adrian Davies takes a comprehensive approach to the subject, covering every aspect of the multi-faceted and often complicated world of close-up photography."

"Everything about Adrian's approach is both practical and diverse, with optimal output always in mind. His coverage of equipment, for example, goes beyond cameras to cover the application of flatbed and film scanners for close-up shots (2D, 3D, reflective and translucent subjects)."

Contents

• Chapter 1. Introduction
• Chapter 2. Image Capture
• Chapter 3. Lenses
• Chapter 4. Camera Supports
• Chapter 5. Lighting
• Chapter 6. the Macro Studio
• Chapter 7. Workflow and Image Processing
• Chapter 8. Subject
• Resources
• Glossary
• Gallery
• Index

Review & comments: This was an excellent book for me. It is more up to date than any other book on this topic I had investigated recently. There were many good examples of good photography and explanations about how they were accomplished.

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