Dear Viewers and Fellow Photographers,
There are a lot of photos on the internet featuring close ups of plants and flowers, with the label "macro". However, macro photography is not as easy as just taking a photo with the correct focus.
Macro photography can take place in many places, not just plants or insects. For example, the if you want to take a portrait, you may use a macro lens or take it in macro mode, because that will mean that the photo will be clearer and will focus on only the face. Also, macro photography is an excellent alternative to zooming into the little details, because when you take photographs at that range then you can crop out details later, because zooming in can be a little tricky, for example the camera then experiences a lot of movement and the image blurs, or the image quality decreases and other problems like so.
Some examples of macro photography I found on the internet which inspired me quite a lot are shown below:
There are a lot of photos on the internet featuring close ups of plants and flowers, with the label "macro". However, macro photography is not as easy as just taking a photo with the correct focus.
Macro photography can take place in many places, not just plants or insects. For example, the if you want to take a portrait, you may use a macro lens or take it in macro mode, because that will mean that the photo will be clearer and will focus on only the face. Also, macro photography is an excellent alternative to zooming into the little details, because when you take photographs at that range then you can crop out details later, because zooming in can be a little tricky, for example the camera then experiences a lot of movement and the image blurs, or the image quality decreases and other problems like so.
Some examples of macro photography I found on the internet which inspired me quite a lot are shown below:
The thing that makes macro photography special and appealing is that it shows the detail of life around us we just don't notice. This is because the focus and clarity the photo goes into is one that a naked eye cannot see. It also gives us a sense of scale for how detailed our universe is.
What the key is to taking macro photos like the ones above is not simply the equipment. It takes immense skill to get the right focus for such objects, and it all comes down to what you want the photo to be. The last photo, the one with the eyes of the picture, show the exceptionally well. The photographer has carefully chosen the thing he wanted to photograph, in this case it was the drops on the insect's eyes.
For taking macro photography with such detail takes time to take and set up also. Taking these types of photos seem like just going round, finding a detailed object, focus, click, and finish, however many people find it very difficult to get the best snapshot of that time, especially when they are taking pictures of moving things like pets, insects, etc.
One thing I have noticed when taking photos of close up things is it is easier to auto-focus when you are zoomed in. For example, reckon there was a flower I wanted to take a photo of, then first of all I would get up close to it, if it doesn't auto-focus and I was feeling lazy, then I would take a step back and zoom in then try to focus into the flower again. This works most of the time for me, however most of the time I would just swap my lens.
Note: This Technique only works with the manual zoom lens, so if you have a digital camera, you cannot use this method.
This is the basics of Macro photography, however, there will be more on this topic later.
Yours Truly,
Snapography.
For taking macro photography with such detail takes time to take and set up also. Taking these types of photos seem like just going round, finding a detailed object, focus, click, and finish, however many people find it very difficult to get the best snapshot of that time, especially when they are taking pictures of moving things like pets, insects, etc.
One thing I have noticed when taking photos of close up things is it is easier to auto-focus when you are zoomed in. For example, reckon there was a flower I wanted to take a photo of, then first of all I would get up close to it, if it doesn't auto-focus and I was feeling lazy, then I would take a step back and zoom in then try to focus into the flower again. This works most of the time for me, however most of the time I would just swap my lens.
Note: This Technique only works with the manual zoom lens, so if you have a digital camera, you cannot use this method.
This is the basics of Macro photography, however, there will be more on this topic later.
Yours Truly,
Snapography.
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