Introduction to macro photography

Introduction: Macro photography is to observe the world from a brand-new perspective, and it is an important and fascinating branch of photography skills. In the seemingly ordinary micro-world around us, there is a little-known beauty hidden. Those common flowers, plants, insects, ants, when we shoot at a macro, we find that they are so strange and gorgeous. This article will take you into a mysterious and unique macro image world. This paper introduces the effective shooting experience and methods in macro photography with pictures and texts.

Macro photography strategy Canon EOS 100D aperture: f/8.0 exposure time: 1/3 ISO sensitivity: 100 focal length: 100 mm.

Walk into a different macro world

1. The first step into the macro world

Macro photography is a special way of photography, which is different from conventional photography. It is to shoot related objects at close range and get a larger image than the original.

Canon EOS 100D aperture: f/8.0 exposure time:1160 ISO sensitivity: 200 focal length: 100 mm.

The fuzzy effect creates the dream of flowers and leaves.

In fact, the choice of camera brand is not very important, because almost every big camera brand now produces macro lenses and other accessories with different focal lengths. On the contrary, the camera category is more important. Generally speaking, Quan Huafu SLR camera is suitable for shooting macro subjects, but this time I recommend EOS 100D, which is light and portable, very suitable for girls who follow the camera.

Canon EOS 100D aperture: f/2.8 exposure time: 1/320 ISO sensitivity: 250 focal length: 100 mm.

Blur effect of 100 micron lens with large aperture

Of course, macro lens is the best choice in lens selection. Macro camera lens is a kind of camera lens for shooting tiny objects or retaking small pictures. This kind of lens has quite high resolution, minimum distortion and aberration, high contrast and good color reproducibility. Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM macro camera lens has a closest focusing distance of about 0.3 meters, and is equipped with a ring USM ultrasonic motor for fast silent focusing, which can realize full-time manual focusing. It has good resolution at close range and can keep the image quality unchanged in the whole focusing range.

2. Focal length and depth of field

Choosing large aperture and shallow depth of field to separate the subject from the background is a common shooting mode. Learn to use the combination of aperture and focal length reasonably, which can not only blur the background, but also ensure the clarity of the subject.

Canon EOS 100D aperture: f/9.0 exposure time:1160 ISO sensitivity: 640 focal length: 100 mm.

The delicate texture under the aperture makes every petal exude fragrance.

The trick of taking macro photos is to focus accurately; Because the clear focus range of macro photos is very small, only a small part of 1 inch. For example, to take a macro image of a butterfly on a flower, it is necessary to ensure that the butterfly is in precise focus and clear; Suppose that the distance from the lens to the butterfly changes even if it is less than 1 cm, and the clear focus will be lost. Therefore, in the process of taking wonderful macro photos, focusing is extremely torturous.

Canon EOS 100D aperture: f/4.0 exposure time: 1/200 ISO sensitivity: 100 focal length: 100 mm.

Canon ef100 mm f/2.8l isusm100-micro lens ensures the butterfly to focus accurately.

What needs to be kept in mind is: focus roughly first, then composition, and then focus accurately. In general, you should choose the most attractive part of the picture, that is, the part you want to show most, and keep the shutter half pressed. After focusing (wait for the camera to focus), press the shutter calmly to avoid taking blurred photos.

3. Shutter time

Macro photography generally requires a relatively slow speed. The instantaneous action of pressing the shutter will cause a certain displacement of the fuselage. Although its influence can be reduced to some extent through training, it is difficult to eradicate it. Macro photography absolutely needs a tripod at this time.

Canon EOS 100D aperture: f/3.2 exposure time:113 ISO sensitivity: 100 focal length: 100 mm.

Aesthetic artistic conception under slow shutter

Canon EOS 100D aperture: f/2.8 exposure time: 1/80 ISO sensitivity: 100 focal length: 100 mm.

EOS 100D captures the wonderful moment of small animals.

4. Create artistic conception with 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.

Canon EOS 100D aperture: f/5.0 exposure time:1125 ISO sensitivity: 200 focal length: 100 mm.

When shooting on a cloudy day, the light is like adding a soft light box.

The macro shooting should avoid strong direct sunlight as much as possible, and the shooting time is mostly early morning and evening, and cloudy weather is the best choice. If you have to shoot in high-angle sunlight, you can use soft light boards, umbrellas and other equipment to block it.

Canon EOS 100D aperture: f/8.0 exposure time:1125 ISO sensitivity: 50 focal length: 100 mm.

The backlight is small and fresh

We can try to choose the right direction from the backlight to approach the target. On the one hand, it can avoid the influence of people's shadow on the object we want to shoot. On the other hand, through reasonable light supplement, shooting from the perspective of backlight can often reduce the contrast effect under smooth light and obtain the desired light and shadow effect, which can also solve the problem of highlight overflow caused by direct sunlight and the problem that the color of the shot photo is too dry due to too strong light.

Shooting theme

The microscopic world is wonderful? The crystal dew on the petals, the wings of bees ... those ordinary wildflowers, weeds and insect still lives can also be colorful. Canon EOS 100D is light and portable, with excellent picture quality, which allows us to enjoy the subtle touch during the journey.

Canon EOS 100D aperture: f/5.6 exposure time: 1/200 ISO sensitivity: 125 focal length: 100 mm.

Dew on petals, beautiful romance brought by macro lens.

Canon EOS 100D aperture: f/5.6 exposure time: 1/200 ISO sensitivity: 125 focal length: 100 mm.

Insects are common objects in macro photography.

Canon EOS 100D aperture: f/6.3 exposure time:1125 ISO sensitivity: 800 focal length: 100 mm.

In a casual moment, record small things with images.

Canon EOS 100D aperture: f/2.8 exposure time:11600 ISO sensitivity: 100 focal length:100 mm.

Easily shoot macro photography with a sense of plot and story.

It is relatively difficult to photograph moving objects like insects. If you want to hold it by hand, pay attention to the shutter used at that time. High sensitivity helps to improve shutter speed. When shooting outdoors, you also need to pay attention to the wind. Many subjects are easily messed up by the wind.

6. Post-processing

Canon EOS 100D aperture: f/2.8 exposure time: 1/80 ISO sensitivity: 12800 focal length: 100 mm.

Try to add the filter effect in the later period of high sensitivity of 100D.

Macro photography pays attention to the preservation of details, so post-processing should also be carried out in a way that can preserve details to the greatest extent. Most people like photos with transparent colors. Personal opinions are accurate exposure, appropriate saturation, clear subject and natural and fresh background color. Distance photos don't need to be skinned like portraits, which is relatively simple, and it is a simple processing to preserve color, texture and details. These problems can be greatly improved by shooting in Raw format.

Macro photography skillfully condenses inconspicuous details into abstract patterns. In this expanded vision, everything is worth stopping and staring at. Master Hongyi said? A flower and a world, a leaf and a bodhi? , probably this meaning. This is also the charm of macro photography. This paper describes macro photography, and describes the expression method and processing experience of macro photography. While making you feel the same way, you have the impulse to pick up the camera. I believe that people who love nature and macro photography will like it.