A Aperture Priority AE Automatic Exposure AEB Auto Exposure Bracketing
CMYK Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black (four colours used by printers)
DLSR Digital Single-Lens Refl ex camera DOF Depth of Field
EV Exposure Value
ISO International Organization for Standardization JPEG Joint Photographic Experts Group
LCD Liquid Crystal Display
M Manual Exposure
P Program Mode
RAW Raw data
RGB Red, Green and Blue (three colours used in digital image manipulation)
S Shutter Priority Mode TIFF Tagged Image File Format
182 Index 0-9 1:1 magnifi cation , 1 , 22 35mm to 65mm lenses , 22 70mm to 105mm lenses , 22 120mm to 200mm lenses , 22 A Abstract photography , 164 – 165 Advertising and promotion ,
178 – 181 Aesthetics , 109 Aperture , 47 , 54 Aperture mode , 4 , 76 , 118 , 146 , 160 Auer, Brian , 109 Autoexposure setting , 52 Autofocus , 4 , 54 , 56
Automatic exposure bracketing (AEB) , 151 Automotive photography , 131 – 142 close-up shots , 134 – 136 of car , 141 ground-up shots , 133 lighting , 138 personality , 138 , 140 Auxiliary fi lters , 6 – 7 B Background , 78 , 118 importance of , 78 – 81
Background distractions, eradicating , 81 – 82 Back lighting , 116 Backlit angle , 80b Bellows , 8 Belly shot , 133 Black-and-white photograph , 95 , 97 – 98 , 109
Black refl ector , 33 Blue and green fl owers,
photographing , 95 Book publishing , 172 Books , 179b Bracketing , 54 Bridge cameras , 14 advantages , 14 disadvantages , 14 C Calendar companies , 177 – 178 Camera , 10 – 20 bridge cameras , 14 – 15 advantages , 14 disadvantages , 14 – 15 choosing , 8 – 10
compact digital cameras , 10 – 11 advanced , 11 – 14
advantages , 10 disadvantages , 10 – 11
digital single lens refl ex cameras (DSLRs) , 15 – 20
advantages , 16 – 18 disadvantages , 18 human eye and , 41 Olympus cameras , 8 – 9
Cars, photographing . See Automo- tive photography
Close-up images , 167
Close-up photography , 133 – 136 of car , 138 – 142
extension accessories for , 6 – 8 auxiliary fi lters , 6 – 7
bellows , 8
extension tubes and teleconverters , 7 – 8
vs. macro photography , 1 – 2 Color , 92
Compact digital cameras , 10 – 11 advanced , 11 – 14
advantages , 11 – 14 advantages , 10 disadvantages , 10 – 11 Compact refl ector , 134 Composition , 37 – 67
before taking a shot , 37 bracketing , 54 choice of , 72 depth of fi eld , 42 , 47 – 54 preview button , 53 – 54 ways to maximize , 49 – 50 digital noise , 59 – 61 reducing , 61 framing , 41 – 45
focusing the mind , 41 – 42 guidelines for , 42 – 45 histogram , 63 – 65 ISO , 59
JPEG , 61
light sources, color temperatures of , 67t
RAW , 61
rule of third , 45 – 47
sharp images, steps to get , 50 – 53 shutter speed , 54 – 59
TIFF , 61
white balance , 65 – 67
Continuous lighting . See Incandes- cent lighting
Index
183 Index
CubeElite , 55
Custom white balance , 65
D
Depth of fi eld , 42 , 47 – 53 preview button , 53 ways to maximize , 49
Diffi culty with macro photography , 2 – 6
Diffused lighting , 90 , 92 , 156 Digital noise , 59 – 61
reducing , 59
Digital single-lens refl ex (DSLR) camera , 8 – 10 , 15 – 18 advantages , 16 – 18 disadvantages , 18 Direct lighting , 111 , 114 , 122 Distractions, eliminating , 81 – 82 Documentation , 160 , 169 – 170 E Exposure , 47
Extension accessories for close-up photography , 6 – 8
auxiliary fi lters , 6 – 7 bellows , 8
extension tubes and teleconverters , 7 – 8
Extension tubes and teleconverters , 7 – 8
F
Fabrics, photographing , 156 – 158 , 157f
Falling droplets, photographing , 146 – 148 , 147f
Fill-in fl ash , 30 – 33 Filters , 108 – 109
Fixed focal length macro lens , 9 Flash , 27 – 33
fi ll-in , 30 – 33 powerpack , 30t Flashgun , 146
for photographing fruit , 146 Flower photography , 69 – 109
aesthetics , 109
anatomy of a fl ower , 74 – 76 background, importance of ,
78 – 81
in black and white , 97 – 98 blue and green fl owers , 95 color , 92
composition , 72 decision making , 76 – 78 distractions, eliminating , 81 – 82 fi lters , 108 – 109
horizontal versus vertical , 86 – 88 intentions for , 69 – 72
leaves , 100 – 102 lens hood , 106 – 108 lighting , 90 – 92
lines, shapes, and patterns , 88 – 90 multicolored fl owers , 92 – 94 negative space , 82 – 86 sharpness , 84 – 86 tonal contrast , 84 observation , 72 – 74 positive space , 82 – 84 red and yellow fl owers , 95 roses , 94 – 95 sepia , 98 – 100 weather , 102 – 106 rain , 104 – 106 white fl owers , 95 – 97 Fluorescent lighting , 128 in food photography , 142 F-number , 49
