Product Description

Unlock the secrets of digital flower photography with this inspiring book. Author and acclaimed flower photographer Sue Bishop takes you through every step of the process - from buying the right equipment to composing the shot and enhancing the picture afterwards on your computer. The book opens with a look at what equipment is right for you. It discusses the merits of different cameras and accessories and examines the wide variety of lenses available. The middle section shows you how to use light, colour and background creatively to improve your picture. Useful sections on exposure, depth of field and the rule of thirds will help you become a better flower photographer. Finally, a special section on Digital Image Processing guides you through the process of how to use your computer to improve photographs. Learn how to adjust brightness and contrast, increase colour saturation, crop, clean and sharpen. Digital Flower Photography is the essential guide to taking better flower photographs.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #20322 in Books
• Published on: 2008-11-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 144 pages

About the Author
Sue Bishop has been taking photographs for more than 20 years. Her work has sold round the world and has been exhibited many times, including exhibitions at the Mall Galleries and the Royal Horticultural Society in London.

Customer Reviews

A very helpful book.
Sue Bishop provides beautiful images and simple descriptions to make this a useful and interesting book for anyone starting out in flower photography. Worth the money.

basics
This 144 page book is beautifully illustrated throughout. It offers tips and expertise for the photographer interested in capturing the essence of flowers. The book is divided into three sections - what you need, ie. equipment; basic techniques - getting the camera settings right and digital image processing - enhancing the image and making it look better.

The images are accompanied by good advice for improving your skills and techniques. Example are given of the same shot taken with different exposures. The chapters on composition and backgrounds are useful. This book is easy to understand, but only scratches the surface of flower photography.

Well worth the purchase
Having just purchased a 100mm Canon Macro lens for my EOS 500D I find this book to be a great help. It's full of good tips, and its 143 pages shows lots of beautiful photographs giving the relevant ISO, aperture and shutter speed information. I've still got a lot to learn about macro photography but this book is certainly a very helpful guide, well worth the buying.