Macro Photography-Time to get ready for your close-up...

Time to get ready for your close-up...

by Angelo Samarawickrema - Photographer-Graphic Designer

I found macro photography to be one of the most affordable areas of special interest shooting to explore. You only need one short lens (of which there are plenty of thirt-party options) and -possibly-a decent flashgun to start your DSLR or digital SLRmacro kit. Many a time i tend not to carry my lashgun but use common items such as wrinkled up kitchen foil or even metalic trays whilst doing a shoot.

One does not require lavish locations or extravagantly expensive models to shoot. Neither would you need great weather or acres of space, as you can often move your entire set into your home or a particular room. Even digital compacts can produce impressive results with their dedicated macro modes-although you need to be aware of parallax error (or 'what you see is not what you'll get'), caused by the viewfinder not being in line with the lens. But you'll be using the LCD to frame your shot...

So, you've got the kit -you just need ideas and inspiration to help you get it right first time.

I believe that experimentation is important for the advancing photographer so keep on taking lots of pictures and keep that shutter moving. You never know what you can capture at any given moment of time and believe it or not sometimes miracles do happen even in Photography...

Happy Shooting...