Download PDF - The Canadian Nature Photographer

MACROPHOTOGRAPHY TOOLS, TIPS & TECHNIQUES FOR DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHERS 2012
Proportion – golden ratio ................................................................................................................... 55
Use of line, shape, form, and rhythm ................................................................................................. 57
Importance of Colour .................................................................................................................................. 59
Complimentary colour ........................................................................................................................ 59
Analogous colour ................................................................................................................................ 60
Creative Techniques for Macrophotography .............................................................................................. 61
Creative vignetting .............................................................................................................................. 61
Using Water to Enhance Your Subject ........................................................................................................ 63
Magnifying Water Drop Technique ............................................................................................................. 65
Textures and Patterns ................................................................................................................................. 67
Multiple Exposure Twirl Photography ........................................................................................................ 69
Multiple Exposures with Nikon Digital Cameras ................................................................................. 70
Insects & Spiders ......................................................................................................................................... 72
Mushrooms, Lichens and Moss .................................................................................................................. 74
Macrophotography at the Sea Shore .......................................................................................................... 76
Summary ..................................................................................................................................................... 78
Additional reading ............................................................................................................................... 78
About Dr. Robert Berdan ............................................................................................................................ 79
Copyright © by Robert Berdan
www.canadiannaturephotographer.com
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced by any means graphic, electronic or
mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or by any information storage retrieval system
without the written permission by the author except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical
articles and reviews.
Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may
have changed since publication and may no longer be valid.
If you would like to use this e-book as part of a workshop or course on macrophotography please
contact Robert Berdan to discuss a discount for orders of 4 or more e-books.
Edited by Karen-Maria Tratt - www.strictlywords.ca
Cover photo: Robert Berdan inside a drop of water on a pine needle, digital composite, and photo of
Robert by Donna Berdan.
Robert Berdan | 3