Dixons world of photography : The Close-Up and Still Life Book

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INTRODUCTION

Still-life and close-ups must rank as the most challenging and rewarding of all camera subjects. At one extreme are the detailed views which enable you to observe and record the beauty and structure of natural forms. At the other are the still-life compositions which mirror nature in their rendering of texture, colour and form so precisely as to be more tempting than reality. Visualizing and capturing extremes like these is all part of the pleasure that awaits the reader.

To help you achieve successful results, The Close-up and Still-life Book explains simply and clearly how to photograph a wide variety of still-life compositions and gives detailed information on lighting which, if properly controlled, can transform mundane subjects into exciting pictures with tremendous visual impact.

Besides looking at special accessories for shooting conventional close-ups, the book also deals with the ultimate equipment for close shooting - the microscope - and outlines the photographic possibilities that exist in the sub-miniature world. As for specialist still-life equipment, the text gives practical suggestions on how to construct your own, inexpensive studio accessories for the job in hand.

Although poles apart in physical size, both still-life and close-up photography call for a fair degree of pre-planning, patience and ingenuity To demonstrate how leading photographers in the field of still-life and close-ups cope with the demands of professional assignments, the book details the work of eight top exponents. Their pictures, together with the other 177 illustrations, are enough to make any keen photographer grab a camera and get to work.

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