The camera, photographic equipment, macro photography
I believe that many users have seen DC's Match Friends SLR others will complain: small compared to DC or not, and SLR. Indeed, DC from the overall performance SLR has some gaps, but still can not ignore the potential of DC, especially in the macro that regard, DC have no innate advantages of SLR, while the SLR if you need to improve macro capability that can only be installed Macro lens, and for some users, the macro lens SLR body plus the price is not reached acceptable levels. But the author here to tell you, as a small DC to illuminate macro photographs well, of course, only if you want to hand DC Macro ability is strong. There are now many types of DC, a telephoto DC, a thin type of DC, there are two characteristics of the lighting with a large zoom DC, in the end what the election? But these are not the basis for selection, selection is based on the macro capability, macro capability is based on measuring what? See below, you know.
A, DC Macro preparation before
1, how to measure the ability of the camera Macro
First, focus distance. Now a lot of DC's closest focusing distance has reached 1cm, some even more. In practice the advertised DC is the closest focusing distance for the concept of stealing, traditional focus distance is the distance from the focal plane to the focus of these lenses to focus only 1cm closest distance. Of course, DC has recently advertised macro focusing distance is a measure of capacity is still an important basis. And we will find the closest focusing distance at wide angle only to use a telephoto focusing distance is necessary to pull away a lot. Caused by wide-angle end of a wide range of exaggerated perspective and sometimes disturbing background drops: exaggerated perspective, object deformation; background stand, easy to clutter the screen. Therefore, we will find photographs to medium telephoto focal lengths with standard multi-segment. The author found that most of the DC macro can be strong Strong is not the wide end of the closest focusing distance, and that these DC in the standard to medium telephoto focal lengths are still able to maintain very close section focusing distance, even when the screen magnification ratio greater than the wide end. Although some DC has 1cm wide macro side, but the focus away from the standard to medium telephoto focal lengths quickly pull away section, the DC's macro capability is not really powerful. I used the following to illustrate the Ricoh R8 DC Macro capabilities of different focal lengths. The following screen shot default to manual focus when the focusing distance, the picture for the original screen.
Ricoh R8 ability to compare the focal length macro
R8 can be seen in the standard period of time the magnification is the largest of all focal lengths. We all know the screen size of a pencil, can be seen from the figure, R8's macro ability is very strong. If the rate of conversion into a 35mm full-size, the magnification of more than 1:1, rather than install a normal full-size SLR macro lens magnification greater. Readers can also be used to test the same way I look at my camera, can also better understand their machines, so have a choice when shooting a better focus.
Second, the focus performance. To manually select the focus is on one of the key macro photography, so you can flexibly composition, the subject was not confined to the center of the screen. Some 1cm Macro DC can not manually select the focus point, I think this is a 1cm macro becomes tasteless. Can manually select the focus point does not work, but also a more rapid and accurate focus speed. If you Jiugongge chosen by the principal, but that is not on the focus or the focus on long fishes, it may subject has already left.
Ricoh R8 manual focus point selection screen
Above, a powerful macro capabilities include: closest focusing distance is short to medium telephoto focal length + standard + manual selection of staple functions + fast and precise focus of the focus. Come take a look at your DC if it falls into this category, if you do not belong Do not be discouraged, the camera is only a strong increase of the opportunity to produce good films, some of the weaker long shot as to strengthen the macro can be a kung fu film. Conversely, if the photographer macro effort, but off, and then the camera does not help the strong. In addition, the need to explain that the additional close-up lens in front of the lens is also a way to improve macro capability.
2, macro ability and patience to observe the test
Micro-macro thing is a shooting, would require the photographer to be stronger than the ordinary people must have the detailed insight. Ability to observe the exercise, and you will find that the world is very beautiful macro, which in turn will promote you more detail to find the microscopic world. Through the study of some flowers, insects and other knowledge could also help train observation. In addition, the Macro shooting is also a test of patience. Macro shooting is never a butterfly overnight to spend half a day for the shooting is common, but not all the insects are not afraid of people, we must keep on good intention of repeated setbacks.
Second, the shooting techniques
1, the use of flash light:
1) the use of backlighting: There is no doubt a variety of lighting backlighting is the most pleasing light. Backlight profiles will be more clear, when you encounter a more transparent objects radiate charm. Backlight case of flowers, ripped through the petals; case of insects, ripped through the carcass.
Soft backlighting: the contours of both the main highlight, but it is not because the light is too strong and the opaque part of the main details of the backlight submerged in the dark, is depicted with a backlight but the main details of the characteristics of a good balance.
