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MACRO PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS

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MACRO PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS

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M A C R O P H O T O G R A P H Y

T I P S

INTRODUCTION J T E C H N I C A L I T I E S J T O O L S J T I P S

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M A C R O P H O T O G R A P H Y

T I P S

TECHNICALITIESY O U C A N ’ T E S C A P E T H E M

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TECHNICALITIES

J T R U E M A C R O P H O T O G R A P H Y I S S H O O T I N G 1 : 1 , S O T H A T 1 M M O N 3 5 M M F I L M I S 1 M M I N R E A L L I F E

J I N P R A C T I C E , I T I S S H O O T I N G S M A L L O B J E C T S C L O S E U P , O R Z O O M I N G I N O N S M A L L S E C T I O N S O F L A R G E R O B J E C T S T O R E V E A L D E T A I L

J A L L C A M E R A S H A V E A M A C R O M O D E , D E S I G N A T E D B Y A L I T T L E F L O W E R . D S L R S U S E M A C R O L E N S E S .

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J C A M E R A S / L E N S E S W I L L I N D I C A T E H O W C L O S E T H E Y C A N B E T O T H E S U B J E C T A N D S T I L L F O C U S .

J T H E A B I L I T Y O F A C A M E R A T O F O C U S I S B A S E D P U R E L Y O N T H E O P T I C S , B U T I S N ’ T A F F E C T E D B Y T H E A P E R T U R E .

J T H E C R O P F A C T O R O F T H E S E N S O R D O E S A F F E C T H O W “ M A G N I F I E D ” T H E S U B J E C T W I L L A P P E A R I N T H E F I N A L I M A G E

TECHNICALITIES

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M A C R O P H O T O G R A P H Y

T I P S

TOOLSW H A T T H U M B S A R E F O R

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TOOLS

J T R U E M A C R O L E N S

J T R I P O D J S H U T T E R R E L E A S E T R I G G E R

J R I N G F L A S H O R O F F C A M E R A F L A S H

J M A C R O A D A P T E R S

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M A C R O P H O T O G R A P H Y

T I P S

TIPSN O T J U S T F O R S T O C K B R O K E R S

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TIPS

• A s a g e n e r a l r u l e y o u s h o u l d u s e a n f - s t o p n o w i d e r / l a r g e r t h a n f / 1 6 t o g e t a l l o r m o s t o f t h e m a i n s u b j e c t i n f o c u s . I f y o u a r e p h o t o g r a p h i n g a s u b j e c t t h a t c a n ’ t b e a r r a n g e d m o r e o r l e s s o n t h e s a m e p l a n e , y o u w i l l h a v e t o d e c i d e w h i c h p a r t s o f i t y o u w a n t i n f o c u s .

• E x p e r i m e n t w i t h w i d e r / l a r g e r l e n s a p e r t u r e s , w h i c h w i l l t h r o w m o r e o f t h e s u b j e c t o u t o f f o c u s a n d m a y p r o d u c e p l e a s i n g a r t i s t i c e f f e c t s .

• G e t c r e a t i v e w i t h m a c r o p h o t o g r a p h y b y s h o o t i n g t h e s u b j e c t f r o m a n u n e x p e c t e d a n g l e . T r y d i f f e r e n t l i g h t i n g , a s w e l l , u s i n g f r o n t l i g h t i n g f o r d e e p e r c o l o r s a t u r a t i o n a n d s i d e l i g h t i n g t o h i g h l i g h t t e x t u r e .

• M a c r o p h o t o g r a p h y i s r e a l l y s u c c e s s f u l w h e n t h e i m a g e h a s a m a i n p o i n t o f i n t e r e s t a n d t h a t p o i n t o r s u b j e c t i s c o m p o s e d w e l l w i t h i n t h e f r a m e . C h o o s e a s i m p l e b a c k g r o u n d s o i t d o e s n ’ t c o m p e t e w i t h t h e m a i n s u b j e c t f o r a v i e w e r ’ s a t t e n t i o n .

• S h o o t i n g f l o w e r s , l e a v e s , a n d i n s e c t s o u t s i d e c a n b e a c h a l l e n g i n g . A p e r f e c t l y c o m p o s e d s h o t c a n b e q u i c k l y r u i n e d b y j u s t a w h i s p e r o f a b r e e z e . S t o p u n w a n t e d s u b j e c t m o t i o n a n d b l u r . B e f o r e y o u s e t u p y o u r s h o t , t r y p l a n t i n g a s t i c k i n t h e g r o u n d a n d t e t h e r t h e f l o r a t o i t f o r s t a b i l i t y . U s e t h e f a s t e s t s h u t t e r s p e e d p o s s i b l e a n d u s e a r i n g f l a s h o r f l a s h u n i t s m o u n t e d t o y o u r l e n s i f s h o o t i n g a t a l o w a p e r t u r e .

