you had to be using a tripod when you took that shot....I have a Cannon 50d with a 100 macro and love taking those kinda shots.....I am a newbe for macro photography....any suggestions as to how I can get better?
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you had to be using a tripod when you took that shot....I have a Cannon 50d with a 100 macro and love taking those kinda shots.....I am a newbe for macro photography....any suggestions as to how I can get better?
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Originally Posted by ZZTops
I'm far from an Expert but like the song says... I know a Little and Baby I can Guess the Rest...;)
Two of the most important things are a Tripod & Remote Switch...
Canon Remote Switch RS-80N3 2476A001 B&H Photo Video
Now lets get Small...
With Macro look for the picture inside the picture...
By that I mean... focus on the leaf and not the bud...
At this range your depth of field is less the 1/2" so compose the shot taking that into account...
Other Tips...
Good lighting in the 6500K to 7500K range...
If the plant is movable, place on a table so you have full access...
If the plant is no movable you can cut a bud or bud section off to work with...
Take lots of photos of the subject, normally 1 out of 20 shots is a keeper...
In this photo the leaf is 1/4" x 1/2" my focus point was the leaf tip allowing the rest to fade out naturally. Then I cropped the photo so the focus point is to the right and not in the middle of the photo...