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	Timothy Edberg Photo Tip: Macro Photography Methods
		I prefer to speak more loosely of macro photography as being anything that uses some sort of technique that yields an image more magnified than would be possible with just an ordinary lens on the camera.
		With macro photography, if you are shooting with available light, the fact that you are shooting a small target means that the light is easy to modify with reflectors and diffusers.
		One feature of a flash-illuminated macro shot is that the background, being far away compared to the distance of the subject, is unilluminated by the flashes and records on the film as a strong fl.
	www.edbergphoto.com /pages/Tip-macro-tools.html (2672 words)

	Macro photography
		Macro photography needs a lot of light and your lighting setup must be flexible to deliver it correctly.
		It is clear that macro photography is done in many ways, using the various camera systems, but underlying it all is the theory of lenses, depth of field and the limitations imposed on lighting systems.
		In macro photography with a macro lens, the strobe is constantly moved outward/inward, left to middle to right, and is often taken off the bracket for side and back lighting and for admitting light into narrow confines.
	www.seafriends.org.nz /phgraph/macro.htm (4475 words)

	Macro
		Macro photography is usually defined as the realm where images are at least 1/3 life size or larger.
		In macro photography, camera stability is more important the closer you get (the higher the magnification).
		A focusing rail or macro slider is a useful accessory when working on a tripod.
	www.marietta.edu /~mcshaffd/macro/macro.html (1579 words)

	Macro Photography
		Macro lenses bend the light rays to magnify and focus close by adding another lens, either before or after the main lens.
		The depth of field (range that objects remain in focus) with macro photography is very shallow.
		Each macro set has its own framer, which is a specific distance from the camera lens and a specific picture size.
	www.utahdiving.com /photos/p-macro.htm (962 words)

	Macro photography by Mohammed Belarbi
		Real macro photography is where you are working around 1:1 ratio and closer thereby giving an image on film that is equal in size or larger than the subject being photographed.
		The most popular macro lenses seem to be 90mm to 105mm as it can double as a portrait lens and provide reasonable distance from the front element when working at 1:1.
		The results from this cheap macro lens will be better than using an ordinary lens with extenders or close-up dioptre type lenses but not quite as good as the very high cost camera manufacturers' macro lenses.
	www.belarbi.net /Macro.htm (2913 words)

	Close-up & Macro Photography (1)
		The objective of this article is to give fellow Nikonians a basic understanding of close-up and macro photography, by highlighting general issues such as equipment used, typical problems one might encounter, things to watch out for and some general guidelines.
		The contents are based on the author’s personal experience in working with close-up and macro photography during the course of his professional work, using Nikon equipment of course.
		In the scientific world, a further sub-division of macro photography is made for macro work done with the aid of microscopes, called photomicrography.
	www.nikonians.org /html/resources/nikon_articles/other/close-up_macro/macro_1.html (454 words)

	Macro: Optical: Glossary: Learn: Digital Photography Review
		In strict photographic terms, "macro" means the optical ability to produce a 1:1 or higher magnification of an object on the film or sensor.
		Macro photography typically deals with magnifications between 1:1 and 50:1 (1X to 50X), while close up photography ranges from 1:1 to 1:10 (1X to 1/10X).
		On digital cameras there is often a Macro Focus mode which switches the auto focus system to attempt to focus on subjects much closer to the lens.
	www.dpreview.com /learn/?/Glossary/Optical/Macro_01.htm (277 words)

	Photography techniques: Macro photography
		With macro photography you can get pictures of many interesting and beautiful subjects, such as these frozen air bubbles in ice...
		Macro photography is photography of subjects that are very small, but not so small as to require a microscope.
		Mounting a lens backward significantly improves image quality, since with macro photography the image distance is longer than the object distance to the lens, while the lens has been designed to have the image distance much shorter.
	www.weather-photography.com /techniques.php?cat=general&page=macro (931 words)

	Print Macro photography. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The world of macro photography holds many delights and is an area that cannot be appreciated with the human eye.
		Macro photography is the name given to close-up photography, and is best explained as images that are taken at reproduction ratios of life-size and above.
		Many amateur photographers stay away from macro photography because they feel that their technical ability is too inept - your personal ability should not turn you away from this exciting part of photography - macro photography is like all types of photography - practice makes perfect.
	www.ideamarketers.com /library/printarticle.cfm?articleid=132145 (491 words)

