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Macro and Close-up Photography Handbook
By Stan Sholik and Ron Eggers

8 ½ X11, 120 pages, over 80 color and b&w photos, glossary, soft cover. From Amherst Media, Inc. Order number AM1686 $29.95
plus $4.00 S&H (US & CA)

Includes:
How to select the right equipment
Determining the proper exposure
Lighting for both studio and field photography
Using filters, bellows and other equipment
Techniques for shooting two and three-dimensional subjects 
Using macro and close-up photography to capture ordinary subjects in new ways

About the author: Stan Sholik is a professional photographer who specializes in macro and close-up photography. He has written numerous articles for View Camera, Camera Arts, Photo Lab Management, and Petersen’s Photographic. Ron Eggers is a contributing editor with Rangefinder Magazine and a senior editor with NewsWatch Service.

Review

There are many highly specialized disciplines within professional photography. One of these fields is macro & close-up photography. This is a discipline that requires special equipment, knowledge and techniques. That’s what makes the new book ‘Macro & Close-up Photography Handbook’, by Stan Sholik & Ron Eggers, such a valuable resource. Within this one volume, any interested photographer can explore all the necessary elements of macro and close-up photography.

The book has three major sections all detailing the fundamental aspects of this specialized field. The first section covers such subjects as: Equipment selection, lighting principles, exposure, film and filters. The second section covers subjects such as: Field photography, cameras and lens selection. The final section covers such subjects as: Studio photography, working with a bellows, and subject considerations.

Working with macro photography can be a whole new visual event for even the most advanced photographer. ‘Macro & Close-up Photography Handbook’ can help you better understand and experience the fascinating world of photomicrography. I can highly recommend this book, it’s well written, well organized and well illustrated. If you ever wondered what beauty there might be in working with macro photography, don’t miss this book!    

Brian D. Ratty
Photo-Seminars.com