Tips for handheld photography with macro lenses

Introduction: I believe that photographers who have ever used a macro lens to shoot handheld shots may have encountered the following problems: (1) subject movement, (2) camera shake, (3) abrupt shadows, but the United States Photographer Joseph Linaschke came up with a novel way to solve the three problems just mentioned with just a disposable cup. It is really convenient and environmentally friendly. How to do handheld shooting with a macro lens

First, measure the diameter of the front end of the macro lens, then cut the bottom of the white disposable cup so that the opening at the bottom of the disposable cup can be completely placed on the lens. In order to avoid light leakage and reduce the fate of the disposable cup being damaged after one or two uses, after cutting the disposable cup, you can wrap the opening of the disposable cup with black tape, and then connect the bottom of the disposable cup to the lens, as if Use the hood as usual.

Is this "disposable cup" useful? It turns out that according to Joseph Linaschke, if you are shooting small insects, the disposable cup can limit the range of activities of the insects and increase the chance of getting the composition you want; Secondly, if you are shooting a subject on a flat surface from top to bottom at a vertical angle, the disposable cup can temporarily fix the position of the camera, just like a small stand. As for the final advantage, it is related to the material of the disposable cup. Joseph Linaschke recommends that you use a white disposable cup because it can be used as a diffuser to increase the amount of light scattering and avoid abrupt shadows behind the subject.

However, Joseph Linaschke also pointed out that his method is by no means perfect. First, if the diameter of the lens is large, it means that a larger disposable cup is needed, and there will be difficulties in material selection; second, the working distance of some macro lenses is quite short, even shorter than the length of the disposable cup. , when shooting, the maximum magnification of the lens will not be used due to the obstruction of the disposable cup, so the user may need to trim the length of the disposable cup appropriately.

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