Digital Camera Tips For Close-up And Macro Mode Shots

Move closer with your macro mode and you will discover a whole new world of magnificent

picture opportunities right under your nose, as you will soon find out with these easy to follow Digital Camera Tips

Part of the beauty of close-ups is that there is a world of photographic opportunities to be discovered, often right under your nose which means that you can experiment indoors if the weather is not too good outside.

With just a little creative output, even the most everyday objects can make excellent subjects and produce stunning photographs.

When you get up close using the macro mode, you will discover a beautiful, intricate world of detail normally unseen or ignored by the human eye.

First of all what is Macro Mode? - The term macro refers to extremely close focusing on subjects that are only a few inches or less from the camera.

Almost all digital cameras have a special macro mode that allows you to focus closer than usual. The small sensor size and small lenses of compact digital cameras have opened up the ability to shoot at a very small distance making for very interesting, sharp images.

Most digital cameras with a built-in zoom include either a Macro program mode or a Macro focusing option. Both of these options force the camera to focus much closer than usual, sometimes just a few centimeters from the front of the lens.

It is usually indicated by a small flower symbol and often has its own button on the camera body.

Macro modes vary widely in their usefulness. Some can fill the frame with a coin; others struggle to focus on a sheet of writing paper.

You would use the macro mode when the little details really count, such as the intricate detail on jewelery or of small insects like bees on a flower head.

Depending on your camera, your zoom range will be restricted to wide angle settings. You may also have to manually set the focus. The camera will probably not allow you to select any overrides in this fully automatic mode. For example, depending on your camera, it might disable the flash to prevent excessive brightness that can occur in extreme close-up photography.

To get the best from the macro mode, I recommend that you use a tripod to prevent blur from camera shake. This is a real problem and ruins many pictures when the photographer is taking high magnification photography.

When the camera is mounted on the tripod, a flip-out, swiveling LCD monitor is a huge benefit as you can then readjust the angle of the LCD screen to give you a clear view of the image even in tight quarters.

Digital Camera Tips For Close-up And Macro Mode Shots

By: Dan Feildman

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