I recently bought a new macro lens. After doing so I realized that I had no idea how to shoot macro photos. It’s not as easy as pointing the lens at your subject and clicking a button. There’s a lot more thought required.
I had two sources of inspiration for purchasing the lens. My main inspiration is my love of plants, and my desire to capture their most delicate details. The second inspiration comes from another blogger, Neely Wang, who shares her macro shots every Monday.
Recently she was kind enough to share 10 tips for shooting these up-close-and-personal pictures…
Here’s my first go at it:
Please be patient with me, I know nothing about photography… Is there something supposedly wrong here? I loved them! Especially the one of the inside of the tulip where the purple pollen has fallen.
Posted by georgefloreswrite | February 28, 2013, 9:03 pmWhy thank you!! You have given me some reassurance, and excitement for my next shots.
Posted by lexiejrunge1410 | March 3, 2013, 3:06 pmThese turned out so good, Lexie! Love the composition and how there are some parts of the tulip that are sharp and some that are soft — really conveys their nature. Great job! Hope you had fun! Can’t wait to see more!
Posted by neely wang | March 1, 2013, 8:07 amI had a lot of fun! Thanks so much for the tips – they were very helpful.
Posted by lexiejrunge1410 | March 3, 2013, 3:03 pmBeautiful – loving playing with photos:) Happy Friday!
Posted by cravesadventure | March 1, 2013, 10:42 amThank you!
Posted by lexiejrunge1410 | March 3, 2013, 3:03 pmAwww! Cool shots~
You could also try shooting the flower sideways next time (as if you’re taking a picture of it standing)
Posted by Chantal B. | March 31, 2013, 7:14 amThanks! And, good idea
Posted by lexiejrunge1410 | April 4, 2013, 4:35 pmWith bug and bloom season just around the corner, opportunities will abound. Don’t overlook tree flowers which will be crawling with critters and usually have more intricate flowers. Leaves too ( pine needles are leaves
)
Try getting in tighter to some shots and play around with the manual focus. I am jealous. Wish I had time to do this too.
Posted by Mark | April 9, 2013, 7:22 am