	Shutterbug: A Macro Photography Primer
		In photography courses that I have taught, it has been common for people to tell me about their “Macro” function on their 35-70mm or 70-210mm lens.
		Although the terms macro and micro photography are used synonymously, macro photography generally refers to most close-up work conducted with macro lenses.
		Macro lenses are characterized by their magnification rates, or more commonly, their reproduction ratios.
	www.shutterbug.net /techniques/outdoor_travel/0803sb_amacro (1817 words)

	Macro Photography
		A good place to initially learn about macro photography is to visit Philip Greenspun's page on macro photography.
		A good book on macro photography that everyone seems to mention is John Shaw's book, Closeups in Nature.
		A macro lens is often the best equipment for macro photography, but for those who do not have money to burn some extension tubes and close up lenses may be the answer.
	www.xmission.com /~nelsonb/macro.htm (523 words)

	MACRO PHOTOGRAPHY
		Technically macro is defined as photos which are made between 1/10 life size and life size.
		Normal photography is defined as less than 1/10 life size, and microphotography is defined as greater than life size.
		This is because macro lenses focus continuously from infinity down to their closest limit.
	www.kenrockwell.com /tech/macro.htm (1671 words)

	Macro Photography
		Macro photography involves photographing subjects from extreme close distances.
		But macro photography requires that the lens be very close to the subject.
		One main problem while doing the macro photography is that the depth of field has to be compromised.
	shirishart.tripod.com /photography/html/macro.htm (197 words)

	Beautiful Bugs: How to Do Macro Insect Photography
		What is meant by “true macro” is the ability to produce an image that is as big (or bigger) on the film plane (or digital sensor) as it is in real life…this is where we get the term “lifesize” or “1:1 magnification” as it is used in macro lingo.
		The term “magnification” is important because true macro photography does not involve “zooming” or getting closer to a subject; instead, we are relying on the lens itself to magnify the image that will be projected onto the film plane.
		Macro lenses typically have very short minimum focus distance ratings; minimum focus distance is the “closest” distance you can be to the subject before the lens loses its ability to focus.
	www.beautifulbugs.com /beautifulbugs/howto.htm (5459 words)

	Profotos - Macro Photography - In Practice by Denis Crawford (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Closer focusing is achieved by either a diopter attached to the front of a standard lens; or a spacer of some kind between body and lens to extend the lens towards your subject; or a specially designed lens which can extend itself towards the subject.
		A macro lens is designed so that there is edge to edge sharpness even at 1:1; therefore if you are filling the frame with a small postage stamp for example, everything will be in sharp focus - a standard lens would not cope so well.
		Other lenses such as "macro zooms" allow the lens to be focused closer than normal but cannot achieve the magnifications of a macro lens nor the edge to edge sharpness.
	www.profotos.com /education/promag/articles/macro/index.shtml (3217 words)

	Up Close and Personal: Macro Photography Tips (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Traditionally, the expression macro photography refers to creating images where the subject is reproduced at least life size on the frame of film.
		In macro photography, the term 1X magnification indicates that a small subject has been reproduced life-size on the slide or negative.
		For serious macro nature photography, use an SLR camera with a long macro lens or a conventional lens with a close focus accessory.
	photos.msn.com /resources/targeted/en-us/editorial/macro_msn_p.htm (3011 words)

	ShutterFreaks - Macro Photography for Beginners
		Macro, by definition, is photography at 1x magnification and above.
		The 50mm lens is capable of Macro shots with the help of both close-up lenses (diopters) and extension tubes.
		The last image was taken with a Canon 1.4x teleconverter attached to the camera, then the 12mm tube, the lens, and lastly, the 500D on the front of the lens.
	www.shutterfreaks.com /Tips/tomhicksmacros.html (515 words)

	Plonsky - Macrophotography Article
		When I do use a tripod, I may use a macro focusing rail (or slider) that allows you to move the camera back and forth in tiny increments without moving the tripod.
		Given that the DOF is so shallow in macros and that I prefer to lock the focus and move the camera back and forth, the rail is a useful tool.
		When working in the digital darkroom, my goal is typically not to alter the image, but rather to improve upon what the camera gave me. Occasionally though, I will alter the image by adding clouds to the sky, cloning away unwanted items, or in rare cases, replacing the background.
	www.mplonsky.com /photo/article.htm (2384 words)

