Product Description

Acclaimed nature photographer Tony Sweet helps us to see a familiar subject through new eyes in this astonishing collection of flower photography. Ranging from the elegiac to the experimental, these pictures offer a kaleidoscopic survey of innovative photographic techniques--including multiple exposures and "slide sandwiching"--along with instructions for creating similar effects in your own photography. Perfectly balancing grace and spontaneity, Fine Art Flower Photography ensures that none of us will look at (or photograph) flowers the same way again.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #57418 in Books
• Published on: 2005-04-30
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 108 pages

About the Author
After twenty years as a professional jazz drummer and music educator, Tony Sweet changed careers and directed his creative energy toward nature photography. Today he is a nationally known photographer, workshop instructor, author, and lecturer whose work is featured in a variety of mediums. Tony is a member of Fuji's Talent Team, ASMP, and NANPA. The author of Fine Art Nature Photography (0811727505) and a contributor to Shutterbug magazine, he lives in Eldersburg, Maryland.

Customer Reviews

with all due respect to Mr. Cohen
With all due respect, Mr. Cohen, there is no photography without manipulation. The lens used, where one chooses to point it, the depth of field chosen, the film used, how digital files are processed, and as you say, "cropping," are all subjective interpretations. The only way to purely record nature's beauty is to look at and remember it. The moment it is recorded by an instrument by a human being, the image becomes subjective and interpretive and its purity is gone. It's the nature of the process.

And it is a fact that the quality of cameras and lenses used directly affect the quality of the file. P&S cameras with IS really can't hold a candle to a more professional system.

Not the Book to Start With
This is not really the book to start flower photography with. I say this for several reasons. It requires elaborate camera and equipment. It deliberately teaches techniques that distort the perspective that one might have using their own two eyes.

I am more of a purist and believe that Nature's beauty is everywhere and that it can be captured relatively simply using new and inexpensive digital cameras particularly those with image stability and macro functions built in.

I published an entire collection of photos without any manipulation except cropping to fit the page. Matt CohenZen of Watering Your Garden

Fine Art Flower Photography: Creative Techniques and The Art of Observation
This is a fabulous book! It has great ideas. The techniques used in each photo are described in easy to understand language. I also like the fact that there is not much written information so solely focused on each photo and how to produce the same image. Great book for the money!