What are the tips for shooting close-ups with Nikon D3000 SLR camera?

1. A stable fulcrum with a tripod is ideal. If you don’t have one, it’s best to find an alternative table, chair or other fulcrum for shooting. If you don't have these, you can only shoot with a high-speed shutter, with a speed of about 200 (under the premise that the light must be good)

2. Choose the smallest aperture, unless what you want is the depth of field effect (that is) Background blur) If the aperture is too small, the picture details will be lost and the sharpness will be lost. At the same time, you can increase the sharpness and use landscape mode.

3. If you want the subject to take up as much of the frame as possible, use a telephoto lens as much as possible. I don’t know what lens you have. If you use a wide-angle lens, it will be difficult to zoom in when shooting smaller objects. Tip? You can place a reference object in front of the object. If you place an object smaller than it, it will appear larger. When choosing to compare objects, try to use contrasting colors to make them more prominent, such as contrasting black with white.