Macro Photography.
Macro photography will amaze you, once you venture into the natural world you will be amazed by the incredible beauty and majesty. Exploring the world of miniature objects with a macro lens is a special and exciting area of photography, and once you start, you will quickly become addicted.
Macro photography is expressed in ratios. Ratios area term used to express the magnification of a macro lens or other macro equipment that relates the real life-size object to the reproduction size of an image. If you shoot an object that is 3cm in length and measures 1.5cm on an image - the ratio is 1:2. When both are equal length the ratio is 1:1
Choosing the right lens is the most important factor with macro photography. While a telephoto lens may be acceptable with some types of close-up photography, the macro lens is much better to get really close and really accurate focusing.
There is an endless range of subjects that fall into the field of macro photography. The most common subject for macro photography is the natural world - all types of flowers, plants, and insects. For the more creative photographer, macro photography is used in abstract imagery.
With many forms of macro photography, especially insects, a lens with a long focal length - minimum 200 mm is required. For some nature subjects. You need to keep a working distance from the subject to get a successful image - you don’t want to disturb your subject.
When shooting close-ups your depth of field is limited - to get an attractive image you must focus on the most important part of the subject. This will be achieved easier if you place your camera on a tripod or monopod.
By using your tripod you will reduce the risk of camera shake. Subject movement is also an important factor to consider. Macro photography magnifies the subject, leaving more room for blur. A strobe unit can be used to freeze movement - even on the brightest of days you should consider using your strobe unit. Try bouncing light off a reflector. This will give your image a softer illumination.
Don’t be intimidated by this form of photography, it may appear difficult at first but with all other forms of photography practice makes perfect. Always keep in mind the three ingredients of better photography – Light, Focus and Composition.
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