Basic Ideas To Improve Macro Photography Skills

Nowadays, photography is everywhere. Isn’t that great? Wherever you go, you would always find someone holding or wearing a DSLR and these people aren’t even professional photographers. Isn’t it great to see more people having interest in macro photography? Of course it is!

Photography is such an amazing and fun world. There a lot of things you can do with it and a lot of different kinds of shots you could take. Just like macro photography – one of photographer’s favorites.

Macro Photography

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To those who haven’t studied macro photography or haven’t even taken some time to read things about macro photography, you most likely don’t have an idea what it is. But basing from the word “macro”, it’s a kind of photography wherein the shots are kinds of shots that are close up. The shots are so close up that you’ll even see some details of a specific subject that you couldn’t see with the naked eyes.....

The truth is, there are really a lot of people who are a fan of macro photography. They really love it whenever they see their shots. They didn’t expect to get such amazing shots with just a very small part of a specific subject and that’s only one of the fun sides of macro photography.

Macro photography requires a huge amount of creativity:

If you’ll think about it, macro photography seems to be pretty easy but the truth is, it’s not as easy as you think it is. One of the things that you really need when it comes to this kind of macro photography is creativity. There are already a lot of photographers all over the world now so it’s really a challenge for you to take something that still haven’t existed or if it does, it’s something that people wouldn’t usually see.

Macro photographer’s favorite subjects:

For those who’re wondering what are the subjects often used when it comes to macro photography, there’s a lot. You could actually use macro photography in almost everything. As long as you could get close to it. If you can’t then make sure you have the right lens that would help you zoom in to your subject. The top subjects that people often use when it comes to macro photography are flowers, insects and foods.

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If you’re using a kit lens – also known as the stock lens – the best subject you could choose would probably be flowers and foods since they’re not moving. If you’ll take macro shot of insects using your kit lens, there’s a high chance that they’ll feel your presence and run away from you. If you don’t want to take photos these subjects, you could always take photos of other things that you could find anywhere like jewelries, toys and random stuff. All you need is to be creative enough to make those simple things turn into an amazing and interesting shot.

Your macro photography kit:

Like what was mentioned above, if you can’t get near to your subject, you’ll need the right lens in order to get the macro shot that you want. In macro photography there’s actually a few different kind of lenses and macro lens is just one of them. One thing you need to remember when it comes to buying macro lenses, they’re more expensive than other lenses. However, they may be expensive but the shots you’ll be taking with these lenses are more than worth it.

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If you’re planning to buy a macro lens and you’re not on a tight budget, the best lens that you can buy is the 100mm. With this kind of lens you wouldn’t have a hard time taking macro shots of insects, animals and any other living things. It is such an amazing lens that all macro photographers wants to have one but they can’t because it’s too expensive.

If you were on a tight budget you could go with the macro lens that has a lower zoom like 50mm. Buying your macro kit would depend on your need and your budget for the purpose of macro photography. Just keep in mind to choose wisely and don’t waste money on something you wouldn’t end up using in the long run.

Macro photography has a lot of interesting and amazing things to offer. All you need to do is find out about it on your own. On one of your trips or even a simple outing, try doing macro photography. You’ll never know you might actually end up falling in love with it too!

Author’s Bio:
Clarise Tan is a writer, illustrator, and photographer with a BA degree in Animation. As a content provider for PIN Agency, she has found a creative outlet in blogging about the best design ideas for print and mail services.