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 enlarge | Author: Tony Sweet
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Category: Book
List Price: $19.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  22 reviews
Sales Rank: 28350
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 108
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 8.4 x 0.5
ISBN: 0811731812
Dewey Decimal Number: 779.343092
EAN: 9780811731812
ASIN: 0811731812
Publication Date: April 30, 2005
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Condition: Ships immediately! Perfect and New! 2005 Paperback.
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 Not What I Expected June 26, 2006
15 out of 16 found this review helpful
I expected this book to be more of a training manual of techniques. Instead, every page is a photo with a VERY brief explanation of how or where it was taken, often without enough detail to recreate the idea. Although the photos are beautiful and Tony Sweet is a great photographer, the book is not at all what I expected. If you're looking for a photo book of his work, it's great, but don't expect to learn much from it.
Feast For the Eyes May 7, 2006
17 out of 18 found this review helpful
If you already have Tony's other book "Fine Art Nature Photography" then you know what to expect. This book is almost identical to that one expect that it focuses entirely on flowers.
This is not a book that explains how to use techniques. Basically there is a picture on the right page and an explanation of why the picture was taken on the left page. It does tell what equipment was used along with the descriptions, but mainly this book should be used for inspiration. If you already have most of the technical aspects of your equipment figured out but are still left wanted something more, this book is a nice break from the typical photography book that talks about shutter, aperture, rules, etc. This book also makes a nice coffee table book since you don't have to know anything about photography to appreciate the photos.
 Incredibly beautiful and creative February 25, 2006
5 out of 8 found this review helpful
Tony makes you think about flower shots in ways you never would on your own. The images are a mix of straight shots, and then shots that are imaginative and creative by using multiple exposure camera techniques.
These techniques are easily recreated in photoshop!
Beautiful flower images, even more great tips February 5, 2006
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I read Tony Sweet's Fine Art Nature Photography before I read this book. I was expecting similar tips as in Fine Art Nature Photography. But I was wrong.
This book has even more of his fine artistic images of flowers. And I learned more tips from this book than from Fine Art Nature Photography. There are quite some "subtle" tips buried in his writing.
I like this book more than Fine Art Nature Photography. Since I gave 4 stars to Fine Art Nature Photography, this book got 5 stars.
This book is great for those who enjoy Tony Sweet's artic images and would like to learn the techniques.
Not for the beginner January 8, 2006
12 out of 20 found this review helpful
If you're not an experienced photographer with lots of equipment, this is not a book for you. I got it, hoping to improve my photos of flowers, but honestly, I can't even understand what he's talking about. Obviously to get anything out of this book, you need lots of equipment, and lots of know how. If you're just a gardening and photo amateur, don't bother.
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