Close-up Photography

The details matter- finding the extrordinary in the ordinary. The following things help to enhance close-up photography:

-Lighting

-Camera Angle, Context and Composition

-Viewing Devices, Creative Techniques and Visual Subterfuge

Having the correct lense is also really important when shooting. For small items and subjects you can use a microscopic lens, a ‘macro’ lens or even a ‘tele-extender’. A telescopic lens works in the same way as a telescope and helps you shoot subjects which are far away in close-up detail. A ’tilt-shift’ lens makes objects that are very far away seem very close to us and very small. Lens are cool additions to photography and can make images that may have originally been quite boring turn interesting.

The use of reflections and differing contexts can help to make a photo interesting and tell a story. Many creatives are constantly thinking of ways to take a photo in a unique way.