The basics -- Choosing the right camera -- Standard lenses -- Closeup lenses -- Extension tubes and teleconverters -- Reversed lenses -- Bellows -- Closeup lenses -- Specialized equipment -- Zoerk multi focus system -- Closeup equipment -- Tripods, flash tilts, and ball heads -- The most important filters -- Daylight -- Artificial light -- Flash lighting -- Controlling flash -- Flash lighting used creatively -- Closeup paradise in the meadow -- Strategies for sharp pictures -- During all seasons -- Travel closeup photography -- Underwater closeup photography -- Tabletop photography -- Product shots -- Comparison in lighting -- Imaging techniques -- Building your own equipment.