After a landmark crowdfunding campaign, Don Komarechka's Macro Photography: The Universe at Our Feet emerges as one of the definitive works on macro photography in recent years. Mad scientist photographer Don Komarechka takes us on a slow crawl through the undergrowth of life into a microcosm of light, color, and shape. From simple beginnings and tips for your first macro lens, all the way to a masterclass in the obscure and advanced tools that shape light beyond what's visible to the human eye, this volume aims to cover every challenge that a macro photographer might encounter.
Topics Covered
- Redefining the rules of composition
- Finding and exploring narratives we ignore
- The challenges of magnification
- Camera equipment choices and recommendations
- Inexpensive ways to get "closer"
- Controlling and sculpting light
- Overcoming shallow focus
- Using water droplets as lenses for enchanted refractions
- The art of photographic discovery: "what if?"
- Winter macro: snowflakes and freezing soap bubbles
- Ultraviolet fluorescence macro
- Stereoscopic 3D macro photography