MACRO PHOTOGRAPHY

Macro Photography 

A macro photograph is one in which the size of the subject on the negative or image sensor is life size or greater, although most of the time we will end up looking at a large size image of a really small insect or flower, for example.

Technique 

- Most camera manufactures sell Macro lens which allow photographers to expand the image to greater than 1:1… these lens’ are quite expensive, alternatively learners can use the camera in macro mode if available (this may not be as effective as a dedicated lens)

- Use point of focus OR manual focus

- Use A TRIPOD to frame the object and background, apply compositional rules where possible

- Experiment with depth of field, you will be very close to your subject which results in a sudden drop off on focus, to overcome this you might want to maximise your depth of field therefore shoot at f 16 f22.b In other circumstances you may like the drop off in focus in which case use a lower f stop e.g. 4.0

- Work with a low/medium ISO from 100 to 400

-Apply manual exposure and the exposure meter to ensure that the subject is adequately exposed.

-In some case you may choose to use flash light

Task:

·         In the Bedroom I used the Canon camera set up on a tripod with a macro lens to shoot the image below. I had then started off with the shutter speed set to 1/100 and changed the f stop each time from F5.6- F16. I found that when the aperture was F16 he quality of the fine details in the picture claim out clearer. 

     Contact sheet:

        EDITS: 

    Before - 

   After -

For the edited image I adjusted the vibrance and exposure. I then also used curves to highlight her pupil and iris to make the eye look brighter and more defined. I also brightened the picture and slightly increased the contrast.