Macro photography isn't just stacked images of insects and flowers. Sometimes you want to get creative and nothing makes for better abstract images than extreme close-ups.
I remember the first abstract macro image I ever tried. An amateur photography magazine was hosting a competition for images involving fluids, so I took a close up of some milk after I dropped a cherry it in. The resulting images were rubbish, my lens had milk stains on it for weeks, and I missed focus on essentially every shot. Looking back though, I had the right idea and the images could have been good had I had more experience (of which I had nearly none!) The truth is, when you're that close to even scenes people have seen hundreds of times before, you can come out with unique shots.
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In this video, British photographer Alex Stead takes you through a few different abstract macro photography ideas, including the tried and tested classic of acrylic paint being dropped into a fish tank (minus the fish!) Have you tried any of these concepts? Share your results in the comment section below.
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