SOME INSPIRATION FOR THOSE TRYING TO MAKE SENSE OF MACRO PHOTOGRAPHY

Macro photography is always super fun but is crazy ridiculous to shoot because you have to keep so still!

When shooting macro photography, there are three main ways that you are able to nail getting sharp water drops on flowers, still life or even a dead fly.

1. Dedicated macro lens – it’s best to have one that is around 85mm – 120mm… 100mm is the best focal length.
2. Macro Extension Tubes – The purpose of macro extension tubes is to extend the distance of your lens to the subject. Macro extension tubes are my favorite to shoot with!
3. Macro Close-up Filters – Macro close-up filters are lens filters that screw onto the front of your lens and magnify the area. They come in different strengths. I personally am not a fan of using close-up filters when it comes to macro photography because it produces some distortion and chromatic aberration.

With my macro extension tubes locked and loaded, I tackled the world of macro photography, one water drop at a time.

Macro photography is ten times better when you involve water and water drops! When you involve water drops in macro photography one of two effects can be created:

1. Fisheye-like lens: The water drop acts like a fisheye lens as it magnifies whatever’s in front of it (whether you put it there or not!) 
2. Morning Dew: Depending on how much water you add, the water drops can become like the morning dew

This macro photograph is a fisheye of a beautiful flower with a lime next to it.

I love the composition of this macro photograph because of how the stem is diagonally separating the flower, creating TWO focal points! The upper half’s focal point is the yellow center of the flower, while the lower focus point are the fisheye lens water drops!

This is a great example of the morning dew effect. The thing that I want to point out in this photograph is the contrast of the neutral colors in the background. The neutral tones help complement the beautiful colors of this flower.

Macro is great for Black and White. I love how the mood completely changes when compared to the color!