If you like to know how to take better macro or close-up photos, try to get this month Practical Photography magazine.
5 steps to better close-ups
If you want to find pictures literally under your feet, and see objects in a whole new way, then its time for you to explore the world in miniature. This 19-page feature will bring you up to speed with everything you need to know about macro and close-up photography
http://www.photographymags.co.uk/nav?page=photography.contentspage&view_resource=3422050
5 steps to better close-ups
If you want to find pictures literally under your feet, and see objects in a whole new way, then its time for you to explore the world in miniature. This 19-page feature will bring you up to speed with everything you need to know about macro and close-up photography
http://www.photographymags.co.uk/nav?page=photography.contentspage&view_resource=3422050