Soft backlighting (Fuji s6500 shooting)
Shooting point: According to the direction of light toward the lens selection. I want to shoot this scene in the damselfly backlight, so the lens to shoot in the direction towards the light. Try to put in a main plane, so that regardless of the use of center-focus or manual focus point selection, the main body are all clear. Backlight intensity of light entering the lens ones, according to the principle of reduction of white with black, usually add some exposure compensation to make the correct exposure. DC LCD viewfinder because it is used, so do not leave DC too close to the head, stay away watch, to avoid too close to the body from the insects and to frighten them.
Soft backlighting is used for shooting flowers or leaves a good light context. This light the petals or leaves will not be high-contrast, does not seem not angry, but crystal clear and vivid.
Soft backlighting (Fuji s6500 shooting)
Shooting points: choice of a good backlight angle, so that light from the leaf to the back shot. Composition screen appears when I choose to abstract, while using large aperture, small depth of field makes the picture even more fantastic. Because beneath dark, white with black cut, so based on the meter plus a little less exposure. Manual focus is also enabled on the features that make the focus falls not on the main center of the screen.
Strong backlighting: There are strong and penetrate the contour outline the role of transparent objects, used properly, the effect is astonishing.
Strong backlighting makes the transparent object is carved (Fuji s6500)
Shooting points: strong backlight exposure difficult to control, it is best to use exposure bracketing, exposure after a good choice.
2) the use of side light: in the shooting occurred had the largest number of side light. The main role is to enhance the edge-lit three-dimensional, so the main image is more full. Such as the use of the right side light, there will be the color of the side.
Makes the main image of the full side light (shooting Ricoh R8)
Shooting points: the main body in the same plane as far as possible, to ensure that all clear. Picture light with dark, to use the bracketing. Manual selection of focus, so that the main focus falls on the eyes.
Side light if used properly its own side of the color (Canon A470 Shooting)
Shooting points: the light from the flower to the positive side of the shot, then fired into the inner layer of the screen blocking the flower of light, only the protruding stamens and bright, the formation of light and dark contrast. Too close to the DC from the flower, to avoid hand shake, and to prevent pollen entering the lens. The focus should be careful to use center focus, do not let the focus fall behind.
3) diffuse light: the light evenly over the real object can be restored, almost no shadows, for creating a romantic atmosphere.
The formation of a romantic atmosphere diffuse light (Canon A470 Shooting)
Shooting points: flower close-up should be considered a balanced composition. Take more than a few, to avoid manually bring blur. Exposure of a large color screen on the demanding, less exposure of the lack of angry, high-gloss color too full and more and more loss of detail, so wish to use exposure bracketing. Try not to use the camera's own bright patterns, or lose all likelihood, the details of the color is too saturated.
4) Top light: top light will produce dark shadow, when hitting the surface appear more lifeless.
The lack of light hitting the top surface of the leaves angry (Fuji s6500 shooting)
1) In macro photography, in the non-exceptional circumstances, best not to flash as the main light, but as a fill light to use.
Outstanding balance before and after the fill light is bright but without losing the natural (Fuji S6500 shooting)
Shooting points: dim background of this scene contrast butterfly, so the exposure settings based on the background (the goal to have the background looks natural, and natural light also as the main light source of the butterfly), butterflies fill light with a slight flash, making the butterfly and the background light maintain a balance, and will not cast a shadow on the butterfly. Some of the flash light is not good control of DC, in this case too often leaving the future butterfly flash overexposure, it can carry a transparent part of the white light as a tool to block the flash, and can soften the light.
2) The flash image is often used as a means of stationary objects.
Flash is usually a fixed object image as a means of (Fuji S6500 shot with close-up lens)
Shooting points: a moving object that the use of high-speed shutter to freezing sometimes not clear enough the situation will appear. In a little smaller than normal exposure setting, flash exposure will be good to freeze the image of the object, so the details more clearly. Points on the map to reduce some exposure compensation is not very strong after the flash with the shooting. This will not only make the object to maintain a dynamic, while maintaining a clear background is still not too dark.
3) very small amount of flash fill light can sometimes make pictures hyperchromic
Flash makes a small amount of compound eye of the "look" is a color (Fuji S6500 taken, with close-up lens)
Shooting points: the case of exposure in the normal use of a small amount of flash, the staple food shoots flies "look" more color. In order to control a small amount of flash, the white translucent cover the flash can be controlled.
4) In most cases, such as the main light to flash, and flash intensity is too large, colorful picture to the
Flash as the main light is too strong, heavy shadows, some of overexposure (Fuji S6500 taken, with close-up lens)
1) a reference to the background I believe most people would say, the background is too messy to empty out of it. Error-free, virtual background may be used as a means of most. Emptiness means there are a few: telephoto shooting, large aperture, close to the subject, pulling away the background and the subject distance.
