Taking

I’m currently self studying the concept of macro photography or close up photography and all of its glory, because I really find it enthralling that some photographers could actually take a picture of a very small insect, and make it look huge and very lively with just proper usage of lights, lens and flash photography. I am really mesmerized how people from the Discovery Channel and National Geographic Channel do their documentaries and really get the essentials of the images that they are taking, both in still and moving pictures. During my self-study, I found out that the classical definition is that the image projected on the “film plane” is close to the same size as the subject.

On 35 mm film, the lens is typically optimized to focus sharply on a small area approaching the size of the film frame. Most 35mm format macro lenses achieve at least 1:2, that is to say, the image on the film is 1/2 the size of the subject being photographed. Many 35mm macro lenses are 1:1, meaning the image on the film is the same size as the object being photographed. Another important distinction is that lenses designed for macro are usually at their sharpest at macro focus distances and are not quite as sharp at other focus distances.

So far, that’s one of the most important things that I have found out and I guess I still have a long way to go so I could master the art of Macro Photography… –>