52 Assignments: Macro Photography

52 Assignments: Macro Photography is a year's worth of inspiring weekly assignments to kick-start your creativity. This book acts as a mission brief, a portfolio of photographic workshops, a personalised journal, and an inspirational guide to reigniting creativity in your craft.

Filled with a year's worth of weekly tasks and assignments, it aims to help you capture perfect macro images. From shooting flowers and fungi to bubbles and insects, this book provides an efficient and enjoyable way to shed old habits and discover new approaches to macro photography.

Each assignment introduces different techniques to attain the best macro photos possible. Whether you're photographing in natural woodlands or manmade cities, every task encourages attention to detail, inviting you to view the world through a microscopic lens.

While offering ample technical advice and professional tips, the book includes plenty of journal space for your personal notes, including tech specs, lists, and important memos to document your creative journey. Whether you dip in and out whenever inspiration strikes or follow it week-by-week, 52 Assignments: Macro Photography consistently presents new concepts and creative approaches each time you open it.

Assignment topics cover a wide range, such as Contrasting Textures, Reflectors, Gels, Flash, Magnifying Glass, Insects, Miniature Scenes, Weather, Extension Rings, Ring Light, Translucent, Light Trails, and Out-of-Focus.

AUTHOR: David Taylor is an award-winning landscape, travel, and nature photographer. He runs photography workshops and accepts commissions for organisations, including the Northumberland National Park Authority. His work features regularly in exhibitions, and he has published over twenty-five practical photography titles, including Mastering Macro Photography, Mastering Landscape Photography, and Photo-Graphics: Exposure. David Taylor lives in Northumberland.