By: Shah Ahmed Mahmud.This is a collection of tips and tricks from few top selling branded camera user manual. Some tips about taking picture, image quality, and using camera and camera accessories . Today's topic is
Macro Lens. Brand-
CANON. Hope it will be helpful for our new photographers...
Macro lenses form Canon
Macro lenses let you approach small subjects and capture big images. But that's not the only reason to use them. By making the most of Canon Macro Lenses, you can turn everyday scenes into dramatic photographs. So take advantage of this opportunity to explore the fascinating world of macro photography!
Macro photography is easy and fun! In fact, you'll find lots of photo ideas in your daily life. Once you start taking pictures, you'll learn more about macro photography, and discover how enjoyable and exciting it can be. So, think of a few everyday subjects, and start taking pictures. Keep it casual, have fun, and turn daily events into memorable images.
1. Draw fresh attention to everyday things with a canon macro lens:If you think that macro lenses are just for enlarging images of small subjects or taking extreme close-ups, think again. A macro lens shows close-up pictures of ordinary subjects- revealing an unknown world! For example, you can take pictures of a colorful subject like a cake, using a blurred background for effect, and get striking professional-looking results.
Tips:
If you want brilliant images...A colorful fresh-fruit tart appears even more appetizing when it's photographed under natural light from a window. And, if you create an attractive table setting with dishes, teacups and forks on a patterned tablecloth, the photo looks delicious and dramatic - even better than a real meal.
2. Let the subject stand out clearly against a blurred background:Macro lenses are ideal for taking portrait photos. Since the subject stands out crisply against a hazy background, you can capture the whole scene in an attractive image. To create a beautifully blurred background, just choose the Av1 mode setting while keeping the aperture fully open (for example, f/2.8 or an even lower f/ number, depending on your lens.)
Tips:
Make full use of light for attractive background effects...Try photographing a subject against background illumination- such as gleams of light falling through leaves- to capture images against a wonderfully luminous backdrop. Don't forget to set the aperture2 as fully open as possible. By making the most of back lighting (shooting the subject against light), you can take an impressive portrait- using the hair to create a shining"halo" effect.
3. Natural subjects for macro shooting, flowers reveal beautiful surprises:Rich color variations. Amazing natural patterns. Flowers are the supreme subject of macro shooting, and the ideal way to learn the basics of macro techniques. Only the close-up power of micro photography is really capable of revealing the tiniest details of petals, pistil, and stamens. Try using a colorful blurred background or a hazy dreamlike foreground fo bring out the reality of this micro-scale world.
Tips:Clever tools help create outstanding flower photos...For instance, use on atomizer to create a fine mist that resembles tiny drops of dew, bringing vivid freshness to plants. Or, create an instant refectory by attaching a little wrinkled aluminum foil (using the darker, duller back side) to a piece of cardboard. Then take a little to find the best angle for brightest illumination.
4. Antiques are fascinating macro subjects, revealing craftsmanship and color to a Canon Macro Lens:Why not take pictures of family antiques, such as Dad's old watch or camera? You can make full advantage of macro capabilities for clear detail and soft blurring of unfocused fields, and also emphasize aged texture and quality feeling in your images. Spend a little extra time finding the best shooting angle and lighting adjustment to maximize highlighting of glass or metal parts, so the antique object is really "present" in the image. You can be sure that Dad will love these keepsakes even more after seeing your photos!
Tips:Find the best angle for striking pictures...First, decide where you want to focus for easy shooting and best results in capturing the subject. Then, shift your framing a bit, so that you can create an ideal composition with a sense of spatial balance. After you get used to taking pictures, you can be a little adventurous and try some interesting variations- tilted shots, extreme close-ups, and more.
5. Macro lenses take detailed portraits of pets from head to tail:When you spend a lot of time with pets, you'll notice a surprising range of facial expressions. Macro lens close-ups can capture these changing looks at just the right moments, for memorable images to save and treasure. Try taking detailed pet pictures of fur or different parts of the body, using focus settings different from ordinary snapshots.
Tips:Focus at pet's eye view...Lower the camera position to the pet's eye level to capture shots with plenty of emotion. And, look for ways to steady your hands as you shoot. For example, you can utilize a chair as a "tripod" or use cushions to stabilize the camera.
6. Use high magnification to explore the hidden beauty and detail of insects:Use the zoom-in feature of Canon Macro Lenses to photograph insects. You'll be amazed and captivated by the intricate structures and delicate textures against a beautiful natural background. Make full use of macro artistry to take shots of this micro world!
Tips:Insects are sensitive to sound and motion. Be careful not to scare them away!...
Be very quite as you get close to insects. And, pay careful attention to your exposure setting because this typically causes camera shake in close-up photography. Just follow this tip- switch to Tv mode and set the shutter speed as high as 1/250 sec.
7. Create a world of imagination and take pictures of it-easily:Diorama shots usually require a large-scale photo setup, but it's easy with a macro lens. For instance, just put a beautiful scenic photo in the background, and photograph a model against it. The photo looks like you're really there!
Tips:Camera setting plays an important part in diorama photography...Select "Av Mode" for a camera exposure mode. Try shooting from one angle while changing the aperture of the lens, and choose your favorite combination of background and model. To see the background more clearly, just position the model closer to the background.
