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Macro photography is an exciting form of the photography and for some people it’s the type of photography they engage in most often.
Macro photography involves taking photos of usually small objects close up. Good macro lenses will be able to provide a 1:1 ratio meaning the image you are taking is magnified to appear larger than life.
Macro photography enables you to see detail
you would not normally see.
This enables you to bring out details in very small objects which would not otherwise be seen.
Some great macro photography subject ideas include:
- Insects
- Leaves
- Flowers
- Surfaces
Digital SLR cameras allow you to use special macro photography lenses which provide excellent macro capabilities. Many of these lenses allow you to get quite close to the subject, around 20cm away rather than 50cm or more required for regular lenses.
Point and shoot cameras normally come with a macro mode which is what you use when taking close ups of small objects.
Browse through our macro photography articles to learn more about this fascinating form of photography.
- Macro photography lenses
- Macro photography tips
- Macro photography lighting
- Macro photography insects
- Macro photography equipment
- Best macro photography camera
- How to do macro photography
- Macro photography flowers
- SLR macro photography
- Macro photography ideas