- ISBN13: 9780817440527
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Hailed by American Photographer as “the master of the closeup,” one of the country’s foremost nature photographers offers the first book to apply closeup techniques to the subject of nature. 190 full-color and 20 black-and-white illustrations…. More >>
John Shaw’s Closeups in Nature
#1 by C. A. Gray on June 23, 2010 - 7:06 am
This book should be taken out of print. It is unbelievably outdated and the creative viewpoint of the author is stale at best. I have an art degree and Shaw comes up lacking in composition, depth of field, backgrounds and subject positioning. His “home-made” equipment was a laugh and does not translate well to what is inexpensively available for modern cameras. Most of the photographs were average at best. I would not even recommend this to a beginner. In the same purchase, I received two of Tom Ang’s books. Both of these are excellent, have strong creative suggestions and current information for the digital camera age. Look elsewhere for a photography book.
Rating: 1 / 5
#2 by Anonymous on June 23, 2010 - 9:14 am
I have the book for years. I bought it as it has the highest rating from reader review. As review it today, I would say it just good for someone want to start close up. It provide a lot of practical information for a starter. For a advance macro photographer, the information will becoem little and not details enought.
Rating: 4 / 5
#3 by Henry Bulger on June 23, 2010 - 10:07 am
The book js very well done! Itis well written for one thing and the examples are very good. He gives a lot of information on working up close.
The only thing you have to realize this book was written when film was what we used.
However the information on lighting conditions, how to approach your subject and some items one can use that don’t come from a camera store are priceless.
So if you are really interested in doing close up or macro of any kind, I strongly suggest that you purchase this book.
Rating: 5 / 5
#4 by Shardul Rao on June 23, 2010 - 11:58 am
This is a great book not only for closeup photography, but some of the concepts can be extended for good photography. The examples and theory is mostly in the context of film camera. Although most of it is applicable to digital cameras, I wish there was some explanation/examples based on digital cameras.
Rating: 4 / 5
#5 by Jennifer Reading on June 23, 2010 - 1:54 pm
I love this book, read it from cover to cover and continue to use it as a reference. John Shaw gives easy to understand, practical advice, I would recommend this book to anyone interested in photography especially close ups and macro.
Rating: 5 / 5