Digital Macro Photography [Paperback]

Ross Hoddinott (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 4, 2008

With a close-up camera lens, shutterbugs can capture a landscape in a water droplet, a dragon’s face in a dragonfly, an alien planet in a backyard fungus, or a futuristic civilization in a computer circuit board. The magic field of macro photography comes alive through digital cameras and Photoshop programs, as simple instructions combine with jargon-busting tips to demonstrate each essential technique. More than 200 full-color photos and 750 illustrations showcase the possibilities for making spectacular images with ordinary equipment. Besides ideas for making framed photos, special sections show how to create greeting cards, stationery, and other practical items and gifts.

 

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About the Author

Ross Hoddinott is an award-winning photographer who has previously written two titles for GMC and lives in Bude, Cornwall. Author's website: www.rosshoddinott.co.uk

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Photographers' Institute Press (March 4, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1861085303
• ISBN-13: 978-1861085306
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 7.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #293,031 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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70 of 70 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Mostly Macro, September 10, 2007

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This review is from: Digital Macro Photography (Hardcover)

I've looked at many of the recent books on digital macro photography, and this is the only one that devotes most of its space to macro. Too many that claim to be about macro or close up photography (e.g. "The Magic of ..." by Meehan) largely rehash guides to digital photography in general. Hoddinott does some of that too. I could have done without the "post processing" chapter at the end. But fortunately Hoddinott keeps the book mostly focussed on the subject promised in its title. He gives sensible advice that ranges from the moderately technical to the openly mundane. The latter includes surprisingly helpful suggestions about what time of day and where to find subjects suitable for macro. This is an introductory book that even pros could learn a few things from. One of the most unusual and admirable features: he shows his own mistakes and how he corrected them (though I suspect the mistakes were deliberate). Finally, his own photos (often of quite ordinary subjects)are imaginative, some even stunning.

67 of 68 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A beginners guide to macro photography with digital SLR, July 7, 2007

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KenG (Wi, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Digital Macro Photography (Hardcover)

I found this book to be a very thorough guide to macro photogrphy.The author covers equipment, accessories, techniques and several different specialties in macro photography such as, still-life, insects, butterflies, dragonflies etc.. He then covers post-camera processing with Photoshop. The author mainly describes macro photography with DSLR cameras and only mentions point and shoot cameras near the front of the book. He specifically uses Nikon cameras when describing techniques throughout the book. These techniques, however, translate easily to other DSLR cameras such as Canon. I found the book helpful in my efforts to get into macro photography.

17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good guide to macro photography., April 14, 2008

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N. V. Mills (Boston) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Digital Macro Photography (Paperback)

This is truly an in-depth book on close-up photography. It focuses on techniques for getting great pictures of subjects from very close distances. It's approach is simple enough that a beginner can understand, yet goes into enough depth that anyone could learn from it.

A good companion to this book is Closeup Shooting: A Guide to Closeup, Tabletop and Macro Photography. If you have both, you'll own everything you need to begin taking wonderful macro pictures.