Free eBooks: Close-up Photography and Focus Stacking

The MacroStop web site, by Michael Erlewine, contains a number of free photography related eBooks in pdf format. I’ve listed four below with their related descriptions.  The Close-Up and Macro Photography: A Primer is a particularly excellent one.

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(137 pages, 150 photographs, 14.5MB)		(153 pages, 150 photographs, 21.5MB)
“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. Included extensive detail on focus stacking and the creation of mini-panoramas.This is a companion book to the second volume in this series on macro and close-up lens, their specs, photos, and photos taken through with the lenses.”		“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. Photos of the lens itself and several ultra-close-up photos through each lens are included. This is a companion book to the first volume in this series on macro and close-up photography technique and equipment.”
(120 pages, over 100 photographs, 14MB)		(117 pages, over 100 photographs, 16.5MB)
“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. This 2nd edition includes a large section on macro terms, techniques, equipment, etc., answers to some of the questions many of you have been writing me with who would like to learn more about nature close-up and macro photography.”		“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.”

UPDATE: If you haven’t done so yet, then check out my 20 Free Photography eBooks post for many more great finds.