Macro photography is just one tiny aspect of the whole photo world, no pun intended, but is so SUPER AWESOME (in my opinion). I've been playing around with it for several years now, and I can say that I am definitely nowhere near perfect with it myself, but practice makes perfect, right? Anyway, I want to show of some of my work, and will include two links that highlight exceptional work in the macro field. Personally, I haven't updated my lenses to encompass the digital age, so I'm working with a digital body, a reverse ring, and my manual lenses. Which can make the process really tricky - but really rewarding when you nail it. The tricky part I refer to kicks in while trying to focus with a reversing ring - you don't actually have control over the lens as far as the focus ring goes...you have to move closer or farther away from your subject to get that sweet spot (hence the reward when you get it just right). While I'm saving up for new lenses, the reverse ring is great. I get to experiment with the field of macro, and people get to look at me crazy in the park while I'm laying on the ground.
I don't have many tips, because I don't feel really versed enough in the subject quite yet to suggest much...but...here goes what I have learned so far:
1. Keep it simple - with macro, you don't have a lot of space to work with, so the simpler the subject the better.
2. Composition - in keeping with smaller working area, composition is KEY. When you've significantly already minimized your photo plane, the last thing you want to have to do in post is crop too much out, you might lose what makes the whole thing interesting if you're not careful. I've done it plenty...
3. Tripod - if you can use your tripod, I always recommend it...just because.
4. Shoot something you love - but this also goes for any type of photography, not just macro. It makes the outcome that much more amazing. :)
Most of these I really have no name for, so I'll just place them in no particular order. Now, the more that I think about it, the more I feel that I'm playing it safe with my subjects - but I truly enjoy what I'm shooting. Dilemma. (My following images are copywrited, so please, if you want to use them anywhere for anything I would appreciate a message notifying me of such uses. I'm not opposed to sharing, I would just like credit for my work.)
I don't have many tips, because I don't feel really versed enough in the subject quite yet to suggest much...but...here goes what I have learned so far:
1. Keep it simple - with macro, you don't have a lot of space to work with, so the simpler the subject the better.
2. Composition - in keeping with smaller working area, composition is KEY. When you've significantly already minimized your photo plane, the last thing you want to have to do in post is crop too much out, you might lose what makes the whole thing interesting if you're not careful. I've done it plenty...
3. Tripod - if you can use your tripod, I always recommend it...just because.
4. Shoot something you love - but this also goes for any type of photography, not just macro. It makes the outcome that much more amazing. :)
Most of these I really have no name for, so I'll just place them in no particular order. Now, the more that I think about it, the more I feel that I'm playing it safe with my subjects - but I truly enjoy what I'm shooting. Dilemma. (My following images are copywrited, so please, if you want to use them anywhere for anything I would appreciate a message notifying me of such uses. I'm not opposed to sharing, I would just like credit for my work.)
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