pearls of wisdom ...its what i need to get better at macro please let me know your thoughts love it, hate it, ok with it, despise it whatever you think or can educate me on would be helpful
pearls of wisdom ...its what i need to get better at macro please let me know your thoughts love it, hate it, ok with it, despise it whatever you think or can educate me on would be helpful
Hi Joseph. I don't do much macro but a macro lense helps.Fast shutter speeds ,small apertures, tripod,or image stabilisation on camera and or lens.This lady I follow,Eileen Thompson(no relation), on flickr is amazing at it.Maybe you should contact her.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/144226955@N06/
thanks Geoff
It depends on what you are going to shoot, for moving subjects like the one you tried you need fast shutter speeds, of course (no need for tripod or IS/VR for obvious reasons), but you don't need fast shutter speeds as a rule.
Macro photography is where focus stacking really comes into its own, the reason being that, no matter what, depth of field is always shallow, even if you stop down all the way it's not enough.
My suggestion would be to start with static objects and get into focus stacking. A dandelion is an excellent subject, given enough magnification. Here's a screenshot (literally!) of an early attempt of mine. Sorry, gotta dash now, in order not to miss sunrise!
wow thats nice ...i will dig deeper into this i literally thought it was just a close up shot but i was obviously mistaken
If you are shooting the Nikon 18-55mm kit lens get yourself some extension tubes and you will get much better macro shots!
i was using those add on close up lenses i guess thats not the way to do it ...oh well good thing they weren't expensive
Not sure what add on lens you were using, however, the Raynox DCR 250 is well worth the $70 price tag, I shot both of these with it.
Also, extension tubes decrease the minimum focusing distance of any lense they are paired with, they are place directly onto the mount and the lens fits onto the extension tube. They absolutely are something to try and a set will only cost between $20-40.
damn thats pretty cool for $70
It really does help to have the appropriate gear when t comes to macro/close up photography. The 40mm and 70-300mm linked in my profile page are both budget lenses that have rarely to never let me down. Recently, I've been favoring the 70-300
As others have already pointed out, a tripod helps, but if the light is decent, it's not always necessary. I think the important part is to find an interesting subject, and a composition that goes well with it.
As also previously mentioned, it's best to start on a stationary object at home. Grab few pens and play around with DOF using your aperture before trying to tackle moving subjects, especially insects... they are the worst at following orders.
Below are a few examples using the lenses I recommended. Not quite true macro, perhaps, but close enough.
The first one was with my 70-300mm with a tripod, due to heavy winds and fading light
Second one was the same lens, handheld
The third one was my 40mm handheld.
yeah i see what your saying when i was out a couple weeks ago i tried shooting flowers and just the slightest breeze kept coming through and messed up the DOF continuously and i feel like my lens is just about touching the object ill definitely try what you suggested thank you for the examples