How to do hand-held shooting with macro lens

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It is believed that photographers who have used macro lens for hand-held shooting may have encountered the following problems: (1) subject movement, (2) camera vibration and (3) abrupt shadow. However, Joseph Linaschke, an American photographer, has come up with a novel way to solve the three problems mentioned just now with disposable cups, which is really convenient and environmentally friendly.

How to do hand-held shooting with macro lens

First, measure the aperture of the front end of the macro lens, and then cut the bottom of the white disposable cup so that the opening at the bottom of the disposable cup can be completely sleeved on the lens. In order to avoid light leakage and reduce the damage of disposable cups after one or two uses, you can cut the opening of disposable cups and wrap it with black tape, and then connect the bottom of disposable cups to the lens, just like using a hood at ordinary times.

Is this good or not? It turns out that according to Joseph Rinashke, if you shoot small insects, disposable cups can limit the range of activities of insects and increase the chances of getting your favorite composition; Secondly, if you shoot the subject at a vertical angle from top to bottom on a plane, disposable cups can temporarily fix the position of the camera, just like a small base. As for the last advantage, it has something to do with the materials used in disposable cups. Joseph Linaschke suggests that you use a white disposable cups, because it can be used as a soft mask to increase the range of light scattering and avoid abrupt shadows behind the main body.

However, Joseph Rinashke also pointed out that his method was by no means perfect. First of all, the large lens diameter means that a larger disposable cups is needed, and it will be more difficult to select materials; Secondly, the working distance of some macro lenses is quite short, even shorter than the length of disposable cups, and due to the occlusion of disposable cups, the maximum magnification of the lens will not be used when shooting, so users may need to trim the length of disposable cups appropriately.

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