i am in high school and i have to submit a portfolio for AP photography. for my concentration section i have chosen macro photography. can someone give me some tips on how to get a good shot. or maybe even tips on what i could shoot?
You need the lens that will focus in close, a macro lens. With a macro Lens your able to get with in inches of a object.
Some digitals’ have a function for this.
The vivid close up shots are usually taken with a pricey macro Lens.
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You need the lens that will focus in close, a macro lens. With a macro Lens your able to get with in inches of a object.
Some digitals’ have a function for this.
The vivid close up shots are usually taken with a pricey macro Lens.
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You can get a good zoom/macro lens that isn’t too expensive. They are not as good as the actual macro lens, but more affordable and can get great shots.
Good things to photograph for macro photography are:
insects
flowers and plants
small objects ex:buttons
etc….
good luck
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Browse through what’s available on Google – just to get some idea.
http://images.google.com/image.....amp;tab=wi
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Do you have a MACRO lens (close focus lens) ??
Good luck…….
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Look for photos like this. This is one I shot with my Nikon D40 in macro mode and using a close up filter.
http://s522.photobucket.com/al.....andbee.jpg
BTW – for any who are thinking of stealing it – it is copyrighted.
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30 years in photography
I found an excellent article that may be of help to you.
http://photo.net/learn/macro/
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http://photo.net/learn/macro/
Look into a software program called Helicon Focus which will give you a brief, but suitable free use time to complete your project… the amazing thing about this program is that the limited depth of field you have with extreme close-up photography can be expanded to infinite focus throughout the range of the image.
How you use the program is clearly explained so I won’t go into any detail here.
You won’t be disappointed.
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Professional Photog in Philadelphia: http://www.jpgmag.com/people/Galan
If sharp focus matters to you, tripod, tripod, tripod…You can get the little table-top ones for about $8 but taller ones are more useful for other projects also. If you will use a consumer level digital try to use one that makes its own "big deal" out of the macro feature because it will have a better lens and shorter focus for this type of work. If you already have a pro grade camera then as others have suggested, get a macro lens.
The point of macro work is to communicate details of things that are often not noticed. I suggest subjects that are much more uncommon and therefore more interesting. Maybe things like details of machinery, tools, nuts & bolts, edges of a rare coin, family heirlooms with engraved initials, etc. Think about things that other folks don’t photograph. Show your classmates a photo of the tiny markings on the working parts inside a pocket watch… Or an object in a foreign environment like the same pocket watch in a puddle of some liquid. Just a couple thoughts from someone who has seen a bajillion photos of bugs and buds and slugs,
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