MACRO Water droplet Macro photography - PowerPoint Presentation

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Macro photography

is a term used for close up photos. It is a term applied to most close up photos but should actually only be applied to photos which have a 1:1 or closer magnification

.Macro is a great area of photography as you can take macro shots where ever you are. Find small details of larger objects to create abstract looking images, or maybe you want to take pictures of creepy crawlies like spiders and beetles (my favorite subject) or maybe close ups of flowersSlide3
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Lenses

Macro

If you’ve ever longed to take macro photos but can’t justify buying more gear, we’re going to tell you how to do it on the cheap.

Getting a close-up photograph of a flower or insect is achievable to some degree with a standard lens, but the most straightforward method of getting a 1:1 (life-size) reproduction is to use a macro lens.Macro lenses are fairly expensive, though, and if you’re only dabbling in macro photography, buying one may be hard to justify. There are several options for close-up photography which achieve a similar end result to a macro lens, only by allowing you to use existing lenses, and so for far less cost.Slide6

The first method is to

use a lens reversal ring

, which will set you back around £15/$20. This attaches to the DSLR mount, then you screw the front of the lens on to it.This reverses the usual behaviour of the lens: normally it magnifies objects that are far away and makes them appear smaller on the sensor than they are in real life, whereas reversed it makes small subjects appear larger and reduces the focus distance accordingly.The downside to using a reversing ring is that the lens contacts are no longer accessible, so there’s no electronic control over focus or aperture.

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extension tubes

So if you are shooting macro on a budget, there are reversal adapters, extension tubes and macro filters.

The second option worth exploring is extension tubes (£55/$75 for a set with contacts). These sit between the camera and lens.

Extension tubes reduce focal distance

, so you can get closer to the subject, achieving a similar result to a macro lens.

If the tube has contacts between the mount and lens then both aperture and focus can be controlled. If not, both will need to be set manually.Slide8

Idea: A method that

works well is assembling a studio to look like the image here. Use

Rainex to make the water droplets bubble up.

Here is the final image !Slide9

Another method that works well is to pour

water on saran wrap; it will glob up like this. elevate

droplets on a sheet of glass, above a colorful pattern, and something like this could occurSlide10
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or try using …THE

KITCHEN SINK!

INNOVATINGSlide12
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