	Close-up & Macro Photography - Nikonians Editors note
		As part of these failure investigations, detailed forensic examinations are conducted on failed components and depending on the requirements, among others, a variety of photographic techniques are used - close-up or macro photography and even photomicrography - that he loves to perform himself.
		His interest in close-up and macro photography started off just like for many of us, in his "younger days", with just flowers and the everyday objects found all around.
		It was also at this stage that he was introduced to the "finer" (more complicated) techniques of macro photography and photomicrography.
	www.nikonians.org /html/resources/nikon_articles/other/close-up_macro/macro_0.html (277 words)

	Macro Photography - photo.net
		Perhaps because the small things in macro photography are generally larger than the things you are taking pictures of when doing "micro photography".
		If you're at 1:1 and have selected f/22 on the macro lens barrel, you need to look at the lens markings and/or the close-up exposure dial in the Kodak Professional Photoguide to learn that your effective aperture is f/45.
		Paul Schings, October 09, 1998; 08:15 P.M. I was surprised to read a general article about 35mm macro photography that doesn't mention the Olympus OM system.
	www.photo.net /macro/primer (7251 words)

	macrophotography.org - Macro Photography Techniques
		Macro photography introduces new techniques along with the new equipment.
		The second is that it is inversely proportional to the square of the focal length and the third is that the DOF doubles every time the aperture is made one stop smaller.
		So, since in macro work you're generally not using wide-angle lenses and the subject distance is very short, DOF will be down to millimeters.
	www.macrophotography.org /modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=11 (1306 words)

	Basic Macro Photography Tutorial
		The large assembly in the back is a 50mm lens attached to a Lensmate adapter using a macro coupler ring (52mm male threads on both sides of the ring).
		I don't like the super macro function on this camera because there is too much barrel distortion (a rectangular object would have a shape similar to an old wooden rain barrel).
		One of the most frustrating aspects of macro photography is the lack of 'depth of field'.
	www.bmpt1.com (6786 words)

	Macro photography how-to's for digital cameras - Lifehacker Comments
		macro photography as a rule has a shallow depth of feild due to how the optics are positioned.
		in macro photography you want to retain as much depth of feild as possible so that people can actually see what it is youre taking a picture of (rather than one tiny band of the picture being in focus).
		When shooting macro, you'll often need greater depth of field, for example, in order to have your flower petal tips in focus with the pistol and stamen.
	www.lifehacker.com /xml/comments/220680 (425 words)

	Close-up photography
		One of the pleasures of having a compact digital camera is being able to shoot lovely macro images without having to purchase extra accessories or lenses.
		Macro mode enables you to get very close to your subject and capture its delicate structure.
		Throwing the background out of focus is desirable when taking macro shots.
	www.digicamhelp.com /learn/camera-techniques/macro-photography.htm (462 words)

	Macro photography? - Canon Digital Photography Forums
		Hi everyone, I'm really knew to photography but I'm finding it very fascinating and would really like to explore the world of Macro photography, but I'm not sure that I'm ready for it yet.
		Hi R.T. Here is a good read on macro photography.
		I'd suggest using your macro lens in Av mode and playing with the aperture values to see how it affects the depth of field.
	photography-on-the.net /forum/showthread.php?t=49465 (568 words)

	Insect Macro Photography
		In insect macro photography, close-up filters and macro lens are some of the most essential items to compliment any digital cameras.
		In general, a digital camera's built-in macro capability is unable to achieve a magnification good enough to capture fine details of most insects.
		The macro mode of most cameras require you to be as close as 2-3 cm away from the subject.
	azone.clubsnap.org /insectguide/page01.html (987 words)

	Nature and Macro Photography
		LawnoveN Photography is the location of the photography of Garth Helms.
		PhotoGraphy by Martijn Smeets: Nature, Still life and close-up, Action and sports, Night, Macro, Architecture, Portreture.
		Fine art nature and experimental photography from Syllia Chad, visual experiences through a non-usual combinations of filters and zoom lenses:180 original photos shown in Albums and thematic Galleries.
	e.webring.com /hub?ring=natureandmacroph (960 words)

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