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Macro photography - overview - 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 said to be macro, however, for the best up close and personal pictures that are at least 1/3 life size or larger you will need to be sure that you do in fact have a macro lens.

Using a macro lens is is harder than using a telephoto zoom 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 very essential when using a macro lens. Many times the autofocus programme does not work properly with many subjects, so it is best to manually focus. 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 whole camera, tripod and all closer to or farther away from the subject that you are taking the picture of.

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

Camera stability sometimes is be a very difficult thing to accomplish especially if your subject is a slug 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 improved shots.

Lighting plays a major part when taking pictures with a 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 may be used; however,sometimes a bright flash may overpower the subject. The best thing to do in this case is to purchase a ring flash. They you to put the flash in the correct place, giving you enough light without overpowering. You can also use a softbox and cover the flash. This will help soften the flash but allow you to have more light on the subject. You can buy 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.

Sometimes, subjects are going to move. If you are shooting very active insects or plants on a windy day, forget the tripod. You will never be able to get good shots with a stable camera, just go handheld.

Depth of field can be the biggest problem to overcome when using a macro lens. It may 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. Ensure 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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