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CalevPhoto

Photographing the Earth, one millimeter at a time…

Tips for Macro Photography

Recently I gave a presentation on macro photography for several of my coworkers.  I have been trying to figure out how to easily get it into blog format, but it’s rather difficult converting a Powerpoint presentation into a blog.  The following are some tips I placed at the end of the presentation on macro photography.

 

Tip #1Keep in mind the orientation of the subject

The following are two pictures I took recently.  Note that the first isn’t very interesting.  You can easily make out that it’s a hoverfly but other than that the shot brings no emotion.  The second picture is quite a bit better – not only due to the reflection of the bug but also because the bug is facing forward.  In general always try to find a pose that is interesting – don’t just take the bug unless you are trying for an identification shot.

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Posted 3 years, 8 months ago at 8:19 pm.

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