How to shoot macro photography

Lead: Too many people are interested in macro photography, but it is also easy for people to fall into a misunderstanding, thinking that macro photography is to shoot flowers and insects. In fact, macro photography has a wide range of subjects and a lot of room to play. Its essence is to create an interesting enlarged space where you can tell your own story.

How to shoot macro photography? Water droplet reflection macro photography

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This kind of macro photography is very interesting and simple. In addition to the camera and macro lens, you also need a tripod for composition and accurate focusing. A watering can, used to make water droplets. With a flower (or other object) as the background, there is a fixed tool to shoot the background object. This is the most basic equipment. Of course, other tools include reflectors, flashlights and so on, depending on the test.

As macro is a delicate job, it is best to focus manually. Focus should be accurate, but the aperture should not be too large, otherwise only a small area of normal images can be obtained, which is generally set at around f/1. Sometimes you can even use an aperture of no more than f/ 16 to keep all or most of the subject within the depth of field. When the subjects can't all be arranged on the same plane, you need to decide which part to focus on.

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It is suggested to use a macro lens of about 50- 100mm to shoot flowers, plants or small and medium-sized insects, which not only has a suitable focal length, but also meets the shooting needs of ordinary beginners. Such as EF 60mm F2.8 macro and MP-e65mm F2.8macro

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If you find it troublesome, there is a relatively simple way: put the water droplets on the glass plate and the background object under the glass plate. This has another advantage, that is, you can arrange the water droplets conveniently, and even combine many water droplets into a specific shape, such as a heart.

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However, it should be noted that the image seen by water droplets refraction is upside down.

Express your feelings on a macro level.

Some people think that macro can only shoot flowers and plants, but in fact this is quite one-sided. Macro photography has an advantage that other types of photography do not have, that is, it is particularly operable and changeable. Because the scene is small, you can create your own shooting scene to complete many unexpected creative works without relying too much on the surrounding environment. Through these scenes, you can convey your emotions, stay at home and experience the fun of creation. That's why many people are so keen on macro photography, and these works convey your inner feelings and thoughts like wearing nothing, which is easy to impress people.

Some small daily necessities can be changed and recombined in a certain way to create an interesting and humorous but philosophical scene. Without the limitation of external environmental conditions, you have enough time to conceive experiments and light distribution to achieve the best shooting effect.

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Activate your mind and give some props meaning.

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Changing the shape of commonly used items usually has unexpected effects.

Generally speaking, the book is a good prop, because this symbol will have a variety of directionality, with other props can have a rich narrative way, can express sadness, warmth, romance. Small and fresh styles are generally suitable.

Create your own story

Of course, there are higher-end ways. You can design a shape by yourself to make it play an ideal role in the world you build. This requires you to have a strong practical ability and modeling awareness to tell your own story.

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Usually this theme is very popular, and you can even keep your story going and shoot a series of works.

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Two matches and two dice, these common props can also be your creative tools.

Color matching: Color matching is very important in macro photography, because the essence of macro is fineness, which magnifies every detail and constructs a picture that we usually can't experience. The simpler the still life background, the more prominent the shape of the subject. Generally speaking, light-colored items are best matched with a dark background, and dark ones are suitable for matching with a light background. The collocation of colors can be contrasting colors or harmonious colors. When shooting at home or in the office, it is best to find some solid objects as the background, such as magazine covers, solid cloth, chairs, and sometimes even the black screen of the computer. You should fully mobilize things around you and pay attention to details.

If you want to shoot a vivid macro work, it is a good choice to widen the color contrast, but remember which part is your visual center, otherwise it will rob the protagonist, and the result will be counterproductive.

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Usually the combination of red and green is a good choice, suitable for shooting works with strong visual impact. The contrast between red and green is great, and they are almost complementary. Random chromatic aberration makes the audience's attention quickly focus on the visual focus of insect macro photography? Eyes. When shooting dynamic insects or other sensitive creatures, it is best to choose a telephoto macro lens, such as 100-200mm telephoto macro lens, which is quite suitable and can easily capture the required images without disturbing insects. Such as ef100mm2.8 macro and ef180mm3.5lu macro.

Shoot soft and quiet works with uniform color matching.

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The colors of the subject and background are harmonious and unified, giving people a feminine taste.

In addition, there is a contrast between light and dark, which will give people the same feeling and mystery.

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Summary: Photography, an artistic creation activity, is important to break the inherent concepts and techniques on the basis of inheritance. Because war is unpredictable and water is unpredictable, it is very important to start thinking when shooting. Even seemingly simple macro photography can give full play to your creative thinking. In short, pick up the camera and shoot your own little world.