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Macro photography is one category of photography that makes enlargement of an object. Or it could in other words the world of photography to be minimized into the world of Micro.

Enlargement can be done with medekatkan obect with cameras, or even from a distance using a telephoto lens terentu. and must still promote the concept of “Images that speak” with the involvement of elements of composition, POI and balance.

Objects that can be in the macro is:

Ø  silent stuff

Such as: spoon / fork, jewelry, coins, stamps, flowers, miniature mobil2an, souvenirs, etc..

Ø Living things

Such as: insects, butterflies, flowers plants, laba2, etc.

Tools for macro photography:

* Camera Pocket / Prosumer

With a pocket camera / prosumer anything we can capture the beauty of a rose, a kupu2 perched on flowers to suck nectar. Due to current digital technology has allowed us to do macro photography with equally good results with a professional camera. Almost all compact cameras / prosumer which already provides a macro facility (usually marked with the symbol image of tulips.) And lets us take pictures with camera and object focus distance of up to several inches.

It is now available filter / additional tool that can be installed in the front pocket camera lens for macro photography such as Raynox and other filters to get more magnification.

*  SLR (Single Lens Reflex) Camera, either analog or digital.

All SLRDSLR cameras now have the facility for macro photography using a different lens, and usually the distance between the focus lens to objectnya will vary depending on the type of lens that we use.

For a macro specific lens typically object to lens distance can be up to 20 cm, but if we use a telephoto lens, the closest distance that we can get the point of focus is usually more than 1 meter from the object.

There are now many additional tools available in the form of close-up filter, loop filter / Raynox and reverse lens (a lens which modified) that the stick in front of the lens, the distance between object and lens are getting close to getting more than 1:1 magnification. And there is also a telephoto converter and extension tube attached between camera lens and ODI.

Distribution of macro photography using SLR camera / DSLR

General:

Using a special macro lens or zoom lens marked “tulip” (able to photograph macro)

Using a telephoto lens or telephoto converter lenses plus normal ..

For more details, then lensa2 below are commonly in use for macro photography:

Normal # Macro Lens: 50mm

Mid Telephoto Lenses Macro #: 90-105mm

Tele Macro Lens #: 150-180mm

Extremes:

Installing additional lens again with the inverted position in front of the lens with the addition of a special adapter.

Using the additional filters such as filters in front of the lens close-ups.

Using filters that like its a magnifying glass / Loops, Raynox,

Or even some that add a magnifying glass in the paste in front of the lens.

Some things to watch for shooting macro is:

1. Lighting (light source)

Divided in 2:

# Natural lighting / natural light / sun / available light

# Artificial lighting (flash and studio lights)

2. Depth Of Field (DoF)

DOF (depth of focus) in macro photography, the space will be beautiful sharpness of an image can be seen if in accordance with the object that we will capture.

Because the closer the distance between the camera focus point with the object the more thin / narrow DoFnya, can we control this by adjusting the lens aperture diafraga from her. Surely we will not produce images that only kupu2 sharp eye only while the beauty section of the color of its wings to blur.

So if we want to get a wider DoF, but the distance between the lens with objectnya wanted to get closer, the aperture diaphragm should be set to smaller value (usually between f/5.6 can be up to f/16).

Factors affecting the DoF are:

Lens length: the longer the lens the more thin DOF that will be produced

Focus distance: The closer focus distance of an object from the lens, the thin DoF to be produced.

Diaphragm: The larger the aperture lens (f/2.8) the thin DoF to be produced.

So in conclusion, DoF generated is a combination of the 3 variables tsb.

In macro photography, which will be produced relative DoF is very thin (the opposite of landscape photography.)

3. Focus

# Auto focus

# Manual focus

Focusing on macro photography is not difficult if we do the inanimate objects / silent. But it would be very difficult if we do it in moving objects such as insects that are always flying.

Although now all the lens is equipped with auto focus feature, but not all have the speed as we expected in following a moving object, so manual focusing is required in this regard.