Telephoto, wide aperture shooting background conducive to virtual (Sony H50 shooting)
Shooting points: shooting with telephoto end, a virtual background to be better, and secondly, to narrow the scope of the background, so that no significant background of chaos. Telephoto end of shooting to ensure that the shutter speed may be appropriate to increase if low-light sensitivity.
2) Find the shadow or auxiliary objects to purify the background is a good idea. Dark place because the light is dim and will be larger than the main light, with DC's tolerance is limited, so it is easy to pressure the dark background. Another auxiliary objects such as black cardboard background can also play a pure purpose, but with the aids must pay attention to whether the goods with the coordination of the screen.
Busy background with black cloth to block good results (Ricoh R8 shooting)
Shooting points: the selection criteria section of the focal length to avoid perspective distortion. Shop with paper or cloth on the ground, the camera used for placement. The aim is to make the camera focal plane and parallel to the grass to make grass the overall clarity. Block with a black cloth background, so that the screen background all black. Exposure difficult to control this situation, to use exposure bracketing.
3) Background processing can not afford it carefully to find the angle, and sometimes seemingly chaotic background but will become part of the composition.
Instead, make images of abstract lines more fluid and active (Ricoh R8 shooting)
Shooting points: DC's lack of capacity bokeh, bokeh not completely, nor could get a cardboard Qudang background, or damselflies flew away. But you can not sit still, and need careful observation, I kept the conversion point of view, the site has been the ideal picture, but the background is a picture of the bright spot.
4) make the subjects seem to have a more prominent way, that is set off. Set off bright and dark, dark background and bright, this should be known. According to color theory, black underlay yellow, yellow underlay black, black backing, and so is very attractive white eye, so be sure to set off the color with the same subject (this point of view, the color is a required photographers course of).
In the backdrop of the dark background is more prominent spider (Ricoh R8 shooting)
Shooting points: backlight bright spider carved look, I so want to find a dark background to set off it. Select the far background, to be a messy blur of trees, and secondly, to make a point of light scattered in the woods into the virtual circle. Then the spider on a black background, highlighting the spider. If the spider on the virtual into the circle when, as a bright circle, spider is not as impressive.
5) The background of large blocks of color will make the picture graces, sometimes a kind of dramatic effect.
Virtual background is a picture of the large petals dramatic elements (Fuji S6500 shooting)
Shooting points: the best use of telephoto range of compression so that the background color background larger, while making the subject in color above. In this case, may be more difficult to focus, should choose a high precision center focus point or more on several occasions.
6) Although most people want in the way when shooting macro reduce the background, but the wide-angle shooting using macro can sometimes reveal the relationship between subject and environment, or to show an atmosphere.
Wide range of background highlights the large turnout at the early morning (Ricoh R8 shooting)
Shooting points: using the wide-shot, the focus in the web. The spider web is just left of the sun shining bright high contrast backlit grass surface darker, so a modest reduction of overall dim light to make the screen to highlight the web.
7) Sometimes the sky is a good background.
Sometimes the sky would give people the feeling of upward (Fuji S6500 shooting)
Shooting points: the background is the sky, should avoid strong direct sun, to not burn a CCD, the second to prevent glare. Of course, if the sun is not strong, shooting into the sun sometimes make the screen adds to appeal. Similarly, sometimes decorated with screen glare can point.
4, to capture the best expressions
Macro in the eye in insects is a very important factor. Expressive eyes will make a vivid picture, the reader's eyes will be strongly attracted the eyes of insects. So the photographer to develop a habit: pay special attention to their eyes.
Your eyes will last a long time to stay in it's eyes on it? (Fuji S6500)
Looking back do you think of brilliance? (Fuji S6500)
Cut late in dealing with the screen is a very important stage, and sometimes limited to the scene, or equipment, composition, and can not be successful, especially for novice users especially macro, so tailoring is the second arrangement the screen process.
Crab spider as above, their small stature, shooting can not make it on the screen in a large area. Therefore, not only to highlight the cut and can cut off the spider crab, messy things.
For the general picture is disturbing tilt of the horizontal line will be, but some do not see the picture even if the rotation is horizontal is difficult to detect. If the picture above the appropriate cut another damselfly rotating position more vivid, becoming more and more slender body was.
Although the cut sometimes miraculous, but we should pursue is to try to shoot when shooting the most perfect composition, but it is a slow learning process of accumulation. Learning macro can not be accomplished overnight, to achieve this goal requires a lot of practice and accumulation.
Hope this article helps all of us, and because I have limited Photography equipment knowledge, I hope readers point out some erroneous place. I believe that an open mind, hard to learn, the microscopic world of the gate will open to you, and this tool is your hand only a small DC only.
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