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Up Close and Personal
May 2010
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Hello, !
Stuck on what to get the special mom for Mother's Day (which, by the way, is May 9)? You know how much mom's love portraits! How about a portrait session gift certificate? E-mail me to get yours today.
Happy Mother's Day!
Dawn
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Up Close and Personal
Every once in a while, I get the itch to shoot some macro
photography. Macro, micro, or close-up photography all mean the same thing, which is to take pictures of something at a close range (possibly zoomed in with a zoom lens or using a macro lens).
I am fortunate that my
friend loans me her macro lens when I need one.
My fascination with macro photography stems from the fact that it forces
me to look at my subjects differently, to dissect them into smaller parts
sometimes, or to concentrate on different aspects than I might otherwise concentrate
on, such as texture.
My macro photography is mostly for fun though I sell some as
stock sometimes. Last week, I gave
myself an assignment to shoot macro shots on a white background. I wanted the subject to be simple, colorful,
and inexpensive, so I bought some jelly beans and colorful licorice at the
grocery store. Here are a couple of my
shots.
 
I have told you in a past newsletter about my field trip to
the Auto Ranch, a junkyard that had beautiful old cars in various states of
rust. (I thought I was in heaven! Maybe you car enthusiasts can relate.)
I used a macro lens on that trip, too. Here are a couple of shots from
there.
 
Here are some helpful hints when shooting macro photography:
Macro lenses allow you to be able to focus on your subject at a closer distance to the subject than a normal lens.
For example, a macro lens may have a minimum
focus distance of .22 meters, whereas a normal lens may have a closest
focus
distance of .9 meters. In other words, you may not be able to get a
close as you want to your subject and be able to focus unless you have
a macro lens.
Does this make you want to try macro photography? Often you can rent a macro lens from your local camera store. The only way to figure out if you'll like it is to play with the lens for a while and see what you think. Have fun!
Dawn
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