Understanding Close-up Photography - Book Review

If you are a photography enthusiast chances are that you've played with close-Up and macro photography. You might have shot close-up portraits of friends and family, shot macro shots of insects, flowers, etc. but what makes the act of getting really close to a subject more interesting? What should you be looking for composition wise in close-up or macros? Are flowers and insects the only objects that lend themselves to close-up or macro photography? If you are looking for answers to the above questions, you should be reading Understanding Close-Up Photography by Bryan Peterson. Does the author sound familiar? Yes, Bryan is a professional award winning photographer with great experience in shooting for stock images to big name companies. He is also the author of books like Understanding Exposure, Understanding Shutter Speed, and Learning to See Creatively. This review will take you through Understanding Close-Up Photography: Close Encounters With or Without a Macro Lens and see what it has to offer the photography enthusiast in you.

As most of Bryan’s books are Understanding Close-Up Photography is not a technical book and will not give you exact camera settings and lighting conditions to cookup a nice photograph. The book will open your mind by guiding you along the creative path that one has to take to achieve the mindset and eye for a fabulous close-up or macro shot. Most art photographers would also be greatly benefited from the book since it deals with making creative close-up or macro shots of almost anything. In fact, a photographer of any other genre would find a lot to learn about the creative thinking process of close-up photography that he or she can apply in their own genres. The book retails for about $17 on Amazon and can be found cheaper elsewhere.