Macro shooting skills and experience

The exposure procedure of macro photography is slightly different from that of ordinary photography, because the objects shot at macro are generally small, occupying only a small part of space, and the exposure procedure is likely to be fooled by the background, so it is best to add the background manually when shooting, which can make the theme stand out.

To add a background, you can generally choose neutral gray paper as the background. On the one hand, using gray can make the exposure more accurate, on the other hand, using gray can make the background look bright, which can be matched with ordinary colors. You can also use white or black background, but pay special attention to it, because they can easily lead to inaccurate exposure, resulting in overexposure or underexposure. At this time, it is necessary to use exposure compensation to adjust. If the background is too dark, increase the exposure; if it is too bright, decrease the exposure.

Control of light

The light control of macro photography is essentially to adjust the proportion of natural light and artificial light, and the correct running light can create different atmosphere and artistic conception. But generally no flash is used. Although the flash can shorten the exposure time, get a deeper depth of field, and reduce the influence of jitter or object movement during exposure, it is more difficult to use the flash in macro shooting than the normal mode, which is easy to cause overexposure. Therefore, general photographers should pay attention to the irradiation direction of light when taking macro shots, make good use of natural light as far as possible, and ensure that light shines evenly on the subject. In most cases, the light on the side can highlight the texture of the object. If the natural light is insufficient or the light is not properly irradiated, you can use a flashlight or a white foam board (as a reflector) to fill the light.