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| Introduction | |
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| Defining Close-Up Photography | |
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| What You Need to Know Before Beginning | |
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| The Range of Close-Up Photography | |
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| A Remarkable Range of Subject Matter | |
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| The Language of Close-Up Photography | |
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| Critical Factors in Close-Up Photography | |
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| Explore Your Subject by Varying Magnification Ratios | |
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| Working with Depth of Field | |
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| Working Distance | |
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| Steady Camera Position | |
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| Tripods: Keeping it Sharp | |
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| Exceptions to the "Tripod Rule" | |
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| The Pollution Photography of Kevin G. Coulton | |
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| Cameras, Lenses, and Close-Up Accessories | |
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| Compact Digital Camera or Digital SLR? | |
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| Advanced Compact Digital Cameras and Available Light | |
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| Non-Removable Lens Compact Digital Cameras | |
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| Working with Depth of Field | |
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| Using Compact Digital Cameras for Close-Up Photography | |
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| Digital SLRs | |
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| D-SLR Cameras and Close-Up Photography | |
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| True Macro Lenses vs. Zoom Lenses with a "Macro" Setting | |
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| Extension Tubes and Bellows | |
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| Close-Up Lenses | |
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| Tele-Extenders | |
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| Reversing Ring | |
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| The Telephoto Close-Up | |
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| Making Your Choice | |
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| BUGS! The Close-Up Photography of Rob Sheppard | |
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| Lighting Basics for Close-Up Photography | |
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| The Photographic Qualities of Light | |
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| White Balance, Color Correction, and RAW Files | |
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| Finding the Right Light | |
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| Summing up the Qualities of Light and Their Influences | |
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| Relectors and Diffusers | |
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| Documenting a Collection of Miniature Box Cars | |
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| Ten Close-Up Lighting Arrangements | |
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| Natural Light (Setups 1-4) | |
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| Artificial Light Sources (Setups 5-9) | |
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| Flowers: Up Close and Personal | |
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| Commercially Available Small Product Tables | |
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| Basic Scanner Methods | |
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| From Utilitarian to Prolific | |
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| A Scanner Overview | |
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| Scanning Reflective Art | |
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| Basic Technique for Using a Flatbed Scanner | |
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| Using Your Flatbed Scanner as a Close-up Camera | |
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| Re-Recording the History of a Town's Main Street | |
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| Using the Scanner as a Close-Up Camera | |
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| Overview | |
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| Considerations and Precautions | |
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| Setting Up | |
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| Experiment with Light | |
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| Lighting and Color Correction | |
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| A Few Tips | |
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| Selecting a Backdrop | |
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| Organic Studies | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| The Black-and-White Scan Photography of Joanne Urban | |
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| Copy Stands and Copy Close-Up Techniques | |
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| Camera vs. Scanner | |
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| Anatomy of a Basic Copy Stand | |
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| Lighting for Copy Stand Work | |
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| Cameras and Lenses | |
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| Some Useful Accessories | |
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| The Multiple-Function Copy Stand | |
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| Feather and Ficus Leaf Skeletons | |
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| Appendix | |
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| Index | |