​Break the mindset of macro photography

There are too many people interested in macro photography, but it is easy to fall into the trap that macro photography is about flowers, canvas prints plants and insects. The essence of macro photography is to create an interesting magnifying space in which to tell your own story.

Water drop reflection macro photography

This kind of macro photography is very interesting and relatively simple. In addition to the camera and macro lens, you'll also need a tripod for composition and accurate focus. A watering can used to make water droplets. A flower (or something else) will be the background, frames for canvas and there will be tools for fixing the objects in the background. This is the basic equipment. Of course, other tools include reflectors, flashlights, etc., depending on the situation.

Since macro is a fine job, it is best to focus manually. Accurate focus but not too wide, or you'll get a normal image in a small area, usually around f/11. Sometimes you can even use an aperture no larger than f/16 to keep the subject all or most of the way within the depth of field. When the subject cannot all be arranged in the same plane, canvas prints cheap you need to decide which part to focus on.

General flowers and plants still life or small and medium-sized insects shooting, it is recommended to use 50-100mm or so macro lens can be, not only lens focus section is appropriate, but also quite meet the general beginners shooting needs. For example, EF 60mm F2.8 Macro and mp-e65mm F2.8 Macro.

If that's too much of a hassle, there's a relatively simple solution: place droplets of water on a glass panel, with the background object under the glass panel. This also has the added benefit of allowing you to easily position the droplets, or even make many of them fit into specific shapes, such as hearts.

Use a macro to express your feelings

Some people think macro can only shoot some flowers and plants, in fact, this is quite one-sided. Macro photography has an advantage that other types of photography do not have, that is, the maneuverability is particularly strong, large changes. Because the scenes are small, you don't have to rely so much on your surroundings to create your own set to create a lot of unexpected creative work. Through these scenes, you can convey your emotions, stay indoors, and experience the pleasure of creation. That's why so many people are so keen on macro photography, and these pieces, like don't wear to convey your inner feelings and thoughts, are easy to impress.

A few cabinet life often things pass the change of certain way and recombine, can create the scene that gives an interesting humor to have philosophy very much however. Without the constraints of external conditions, you have plenty of time to conceive experiments and lay out light to achieve the best results.

Generally speaking, books are good props, because this symbol will have a variety of directionality, with other props can have a rich narrative method, can express sadness, warmth and romance, small and fresh style is generally very appropriate.

Create your own story

Of course, there is a more sophisticated way, you design a shape, let him play the ideal role in the world you build. This needs you to have very strong beginning ability and modelling consciousness to narrate own story.

Color is tie-in

Color matching is important in macro photography, because the essence of macro is precision, which magnifies every detail and creates a picture that we normally cannot experience. The simpler the background of the still life, the more the shape of the main body can be highlighted. Generally speaking, color is lighter article, had better match brunet background, color is dark suit light color background, colorific collocation can be contrast, also can be harmonious. When shooting at home or in the office, it's best to find something in pure color as the background, a magazine cover, a monochromatic cloth, a chair, and sometimes even a black screen on your computer.

If you want to shoot a lively macro, the color contrast is a good choice, but keeps in mind which part is the center of your vision, otherwise the main character will be robbed of the scene and the result will be the opposite.

Usually red and green collocation is a good choice, suitable for shooting works with strong visual impact. The red and green colors contrast greatly and are nearly complementary. The difference of random colors makes the audience's attention quickly focus on the visual focus of insect macro photography -- eyes. When shooting dynamic insects or other more sensitive organisms, it is recommended to choose and buy long focal length macro lens shooting is better, such as 100-200mm focal length macro lens is quite suitable, can be in the premise of not disturbing insects, easy to capture the required image.

And want to shoot downy and quiet work, color collocation wants unified.

The main body and background color harmonious unity, give a person gentle sense of beauty. Still have the collocation of chiaroscuro in addition; also can give a person with same feeling, still contain a kind of mystery at the same time.

Conclusion

Photography is an art creation activity, it is important to break the inherent concepts and techniques on the basis of inheritance, the impermanence of the army and the impermanence of the water, so it is very important to use the brain to think when shooting. Even seemingly simple macro photography can give full play to your creative thinking, large canvas printing in short, pick up the camera, and go to your own small world.