Focusing, in macro photography , 3 Focusing the mind , 41 – 42
Food photography , 142 – 144
different lenses for , 142 – 143 lighting for , 142
Framing , 41 – 45
focusing the mind , 41 – 42 Front lighting , 114 – 115 Fruit, photographing , 144 – 146 , 145f F-stop , 56 – 57 G Gardening , 71 Geometric patterns , 88 Glass, photographing , 154 – 156 Gold refl ector , 33
Gray card , 95
Green fl owers, photographing , 95 Greeting cards , 177 – 178 Ground-up shots , 133 H Halogen , 128 Handheld fl ash , 29 Histogram , 63
Horizontal versus vertical viewpoints , 86 – 88
Human eye and camera , 39
I Incandescent lighting , 128 advantages of , 129 disadvantages of , 129 fl uorescent lighting , 128 halogen , 128 tungsten lighting , 128 Indigo, Magda , 109
Indoor lighting . See Studio lighting Insects, photographing , 158 – 163
attracting insects , 160 for documentation , 160 fi nding insects , 158 – 160
184 Index indoors , 160 outdoors , 158 storing insects , 162 – 164 ISO , 59 J JPEG , 61 L Leading lines , 88 Leaves, photographing , 100 – 102 LeBlanc, Dawn , 109 Lenses , 20 – 23 35mm to 65mm , 22 70mm to 105mm , 22 120mm to 200mm , 22 choosing , 8 – 10 macro , 22 telephoto , 20 zoom lenses , 22 Lens hood , 106 Life size , 1 Lighting , 111 – 129
for automotive photography , 138 back lighting , 116
for black-and-white photograph , 95
diffused lighting , 125
documentation purposes , 169 for fl ower photography , 92 for food photography , 142 front lighting , 114 incandescent lighting , 128 outdoor lighting , 112
for photographing falling droplets , 146
for photographing insects , 160 for photographing synthetic
textures , 156 side lighting , 122 – 124
silhouettes , 118 – 120 strobe lighting , 128 – 129 studio lighting , 127 for water refractions , 152
Light sources, color temperatures of , 67t
Light tent , 169
Lines, shapes, and patterns, balance in , 88
Lit matches, photographing , 151 , 151f
M
Macro lenses , 24
Macro photography , 3 – 37 vs. close-up photography , 3 diffi culty with , 4 – 6
focusing in , 6 Magazines , 170 – 172 Manual focusing , 169 Manual mode , 7 Maplethorpe, Robert , 109 Menus , 179b Micro lenses , 10
Micro stock libraries , 176 Model release , 175 Monolight strobe , 128 Monopods , 26 “Mood” shot , 136 Moon, Sarah , 109
Multicolored fl owers, photographing , 92
N
Natural light, shooting with , 127 Natural lighting
for food photography , 142 Negative space , 82
sharpness , 84 tonal contrast , 84
Neutral density fi lter , 108
O Olympus cameras , 9 Outdoor lighting , 112 Overexposure , 56 P Patterson, Freeman , 109 Personality, capturing in automotive photography , 138 , 140 in fl ower photography , 72 Photographer’s Market guidebook ,
176 Photographic bookstores/websites , 172 Plexiglas , 55 Polarizer , 138 Polarizing fi lter , 108 Positive space , 82 Posters , 179
Power pack strobes , 128 Professional stock libraries , 176 Publishing work , 167 , 168b
R
Rain, photographing , 104 RAW , 61
Red and yellow fl owers, photographing , 95 Refl ectors , 33 black , 35 gold , 33 silver , 33 white , 33 Rights-managed images , 173 – 174 Ring fl ash refl ector , 35
Roses, photographing , 94 – 95 Royalty-free images , 173 – 174
185 Index
Royalty-free stock libraries , 177 Rule of third , 45
S
Self-publishing , 172 Sepia , 98
Sharp images, steps to get , 50 – 52 Sharpness, approaches to , 84 Shutter, speed of , 56
Shutter speed , 54 – 58 Silhouettes , 144 Silver refl ector , 35 Simplicity , 88b Singer, Jonathan , 109 Small apertures , 90
Smoke trails, photographing , 148 , 149f – 150f
Stock photography , 173 – 176 professional stock libraries , 176 royalty-free stock libraries , 176 specifi c stock libraries , 176 submission mistakes , 175 what not to shoot , 175 – 176
Strobe lighting , 128 – 129 advantages of , 128 – 129 disadvantages of , 129 monolight strobe , 128 power pack strobes , 128 Studio lighting , 128 Submission mistakes , 175 Synthetic textures, photographing ,
156 T Teleconverters , 9 Telephoto lenses , 20 TIFF , 61 Tonal contrast , 84 Tripods , 23 – 26 fl ash , 31 – 34 fi ll-in , 32 – 34 refl ectors , 33 black , 33 gold , 33 silver , 33 white , 33 Tungsten lighting , 128 for photographing fruit , 144 for photographing smoke trails ,
148
W
Water, photographing , 154 Water refractions, photographing ,
152 , 153f
Weather and fl ower photography , 102
White balance , 65 – 67
White fl owers, photographing , 95 White refl ector , 35
Wide-open aperture , 90 , 112 Wimberley Plamp , 55
Y
Yellow fl owers, photographing , 95
Z