After quite used to getting a good fokuc, then try to set a good composition.

4. Composition

Creating a composition to conform with the rule “Rule Of Third” is very difficult, because the object that we will always move photos and is very small, sometimes the whole object is to fill the camera frame entirely.

Only through frequent practice and practice it will get a good composition and creativity of a photographer is a role at all in determining the composition between the foreground, the background that supports the object (POI-Point of Interest) with the right DOF.

5. Location

# Indoor

Inside the room typically use additional lighting such as flash, ringflash, or even studio lights.

# Outdoor

Outside the room we always take advantage of available sunlight as lightingnya. Usually a good time to photograph macro is in the morning until 9 am, or in the evening at 3-5 pm.

6. Tripod or handheld

While the use of flash is not possible (because of insects that we will file would run away), then to get a good exposure of a small diaphragm aperture (for more DOFnya width) and shutter speed while the shutter speed that we can be very low low, then the use of a tripod / monopod is the need for the picture is not a blur.

For details when we are under the shutter speed / lower / smaller than 1/FL (focal length) lens that is used then you should use the tripod / monopod. For example we use a 100mm lens, so if the shutter speed obtained on camera 1 / 60 should use a tripod / monopod for / object capture moments that we will not be a blur.

The use of a tripod is very helpful in making macro photos, especially when the weather / sun is not scorching.

Monopod is more flexible especially in the macro image capture insects.

7. Mood and patience

Memotet is just as we paint a white canvas, which will in painting by using light. Mood a photographer will set out the current electronic dikanvas mengabadikannya.

Macro photography is extremely demanding a very high patience in photographing a rose let alone a kupu2/lebah who is busy sucking the honey in the flowers.

Remember, focus, exposure and composition of the object which we will paint on the camera if it is as we will capture in accordance with his mood.

8. Moment and good luck

Moment is not as difficult as we imagine, we can study time, practice and place of every insect out (usually morning). Or when the right / best when the roses will bloom.

Sometimes the luck factor is what brings photographers with objectnya.

But do not forget, if we do not get good and interesting object then do not want to try to repeat it the next day.

Because the key to macro photography is teerus practicing and keep trying as much as possible.

Some tips & tricks macro photography of insects and flowers.

# Learn / read faces than objects:

At the macro photographing insects, make a photo when she was posing, wait a moment when the eyes of insects they will be glued to the lens.

When photographing flowers, pay attention and look for the best side of the interface they will flower. Do you have to take the angle as a whole, or only needed a small part such as pistils or stamens.

Experiment with different directions and anglenya.

# Background Clean:

Try semaksimalnya BG / background was clean / simple that supports POInya. If want to get the BG black (other colors) disiasati using colored cloth as BGnya.

# Avoid Wind:

Photographing macro when the wind is blowing sia2 thing, because we will get blur results, can also disiasati by setting a fast shutter speed, but as much as possible avoid taking a macro when the wind was blowing so it will make the oscillation in objectnya.

# Patience to wait for the right moment:

At the time of hunting / hunting insects in particular macro, try to remain silent so that everything does not attract insects tsb.

If we will approach the object, keep the movement we do not make the insects they will run away leaving us.

And when photographing insects attached to the flowers, find the right position at the time she was sucking honey or when he is out of the flower is a very good moment to capture.

# Hold your breath when pressing the camera shutter.

Creating a position like a triangle between your arms and elbows are taped kedada we will strengthen the grip the camera, plus a breathless moment when pressing the shutter the camera will reduce the possibility of camera shake and can avoid the image blur / shake.

# Additional light:

Although additional light such as flash is not recommended, but if by using a diffuser or absorber of light on the flash will make smooth the picture and will not be hard terlau contrast generated on objectnya.

Avoid direct flash, or add difusser in flash, or use the bounce technique to get the dimensions of the object.

Hope can be useful for fellow lovers of photography in particular rekan2 macro world and the end of a word I say thank you for kesediaanya to read this article and I beg Sorry if this article is far from perfect.