‘Digital Flower Photography’ by Sue Bishop

‘Digital Flower Photography’, which was written by Sue Bishop, runs to 144 pages and was published in November 2008. The author has been involved in the photography industry for two decades and has held a number of exhibitions at venues that include the Royal Horticultural Society in London. If you have ever had an interest in photographing flowers with your digital camera, this would be a particularly interesting book to read.

The author takes great care to ensure that the various methods that she describes are clearly laid out for the reader. This is also a particularly nicely laid out book.

The book starts by explaining the basics, so it is a great purchase for anyone new to photography. Read through the information about equipment and learn about the different features that you might want on a digital camera or the additional lenses that might be beneficial to you. This will greatly simplify the actual process of purchasing the equipment.

Once you start to really get into the book, you will find plenty of information about how to start taking photographs. The author covers many practical matters, like depth of field, composition and lighting.

The author takes ‘Digital Flower Photography’ beyond simply taking the photograph. It goes on to provide good information about how to process the image, once it has been taken, including how to use a variety of computer based techniques to enhance and manipulate it.