Macro photography - made easy

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Macro photography - made easy - By: steve yeardley, Posted on: 2008-08-06

When buying macro lenses, you need to be careful. There are many lenses out there they are recommended as macro, however, for the best close imaged and personal images that are at least 1/3 life size or bigger you have to be sure that you do in fact have a macro lens.

Using a macro lens is is harder than using a telephoto telephoto lens, you will need to pay more heed on focus, lighting, the movement of the subject, camera stability, and the depth of field.

Focus is most essential when working with a macro lens. Many times the autofocus feature does not work properly with many subjects, so it is best to focus manually. determinethe part of the subject that you wish to focus on and use it as your main point. You may wish first to set the camera to the correct magnification level you desire and then move the entire camera, tripod and all closer to or farther away from the insect that you are imaging.

If you are using a tripod, you may find it useful to use a focusing rail. This will give you flexible control when moving the camera.

Camera stability can in fact be a very difficult thing to accomplish especially if your subject is a snail or other insect that moves around a lot. If the subject is not moving around you can always use a tripod for the best effect, however, if the subject is moving the best way would be hand held. This way you can follow the subject and get in focus shots.

Lighting plays a major part when it comes to macro lens. It is not always possible to get natural lighting on your subject, especially when we are talking about insects that enjoy nibbling on the underside of leaves and even your own camera may cast a shadow on your subject.

Flash can be used; however,sometimes a bright flash may overpower the subject. The best thing to do is to purchase a ring flash. These will allow you to put the flash in the proper place, giving you enough light without overpowering. You can also use a softbox and cover the flash. This will help lessen the flash but allow you to have more light on the subject. You can invest in a flash that can be controlled if you normally take photos where you need extra light, but not bright flash. This way you can turn the flash down or up as needed.

Of course, the subject can move. If you are shooting very active insects or plants on a windy day, leave behind the tripod. You will never be able to get good shots with a stable camera, just go handheld.

Depth of field can be the largest problem to overcome when using a macro lens. It can be very hard to get every point of those tiny insects in focus. The best way to overcome this problem is to make the film plane parallel to the subject. Be sure that you can see all of the subject including that both end points are in focus, head and tail.

Article Source:- Directory Submission & Sexy Deepika Padukone

Steve runs www.digicamsdirect.com which stocks all your cameras and camcorder needs.

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