Olly
01-27-2005, 12:13 PM
This is a simple article about how I take a macrophoto :)
Here's a macro (close-up) photo of a dragonfly I took near my parents pool with a Canon Pro90 IS: http://www.megapixelworld.com/photography/showphoto.php?photo=47&size=big&sort=1&cat=504
The Canon Pro90 IS (http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canonpro90/) does not have a macro mode built into the camera so I needed to use an add-on lens from Canon which is the 500D. It is made from a single element of glass and you attach it onto the front of the camera lens. In my case, it did not need an adapter.
Some cameras, like the FinePix S7000 used by Lisa or my Nikon Coolpix 5000 have an inbuilt macro mode which is nice.
I didn't use a tripod for the photo above as this xxxxxxx (censored) of insect was moving every 20 seconds but the best is too use a tripod because of the magnification. You shake a little and you might have a very blurry photo...
It is important to get the most depth of field to get sharp photos so you need to close the aperture as much as possible. Because it is a macrophoto, the background will be out of focus but try to have a not too distracting background.
On the Pro90, the maximum of aperture is 8, on SLRs that number can go higher (the higher the best). Check your camera, you probably have a A (for aperture) mode or use the manual mode if you have one.
It's better to do macrophotography when you have enough light because of the wide aperture (less light enters in the camera). There are some flash dedicated to macrophotography, there are useful to avoid shadows (which happens often when you use the normal inbuilt flash).
Olly
Here's a macro (close-up) photo of a dragonfly I took near my parents pool with a Canon Pro90 IS: http://www.megapixelworld.com/photography/showphoto.php?photo=47&size=big&sort=1&cat=504
The Canon Pro90 IS (http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canonpro90/) does not have a macro mode built into the camera so I needed to use an add-on lens from Canon which is the 500D. It is made from a single element of glass and you attach it onto the front of the camera lens. In my case, it did not need an adapter.
Some cameras, like the FinePix S7000 used by Lisa or my Nikon Coolpix 5000 have an inbuilt macro mode which is nice.
I didn't use a tripod for the photo above as this xxxxxxx (censored) of insect was moving every 20 seconds but the best is too use a tripod because of the magnification. You shake a little and you might have a very blurry photo...
It is important to get the most depth of field to get sharp photos so you need to close the aperture as much as possible. Because it is a macrophoto, the background will be out of focus but try to have a not too distracting background.
On the Pro90, the maximum of aperture is 8, on SLRs that number can go higher (the higher the best). Check your camera, you probably have a A (for aperture) mode or use the manual mode if you have one.
It's better to do macrophotography when you have enough light because of the wide aperture (less light enters in the camera). There are some flash dedicated to macrophotography, there are useful to avoid shadows (which happens often when you use the normal inbuilt flash).
Olly