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• T o s h o o t s o m e k i n d s o f i n s e c t s l i k e d r a g o n f l i e s , t h e b e s t t i m e i s e a r l y m o r n i n g w h e n t h e y a r e s t i l l s l o w a n d s l u g g i s h f r o m t h e d a r k a n d c h i l l o f t h e n i g h t .

• A g o o d s t u r d y t r i p o d i s e s s e n t i a l . Y o u h a v e t w o o p t i o n s . Y o u c a n b u y a t r i p o d w i t h l e g s t h a t s p l a y w i d e e n o u g h t o a l l o w a v e r y l o w p o s i t i o n , o r y o u c a n b u y a t r i p o d t h a t h a s a r e v e r s i b l e h e a d s t e m t h a t a l l o w s t h e c a m e r a t o h a n g f a c i n g d o w n u n d e r t h e t r i p o d .

• I f s h o o t i n g o u t d o o r s , m a c r o p h o t o g r a p h y i s e f f e c t i v e o n b r i g h t d a y s w h e n y o u d o n ’ t h a v e t o u s e a v e r y s l o w s h u t t e r s p e e d . A b r i g h t , o v e r c a s t d a y w o r k s e s p e c i a l l y w e l l , a s i t w i l l a l s o l i g h t y o u r s u b j e c t e v e n l y .

• I t i s u s u a l l y i m p r a c t i c a l t o u s e y o u r c a m e r a ’ s b u i l t - i n p o p -u p f l a s h w h e n d o i n g m a c r o p h o t o g r a p h y . T h e l e n g t h o f t h e l e n s , w i t h o r w i t h o u t a l l o f i t s m a c r o a t t a c h m e n t s , w i l l c a u s e a s h a d o w f r o m t h e c a m e r a ’ s f l a s h . O n e s o l u t i o n i s t o u s e a n e x t e r n a l f l a s h . T h e b e s t t y p e o f e x t e r n a l f l a s h w i l l h a v e a h e a d t h a t r o t a t e s a n d e l e v a t e s .

• A u t o f o c u s d o e s n ’ t a l w a y s w o r k w e l l w h e n s h o o t i n g e x t r e m e c l o s e - u p p h o t o g r a p h y . S w i t c h t o m a n u a l f o c u s a n d y o u ’ l l g e t m o r e c o n s i s t e n t l y s h a r p m a c r o p i c t u r e s . T h i s w i l l a l s o a l l o w y o u t o s e t t h e f o c a l p l a n e o n t h e s u b j e c t i f y o u a r e t r y i n g t o t h r o w s o m e o f i t o u t o f f o c u s .

TIPS

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• S h o o t w i t h a s l o w a n I S O a s p o s s i b l e , a s h i g h n o i s e r a t i o s i n f a s t e r I S O s w i l l a f f e c t t h e d e t a i l i n t h e i m a g e .

• I f u s i n g a p o i n t a n d s h o o t c a m e r a , c o m p o s e t h e i m a g e t h r o u g h t h e L C D s c r e e n r a t h e r t h a n t h e v i e w f i n d e r , i f t h e c a m e r a h a s o n e . I f y o u d o n ’ t , a s u b j e c t c e n t e r e d i n t h e s c e n e w o n ’ t b e c e n t e r e d i n t h e p h o t o , u n l e s s i t ’ s a n e l e c t r o n i c v i e w f i n d e r .

• T o g e t a d e e p e r f i e l d o f f o c u s o n a s u b j e c t , u s e a s h o r t e r l e n s w i t h a w i d e r a n g l e o f v i e w . T h i s w i l l g i v e y o u m o r e d e p t h o f f i e l d a n d i n c l u d e m o r e o f t h e b a c k g r o u n d f o r c o n t e x t .

• T o g e t a s s h a r p a n i m a g e a s p o s s i b l e , u s e t h e f a s t e s t s h u t t e r s p e e d p o s s i b l e . T h i s w i l l h e l p a v o i d a n y b l u r r i n g d u e t o c a m e r a s h a k e .

TIPS

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M A C R O P H O T O G R A P H Y

T I P S

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