Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 425 views

    Macro Photography Cheat Sheet

    Uploaded by

    Rhiannon Morse
    1. Macro lenses have focal lengths ranging from 50mm to 200mm, with true macro lenses able to produce magnification ratios of 1:1 or higher. 2. When doing macro photography, you need to manually focus as autofocus is usually too slow for macro work. Expect to discard many poorly focused photos. 3. It's best to use natural light for macro photography when possible, but you may need a reflector, ring flash, or other lighting equipment to adequately illuminate close-up subjects.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Macro Photography Cheat Sheet

    Uploaded by

    Rhiannon Morse
    425 views1 page
    1. Macro lenses have focal lengths ranging from 50mm to 200mm, with true macro lenses able to produce magnification ratios of 1:1 or higher. 2. When doing macro photography, you need to manually focus as autofocus is usually too slow for macro work. Expect to discard many poorly focused photos. 3. It's best to use natural light for macro photography when possible, but you may need a reflector, ring flash, or other lighting equipment to adequately illuminate close-up subjects.

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    1. Macro lenses have focal lengths ranging from 50mm to 200mm, with true macro lenses able to produce magnification ratios of 1:1 or higher. 2. When doing macro photography, you need to manually focus as autofocus is usually too slow for macro work. Expect to discard many poorly focused photos. 3. It's best to use natural light for macro photography when possible, but you may need a reflector, ring flash, or other lighting equipment to adequately illuminate close-up subjects.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pdf or txt
    425 views1 page

    Macro Photography Cheat Sheet

    Uploaded by

    Rhiannon Morse
    1. Macro lenses have focal lengths ranging from 50mm to 200mm, with true macro lenses able to produce magnification ratios of 1:1 or higher. 2. When doing macro photography, you need to manually focus as autofocus is usually too slow for macro work. Expect to discard many poorly focused photos. 3. It's best to use natural light for macro photography when possible, but you may need a reflector, ring flash, or other lighting equipment to adequately illuminate close-up subjects.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pdf or txt
    You are on page 1of 1

    MACRO APERTURE

    PHOTOGRAPHY f/2.8 f/4


    Wide Aperture (more light)
    f/5.6 f/8 f/11 f/14
    Narrow Aperture (less light)
    f/22

    CHEAT SHEET Low f/stops, in between f/2.8 and f/5.6, give you a shallow
    depth of field, which pinpoints the focus on your subject.

    iso
    100 . .. 200 . .. 400 . . . 640 . . . 800 . . . 1600 . . . 3200

    Lower LIGHT SENSITIVITY Higher

    As a rule, always try to keep your ISO value as low as


    possible, to avoid grain and noise.

    shutter speed

    1/1000”
    1/100”

    1/125”

    1/250”

    1/320”

    1/500”
    1/25”

    1/30”

    1/50”
    10”
    30”

    15”

    2”

    1”
    Tripod Freeze
    Blur Motion Handheld Ok
    Recommended Motion

    3
    If you want to make sharp macro images, the shutter speed
    must at least be 1/100th of a second or faster.

    1 macro lenses
    The focal length of macro lenses
    2 flash essentials
    the

    3
    ranges from 50mm to 200mm. Try to use natural light whenever
    Although many zoom lenses have a you can. However, there are times

    MANUAL
    macro setting, these are usually less when this isn’t possible such as working
    than half life-size magnification. in the woods or shooting subjects that
    move quickly.

    FOCUS
    You can forget about autofocus
    right away, because macro lens-
    es’ autofocus is usually not fast
    enough. You should focus manually.

    You may also need to use a


    If you want to do a true macro reflector to bounce light into dark
    photography, your macro lens areas of the shot. But even something
    has to have the ability to produce simple such as a piece of card and
    a magnification ratio of 1:1 or higher. silver foil can work just as well.
    Expect to throw away a lot of photos
    Some go as high as 5:1, allowing for
    when doing macro photography, since
    extreme close-ups.
    it’s really hard to focus properly.
    TIP:
    TIP: Rather than using your camera’s TIP:
    built-in flash which is harsh, try
    A 50-60mm lens is great for using a ring flash which can give Focus not by touching the
    basic macro work but if you want a more even spread of light. focusing ring, but by rocking
    greater subject-to-lens distance towards the subject while trying
    a 100mm lens is a better choice. to snap the photo correctly.

    You might also like

    pFad - Phonifier reborn

    Pfad - The Proxy pFad of © 2024 Garber Painting. All rights reserved.

    Note: This service is not intended for secure transactions such as banking, social media, email, or purchasing. Use at your own risk. We assume no liability whatsoever for broken pages.


    Alternative Proxies:

    Alternative Proxy

    pFad Proxy

    pFad v3 Proxy

    pFad v4 Proxy