Tips from extreme macro photography.
When you want to shoot macro-getting close into the objects,one option is to use a macro lens.I use the canon 100mm f/2.8 macro.The macro lens allows you to get very close to subjects and gets you 1:1 magnification.
If you want to get extreme closeups you could use the reverse lens approach.What you do is using a len that you have,but you attach the lens reverse.You could use an adaptor to do that but there is also an easy DIY way.
In this shootout I used the canon 100mm macro and hand held the canon 50mm in revrse.
Here it’s how I did it.
Tips for extreme macro photography,using the reverse lens method:
- Focus both lens for infinity.
- Move them to manual mode,at least the len that is attached to the camera so it won’t try to auto focus while tyring to shoot.
- Use you elbows as a human tripod.
- Focus the the wanted area by moving your body backwards and upwards.
- Try to get the shutter speed as high as possible.
- Try to use contrast backgrounds to add surprise elements into the frame.
Here as some examples off photos taken with the reverse lens macro photography approach.
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Now go out and shoot!!!
