Beginning Photography Tips: Macro Photography
This type of shot is actually pretty simple to achieve for the beginning photographer. Just follow the steps below to create this close-up shot with a dramatic black background and lots of detail and depth.
1. If you want a solid background behind a flower, you have to put one ther. The background is about 4 feet behind the flower.
2. If you want beautiful flowers to shoot, buy them at a local florist. If the florist knows you’re buying them to photograph them, they will usually make sure you get really beautiful selections.
3. This is taken with a macro lens, and to get this much depth of field you have to follow all three macro rules, including shooting at the highest aperture possible (f/22), shooting on a tripos, and shooting with the barrel of the lens aiming straight at the subject.
4. The light is nothing but beautiful, late afternoon, summer light. No reflectors, no flash, just natural light. So it’s not direct light.
5. What makes this shot interesting is that you’re showing a view of a daisy that is rarely seen, the underside of the back of the flower. To get this view, it may be helpful to place the vase on a tall side table, so that you can get the camera low enough to be below the back of the flower.
I hope these tips are helpful, you can also check out this article on macro photography tips.
