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Visit www.andizulkarnain.comMacro photography can be performed on any object. Plants, animals, food to the product can be used as an object to produce an image macro. This time, we will share tips on taking macro photos in general so that you can produce a better macro photos. Consider the following steps! 1. Preparing Camera and Lens Actually, to make a macro picture today is very easy. If you do not have a DSLR camera, you can also use a pocket camera and choose the macro mode on the camera to take a photo. But if you are using a DSLR camera, to create a good macro picture, you must have a macro lens. The macro lens is priced at a relatively expensive compared to other lenses, but not to worry because there is now a cheaper alternative. You can use a macro lens adapter or additional extension tube to turn a standard lens into a macro lens. For example, like branded Kenko extension tubes are available for different types of cameras that you can buy at a price of approximately USD 1.2 million. 2. Consider Lighting The closer to the subject, the lighting will be minimal. That’s legal in macro photography. For that the lighting conditions around must be considered. The first thing you should do is set the ISO as low as possible. Because at macro photography, detailed images and noise free is a major disturbance. After setting the ISO to the lowest number, you can then set the camera to aperture biggest position. Doing the aperture setting will be advantageous in macro shooting with a subject that does not move like plants or products. Because in addition will get more amount of light that comes in, you’ll also get the effect of bokeh (blur on the back of the subject) that make photos look more artistic. But if you do shoot macro to moving objects such as animals, then setting the proper Speed ??is the key. Why? Because usually small animals such as ants, flies, mosquitoes, grasshoppers, butterflies and others can move quickly without us knowing, so that the moment of good will just disappear. 3. Feel free to use the tools If you shoot macro for a product, we strongly recommend that you do it in the studio. Because with the help of studio lights that can be set to turn on Continuos be easier for you to determine the focal point. As for the macro shooting animals or plants used to do in the outdoors, you can use tools like Flash, or a special flash for macro photos if pencayaan unfavorable conditions. Then, in order that the resulting image can be sharp, do not forget to use a tripod when shooting. 4. Notice the focus and metering modes 1 / 2

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Page 1: Macro Photography Tips: The Basic

Visit www.andizulkarnain.comMacro photography can be performed on any object. Plants,animals, food to the product can be used as an object to produce an image macro. This time,we will share tips on taking macro photos in general so that you can produce a better macrophotos. Consider the following steps!

1. Preparing Camera and Lens

Actually, to make a macro picture today is very easy. If you do not have a DSLR camera, youcan also use a pocket camera and choose the macro mode on the camera to take a photo.

But if you are using a DSLR camera, to create a good macro picture, you must have a macrolens. The macro lens is priced at a relatively expensive compared to other lenses, but not toworry because there is now a cheaper alternative. You can use a macro lens adapter oradditional extension tube to turn a standard lens into a macro lens. For example, like brandedKenko extension tubes are available for different types of cameras that you can buy at a price ofapproximately USD 1.2 million.

2. Consider Lighting

The closer to the subject, the lighting will be minimal. That’s legal in macro photography. Forthat the lighting conditions around must be considered. The first thing you should do is set theISO as low as possible. Because at macro photography, detailed images and noise free is amajor disturbance.

After setting the ISO to the lowest number, you can then set the camera to aperture biggestposition. Doing the aperture setting will be advantageous in macro shooting with a subject thatdoes not move like plants or products. Because in addition will get more amount of light thatcomes in, you’ll also get the effect of bokeh (blur on the back of the subject) that make photoslook more artistic.

But if you do shoot macro to moving objects such as animals, then setting the proper Speed??is the key. Why? Because usually small animals such as ants, flies, mosquitoes,grasshoppers, butterflies and others can move quickly without us knowing, so that the momentof good will just disappear.

3. Feel free to use the tools

If you shoot macro for a product, we strongly recommend that you do it in the studio. Becausewith the help of studio lights that can be set to turn on Continuos be easier for you to determinethe focal point.

As for the macro shooting animals or plants used to do in the outdoors, you can use tools likeFlash, or a special flash for macro photos if pencayaan unfavorable conditions. Then, in orderthat the resulting image can be sharp, do not forget to use a tripod when shooting.

4. Notice the focus and metering modes

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Missed focus, was disastrous on a macro photography. To avoid this, use manual focus settingwill be more effective than the autofocus mode. Then to make it easier and faster to determinefocus in manual mode, you should set this option on the camera metering Spot metering mode.Why? Because the use of Spot metering will make the camera light metering count only theintended focus area only.

5. Be patient and keep experimenting with composition

Photographing unlike macro shooting landscape or portrait. You have to have extra patiencebecause the image should be done as close as possible to the subject. In addition to need morepatience, we still recommend that you continue to experiment with composition so that themacro picture to get better every day. Good luck!

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