Macro photography works, small things through magnification, give the audience with a shocking visual experience, the picture gives people a strange sense of novelty, this is the charm of macro photography to us. So how do you shoot macro? This article to introduce you to macro photography must learn five photography skills.
5 Macro photography tips to learn
1. Keep your main focus clear
Highlight the main body, macro focus is the most important, generally shot is very small things, easy to focus inaccurate, focus on the subject you want to shoot, and enlarge to the original size to do confirmation. If the camera has a focus option, you can usually use the center focus. It is not recommended to use multi-point focus, which is easy to run and is not conducive to the prominence of the main body.
2. Shoot macro with a moderate aperture, not bigger is better
Macro works are characterized by shallow depth of scene and prominent subject. Many people think that a wide aperture is necessary, but this understanding is actually wrong. We know that shallow depth of field can be obtained by opening a wide aperture, or the lens can be close to the subject, or the telephoto lens can be used to shoot. When we take macro shots, first of all, the lens is close enough to the subject, and the macro shots generally use medium telephoto lenses.
Such as micro lens, the focal length is 100 mm, the two conditions of light macro shooting depth is shallow enough if the aperture on loud again, the clear range before and after only a few millimeters, a lot of the time, only the main part of the qing dynasty in the all when shooting macro, don't blindly up aperture, the aperture are controlled within the scope of the F8 - F11 is better, It can not only highlight the subject, but also shoot the subject clearly.
3. Make good use of tripod to avoid vibration
Macro photography is prone to vibration, and a tripod is essential to get sharp pictures. For macro photography, whether the tripod can be easily lowered to the ground level is an important indicator. Because in many cases, the position of the main body is often close to the ground, and the low center of gravity of the tripod can effectively reduce the shaking.
The tripod should be used in conjunction with the shutter to ensure optimal stability. If you don't have a shutter, you can also shoot with a delayed shutter to reduce the shaking of your fingers. Shockproof technology is not a foolproof solution. Use a tripod first. Use shockproof only when a tripod is not available or when you must hold the camera, and remember to turn off the shockproof function of the sickle to avoid blurring the picture due to its active detection.
4. Choose the right lighting
In macro photography, you often shoot with a narrow focal plane and a fast shutter speed, and you may want to use a flash unless there is plenty of light. When using a flash, you may need to use a diffuser. Using a diffuser, you can increase the amount of light from your flash and make it softer, which will help you capture the natural colors of your subject and help reduce any harsh shadows.
For optimal lighting, you also need to understand the exposure triangle in photography. You should know how to manually adjust the ISO, shutter speed, and aperture to create the correct exposure in each macro photo.
5. Use manual focus whenever possible
The use of autofocus macro lens is generally not a problem, but the precise position of the focus can be biased, because macro works require precise focus, so manual focus is sometimes more advantageous. DSLR allows you to zoom in with a live view mode for more accurate focus.
The use of close lens if the magnification is not very high, then it is possible to autofocus, but the focus speed will be reduced, the use of high magnification close lens autofocus is more difficult, manual focus is recommended. With the use of the close lens, the focus can only be done manually, and the focus is mainly achieved by changing the object distance.
In short, macro shooting and regular shooting is different, macro shooting to master the above 5 skills.
