Close-up Shooting
A guide to close-up, tabletop and macro photography
by Cyrill Harnischmacher
published by Rockynook 2007
ISBN 978-1-933952-09-3
rockynook.com
Reviewed by Carl Baggett, member of the Eureka Photoshop Users Group, Sep 22, 2007
Having just obtained a close-up lens I was eager to review this book. It turned out this book is perfect for someone just getting into close-up photography. There is a brief, basic discussion of the technical issues that is easy to absorb. The author does a good job comunicating that the many techniques of lighting is where the creativity of close-up photography starts.
Lots of photos are used to demonstrate what the author is discussing. In particular there are 2 pages with 9 photos of the same object. One page shows a comparison of different lens configurations and the other shows different lighting techniques. And you know what they say about a photo being worth a thousand words.
I haven't looked at any other books dealing with close-up photography to compare this one to, but I would tell any close-up beginner like myself that this book is a good one to get.
A guide to close-up, tabletop and macro photography
by Cyrill Harnischmacher
published by Rockynook 2007
ISBN 978-1-933952-09-3
rockynook.com
Reviewed by Carl Baggett, member of the Eureka Photoshop Users Group, Sep 22, 2007
Lots of photos are used to demonstrate what the author is discussing. In particular there are 2 pages with 9 photos of the same object. One page shows a comparison of different lens configurations and the other shows different lighting techniques. And you know what they say about a photo being worth a thousand words.
I haven't looked at any other books dealing with close-up photography to compare this one to, but I would tell any close-up beginner like myself that this book is a good one to get.