Macro Photography

Today we had a very productive lesson with macro photography. I have learnt a lot in this session as things are very new to me with this side of photography.

Macro

Macro means taking close up photographs and it gets recorded onto the camera sensor at a 1:1 ratio. Bokeh (暈け or ボケ) which just means out of focus or blur comes from Japan. Bokeh is usually found in the back ground of image when there is a shallow depth of field.
 
I took some macro images of objects in the studio using different lighting techniques to create alternative moods.

White balance - day light

To get the correct exposure I had to change the white balance into tungsten.

To create a different elision to this simple object I have used a mirror to add more of a shine. The out come is quite noticeable.

Side lit

Back lit - un mirrored

Back lit and mirrored to give a sparkled effect.

Although I am happy with the studio work they all don’t show any depth of field so at home I took some more images that show this.

I have place in the ring in the background and to get a bokeh effect.