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The Magic of Digital Close-Up Photography (A Lark Photography Book) | 
 enlarge | Author: Joseph R. Meehan
Publisher: Lark Books
Category: Book
List Price: $19.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 88056
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 192
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.8
Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.4
ISBN: 1579906524
Dewey Decimal Number: 778.324
EAN: 9781579906528
ASIN: 1579906524
Publication Date: May 28, 2006
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Condition: new; never read, extra copy. mailed the day ordered from PA, usa
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Worth the Price May 28, 2008
A beautiful and inspiring book. As a retired microscopist I am glad to find this book that not only describes useful equipment and photographs that illustrates the effects of using the equipment. The results are inspiring. Going from photomicrograph's to photomacrographs is a great adventure.
 Great reference April 29, 2008
This is a really good book for both new photographers and those of us moving from 35mm to digital photography.
 A bit too basic January 16, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I bought this book based on the fact that it was advertising techniques for the enthusiast to advanced users. What I got was a book that gave a fairly basic, broad overview with very little to offer me. I read through the book in only a couple of hours, with nothing grabbing me to go "Wow! I had never thought of that before!" Yes, there is a couple of unusual things in there, with close-up image capture utilising scanners and close-up stands, but the vast majority of people would never use that. A disappointing purchase.
 Not exactly what I expected January 13, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I ordered this book along with "Closeup Shooting" expecting to learn some techniques for macro photography with digital and film SLRs. I got a lot out of "Closeup Shooting" - but this one not so much. (Sorry, it's hard for me not to compare the two.)
This one is much more shallow in the areas I'm interested in than what I expected. A key reason for this is that so many of this book's 192 pages cover topics that I didn't expect given its title. For example, over 40 pages are devoted to creating images with scanners. The entire last chapter describes how to use copy stands. And as another reviewer pointed out, there are no exposure details provided with the example photos in the book. For me looking for tips on taking my cameras out into the world to make nice images these were all disappointments.
But it's not all bad. I did learn a few things from this book. The information on lighting, in particular, I found to be pretty good.
I'll keep this book, but if I had found it in a bookstore I never would have bought it. I blame Amazon as much as the author/publisher since there is no good description provided. Chalk it up to the perils of online shopping. I am very happy with "Closeup Shooting" though.
Good book September 12, 2007
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
It's good, only if what you're looking for is a concise guide - for both digital and film photography.
No camera info for the photos! (!)
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