My latest book from Ilex Press

Focus In Photography

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Argus Cintar adapted to the Sony A7

“Every few pages, I learn something completely new. Thanks, John.”  Roger B.

“John Neel’s “FOCUS in Photography” takes one of the basic principles of making good pictures and goes way beyond what you thought you know. This terrific book takes you on a journey into some very technical subjects (don’t be fooled by the simple sounding title), but presents it in a way that anyone looking to make better photographs can understand. As a photographer for more than 40 years, I thought I knew how focus can be used creatively, but “FOCUS in Photography” has opened up new digital techniques I had no idea where possible. Get this book if you want to broaden your creative skills!” – Garry T. – Orange NJ

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Released – UK October 04 and USA November 01

Overview

“Focus is an important artistic tool, directing your viewers into and around your image, but a technical challenge too. In this book, the first serious treatment of the topic in the digital age, John Neel shows how a mastery of your lens will greatly enhance the quality and ‘wow’ factor of your photographs.

Never losing sight of what real-life photographers need to know, Focus in Photography will let you master bokeh and other focus techniques, giving you a complete understanding of optics and what actually happens to light within the camera in your hand. Richly illustrated with John’s own amazing images, and drawing on his well-known authority in the field, it will be a valuable asset to students of photography, enthusiasts looking to refine their art, product photographers and commercial shooters alike.” – Ilex Press

Purchase Focus In Photography online:

Focus In Photography – Amazon

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Reviews –

“If John Neel‘s Focus in Photography sounds like it might be a little more philosophical than nuts and bolts tutorialish, that may be because Neel has given a lot of thought to the subject.

He’s also spent a lot of time exploring the many facets of focusing an image so you get the nuts and bolts along with the philosophy behind them, too.

That makes this one of the more surprisingly delightful photography reads we’ve enjoyed recently.

We like Neel’s consideration of the larger issues (why you might shoot a panorama and the different kinds of panorama you might shoot, for example) as well as the technical details (down to software recommendations) of subjects like focus stacking.

It isn’t easy to marry those two discussions but Neel manages to do it very smoothly. He provides a general understanding of the concepts before he shows you how to use the gear to apply them in practice. You actually have the feeling of having learned something.” – Mike Pasini – Photo Corners

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5.0 out of 5 stars

Amazon 

Impressive and unique., January 2017

Focus In Photography: Master the advanced techniques that will change your photography forever (Paperback)

This is brilliant, original, inspiring. But more important, it’s chockablock loaded with useful, well presented suggestions. Doesn’t get bogged down in explicative text either. Just flows. I write as someone who’s been shooting, processing and post processing film and digital images for many decades. My standards are pretty high. This one is worth every penny and every minute of time. Kudos. – Picker

“Very detailed book…… and I learned a lot of new techniques from this book.” – F. Harris

 “John Neel’s “FOCUS in Photography” takes one of the basic principles of making good pictures and goes way beyond what you thought you know. This terrific book takes you on a journey into some very technical subjects (don’t be fooled by the simple sounding title), but presents it in a way that anyone looking to make better photographs can understand. As a photographer for more than 40 years, I thought I knew how focus can be used creatively, but “FOCUS in Photography” has opened up new digital techniques I had no idea where possible. Get this book if you want to broaden your creative skills!” – Garry T. – Orange NJ