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An Introduction to Macro Photography
Raymond Sheh
Presented at the UNSW Photo Club2007-08-07
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Outline
• Photographic Principles
• Equipment
• Technique
• Finding subjects
• Hands-On
Unless otherwise attributed, all photographs, diagrams and text Copyright © 2007 Raymond Sheh
http://www.flickr.com/photos/psinewave/
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Photographic Principles: Focusing
• To focus close to the camera, we need to move the lens away from the sensor.
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Photographic Principles:Focusing
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Photographic Principles:Focusing
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Photographic Principles:Focusing
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Photographic Principles:Focusing
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Photographic Principles:Focusing
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Photographic Principles:Focusing
1:1
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Photographic Principles: Depth of Field
• This causes the main characteristic with macro photography – a lack of Depth of Field (DOF).
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Photographic Principles:Depth of Field
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Photographic Principles:Depth of Field
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Photographic Principles: Depth of Field
• Making the aperture smaller reduces the number of light paths
• This increases depth-of-field
• A pinhole camera has infinite DOF
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Photographic Principles:Depth of Field
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Photographic Principles:Depth of Field
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Photographic Principles:Depth of Field
F/2.8
F/8
F/22
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Photographic Principles: Depth of Field
• Three problems with “stopping down”.
–Diffraction becomes significant
–Dirt and imperfections appear
–You need a LOT more light
• This is compounded by the fact that you lose light as you move the lens away from the sensor
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Photographic Principles:
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Photographic Principles:
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Equipment
• Thus we need special equipment to solve the problems:
–How do you focus up close?
–How do you hold the camera steady enough to both frame the shot (in 3D) and perform the long exposure?
–How do you get enough light into the camera?
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Focusing Close:Macro Mode
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Focusing Close:Macro Mode
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Focusing Close:Macro Mode
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Focusing Close:Macro Mode
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Focusing Close:Macro Mode, DSLR vs P&S
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Focusing Close:Macro Mode, DSLR vs P&S
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Focusing Close:Closeup filters (diopters)
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Focusing Close:Closeup filters (diopters)
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Focusing Close:Extension Tubes and
Teleconverters
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Focusing Close:Extension Tubes and
Teleconverters
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Focusing Close:Reversing Lenses
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Focusing Close:Macro Lenses
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Focusing Close:Macro Lenses
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Focusing Close:Macro Lenses
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Focusing Close:Macro Lenses
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Focusing Close:Macro Lenses
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Holding the camera:Supported
• A tripod is useful for good shots
–Ball heads are often more useful than pan heads
• Watch for the wind
• Disable stabilisers
• Set focus and shift the camera or subject
–Focus rails can help www.adorama.com
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Holding the camera:Handheld
• Tuck arms in
• Hold breath
• You will rock slightly, try and time it to when you’re moving the least
• If available, turn on image stabilisation
• Try using the short timer
• Try using continuous drive
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Lighting the scene:Daylight
• Bright daylight in the early morning or mid afternoon seems to work well
• Make sure the lens doesn’t shadow the subject
• Keep in mind which way the light is coming from
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Lighting the scene:Daylight
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Lighting the scene:Daylight
Photograph Copyright © Soumya Simanta, http://www.flickr.com/photos/soumya_sd, used with permission
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Lighting the scene:Flash
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Lighting the scene:Flash
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Lighting the scene:Flash
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www.adorama.com
Lighting the scene
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www.adorama.com
Lighting the scene
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Artistic Issues
• Finding a Subject
• Composition in 3D
• Background and Bokeh
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Finding a Subject
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Finding a Subject
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Finding a Subject
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Finding a Subject
Photograph Copyright © Soumya Simanta, http://www.flickr.com/photos/soumya_sd, used with permission
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Finding a Subject
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Finding a Subject
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Finding a Subject
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Finding a Subject
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Composition in 3D
• Narrow DOF means one must compose in depth as well as in framing.
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Composition in 3D
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Composition in 3D
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Composition in 3D
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Background and Bokeh
• The background is just as important as the foreground
• The artistic qualities of the defocused background is sometimes called “Bokeh”
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Background and Bokeh
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Background and Bokeh
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Background and Bokeh
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Background and Bokeh
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Background and Bokeh
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Background and Bokeh
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Background and Bokeh
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Hands-On
• Find interesting angles on everyday objects
• Keep depth-of-field in mind
• Think about what the background will look like
• Hold the camera steady or put it on something