Photography

26 books

Close-Up & Macro Articles of 2012

104 page pages
By Michael Erlewine
Published on Jul 11, 2012

Thirty-six articles written in 2012 on focus stacking, close-up & macro photography, the Nikon D800E, focus rails, wide-aperture stacking, industrial and exotic Nikkors, and much more.

Close-up and Macro Photography A Primer Book Two: Macro & Close-up Lenses

153 Page pages
By Michael Erlewine
Published on Oct 25, 2011

The second volume in a two-book series on close-up and macro photography. This book has detailed specifications on 42 of the finest lenses used for macro and close-up photography on Nikon systems.

Close-up and Macro Photography: A Primer Book One: Macro & Close-up Technique Includes Focus Stacking and Mini-Panorama

137 Page pages
By Michael Erlewine
Published on Nov 4, 2011

The first in a two-book series on close-up and macro photography. This volume covers close-up and macro technique, equipment, in-the-field use, and even motivation and the spirit of this kind of photography

Nature in the Backyard


232 Page pages
By Michael Erlewine
Published on Jan 25, 2010

Nature in the Backyard was written as a photographic introduction for the author's grandchildren to the world of nature, in particular the critters living in our own backyard, nearby parks, meadows, streams, ponds, and forests.

The Art of Focus Stacking: A Primer

120 page pages
By Michael Erlewine
Published on Feb 27, 2011

An introduction to macro and close-up photography including focus stacking, the technique, equipment involved, examples of stacked photos, problems encountered in focus stacking, processing, and more.

The Art of Focus Stacking: The Art of Focus Stacking: Book Two – Photos

117 page pages
By Michael Erlewine
Published on Feb 27, 2011

This is a workbook of photos using focus stacking with accompanying notes. Book two should be used with the main book The Art of Focus Stacking: A Primer.

My Key to Photography in One Page

1 pages
By Michael Erlewine
Published on Aug 19, 2013

My approach to photography in one page.

Close-Up and Macro Photography

318 pages
By Michael Erlewine
Published on Aug 17, 2014

In-depth information on close-up, macro, and focus stacking. 318 pages, illustrated, includes a series of articles, equipment selection, and probably more that you want to read.

The CRT Nikkor Lens Close-up Photography

50 pages
By Michael Erlewine
Published on Feb 13, 2015

Well known close-up and macro photographer Michael Erlewine offers a series tutorials on photography. In this album, imagines and explanation about the Nikon CRT Nikkor-O lens is presented.

Small Worlds: The Poppy Macro and Close-Up Images

50 pages
By Michael Erlewine
Published on Feb 17, 2015

This is part of a series of hi-res Close-Up and Macro photos by Michael Erlewine.

Small Worlds: Calla Lily Macro and Close-Up Images

50 pages
By Michael Erlewine
Published on Feb 17, 2015

This is part of a series of hi-res Close-Up and Macro photos by Michael Erlewine.

Small Worlds: Flowers Macro and Close-Up Images

50 pages
By Michael Erlewine
Published on Feb 17, 2015

This is part of a series of hi-res Close-Up and Macro photos by Michael Erlewine.

Small Worlds: Sentient Beings Macro and Close-Up Images

50 pages
By Michael Erlewine
Published on Feb 17, 2015

This is part of a series of hi-res Close-Up and Macro photos by Michael Erlewine.

Small Worlds: Sentient Beings Macro and Close-Up Images

50 pages
By Michael Erlewine
Published on Feb 17, 2015

This is part of a series of hi-res Close-Up and Macro photos by Michael Erlewine.

Small Worlds: Echinacea Macro and Close-Up Images

50 pages
By Michael Erlewine
Published on Feb 17, 2015

This is part of a series of hi-res Close-Up and Macro photos by Michael Erlewine.

MacroStop: Micro-Contrast Macro and Close-Up Images

50 pages
By Michael Erlewine
Published on Feb 17, 2015

This is part of a series of hi-res Close-Up and Macro photos by Michael Erlewine.

Retouching Stacked Photos (Focus Stacking) Close-Up and Macro Photography

41 pages
By Michael Erlewine
Published on Feb 17, 2015

An in-depth introduction to retouching stacked-photos in Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop, and Zerene Stacker. Forty pages of text with copious hi-res illustrations and diagrams by well-known photographer Michael Erlewine.

Focus-Stacking Examples in Macro Photography Close-Up and Macro Photography

50 pages
By Michael Erlewine
Published on Feb 21, 2015

An album of close-up focus-stacking with photographer Michael Erlewine. Many hi-res images with text and comment introduce various concepts of focus-stacking, and discuss some of the important lenses used in this technique. Here is the link to the PDF> http://spiritgrooves.libsyn.com/focus-stacking-examples-in-macro-photography

Small Worlds: Ever Green Macro and Closu-Up Ohtographyer

50 pages
By Michael Erlewine
Published on Feb 23, 2015

Small Worlds: Ever Green The majority of the plant world is green, offering some of the most subtle and lovely colors of them all. This album is filled with gentle green plant images. The link to the PDF is here: http://spiritgrooves.libsyn.com/small-worlds-ever-green

Small Worlds: Various Close-Up and Macro Images, Vol. 1 CloseUp and Macro Photography

50 pages
By Michael Erlewine
Published on Feb 23, 2015

A variety of close-ups and macro photography images, including focus-stacking, by photography Michael Erlewine.

Small Worlds: Various Close-Up and Macro Images, Vol. 2 Close3-Up and Macro Photography

44 pages
By Michael Erlewine
Published on Feb 23, 2015

A variety of close-ups and macro photography images, including focus-stacking, by photography Michael Erlewine. The link to the PDF is here:

Small Worlds: Various Close-Up and Macro Images, Vol. 3 Macro and Close-up Photography

53 pages
By Michael Erlewine
Published on Mar 1, 2015

A variety of close-ups and macro photography images, including focus-stacking, by photography Michael Erlewine.

The New Zeiss Otus APO Lenses for Close-Up THe Zeiss APO Lenses

11 pages
By Michael Erlewine
Published on Feb 17, 2015

Well, we all know that these three new APO lenses were not designed for close-up work, much less macro photography. And since I have a score or more of great macro lenses, why would I spend time working with these lenses that are by definition telephotos? The answer is very simple. They are that damn good!

Handbook of Close-Up and Macro Photography Illustrated

134 pages
By Michael Erlewine
Published on Mar 6, 2015

This is an extensive and fully-illustrated handbook to close0up and macro photography, including panoramas and focus-stacking, with photographer Michael Erlewine. NOTE: You will get a LINK to download this PDF, which may require you to enter the word "Handbook" in a search box to get the final PDF.

2015 Camera Lens Blogs Technical Musings

130 pages
By Michael Erlewine
Published on Jun 6, 2016

This free e-book is a collection of blogs posted here and there on the Internet via various photography websites on what I happen to be working on at the time. I make no claims about fine finishing this text, but just offer it to those who might enjoy reading or get something out of it.

Close-Up and DSLR: Volumes 1 & Hi-Res Images

50 pages
By Michael Erlewine
Published on Aug 7, 2016

This is Volume 1 and 2 of a short series that offers images at various apertures for a group of very fine lenses for close-up work. These are large images, so you can see what happens at each of the various apertures for some special lenses.