| If you've ever wanted to get a really good, clear | | | | focus. You can usually fill the frame quite |
| close up shots with your digital photography but | | | | confidently, giving you an enhanced clear digital |
| haven't had much luck then here's a bit of good | | | | image. |
| news. | | | | You will notice on your digital camera setting the |
| There are a lot of wonderful aspects to digital | | | | icon for flower. This setting is not only to take |
| photography and getting close up digital photos | | | | flowers, it is there so you can get a bit better |
| are one of them. When I say 'close up' I am | | | | focus up close than you would on your other |
| talking about taking a digital photo with a very | | | | setting such as a landscape setting. |
| short depth of field. To understand how to get | | | | What happens is the camera changes its focus |
| suburb results for close up digital photography I'll | | | | from usually a fair way in front of it to abut 30 |
| first explain some of the photography terms so | | | | cm in front to get good clear digital photos up |
| you can learn faster. | | | | close. |
| Here is a definition: | | | | So now I have told you the definitions and given |
| "Digital photography with images that are life size | | | | you a basic understanding of what means what in |
| or larger." | | | | close up terms, now I'm going to tell you how to |
| That's a good description, lets look at another | | | | get good, clear close up shots. |
| way to describe close up digital photography: | | | | Firstly when ever you do macro photography |
| "A method of getting close-up pictures of a | | | | consider your lenses carefully. They are |
| subject by using Marco accessories attached to | | | | sometimes called magnifiers, or magnifying lenses |
| the camera's lens." | | | | or macro lenses. Then work out how close in you |
| This second close up digital photography definition | | | | really need to get and pick your lens accordingly. |
| is definitely worth learning. It simply means that | | | | Don't just get the standard pack of macro lenses |
| when you are getting close up shots, the image is | | | | because the shop assistant tells you to, get the |
| very large. In order to make something very | | | | right ones that fit your camera and that you can |
| large you simply zoom in right? Well yes and no. | | | | work with easily, in other words only spend what |
| You can zoom in all you like but you need to get | | | | will give you the desired result. |
| the digital photography image looking clear, not | | | | Next understand that when working with a very |
| just large. And in order to understand how to get | | | | short depth of field the less light there is on your |
| good, clear close up digital images we have to | | | | subject. It's a common problem with macro |
| first work with our depth of field. (And just on | | | | photography, so make sure you have a lot of |
| digital zoom- I would recommend you zoom with | | | | light on your subject. It's quite simple really, there |
| an optical lens over a digital lens any day.) | | | | is less space on something close up because of |
| Depth of field simply means taking two objects in | | | | just that; it's a smaller space. If you can't light up |
| your digital image, the furthest and the closest, | | | | your subject then try increasing your exposure. |
| and then seeing how much focus is there. In | | | | Open your aperture more to get the desired |
| other words: | | | | effect. |
| "The amount of distance between the nearest | | | | Thirdly always get the digital camera to help you. |
| and farthest objects that appear in acceptably | | | | Just because you are now using a macro lens |
| sharp focus in a photograph. Depth of field | | | | doesn't mean you can't still use the flower icon |
| depends on the size of the aperture, the distance | | | | setting on your digital camera to increase the |
| of the camera from the subject, and the focal | | | | desired close up effect. On most digital cameras |
| length of the lens. The bigger the aperture, the | | | | doing this makes macro photography a little easier |
| greater the depth of field." | | | | as the camera "knows" what you are doing and |
| So in order to get good, clear close up digital | | | | aids you accordingly. |
| photography images you first have to work with | | | | So there you have it- the beginnings of macro |
| a short depth of field (only the closest thing is in | | | | digital photography. Always get good lenses and |
| focus) and add some macro lenses so your | | | | make sure you have plenty of light and use the |
| subject that is in focus retains sharpness and | | | | flower setting if you need to. |
| clarity. | | | | Macro digital photography is a lot of fun. You can |
| In digital photography terms a macro lens is what | | | | black and white digital photography using abstract |
| gives you the clarity up close because it has the | | | | subjects- that's always fun, and you can really get |
| capability to focus extremely closely (like a | | | | creative and experiment with some amazing |
| magnifying glass would for your eyes) and the | | | | effects. |
| minute detail of your close up subject is in clear | | | | Good luck! |