Macro Photography Tips: 30 Cool Examples

Macro Photography, also known as Photomacrography, is a method of getting close-up pictures using specialized accessories attached to the camera’s lens. In short, it is the process of taking photos of small objects with a regular photographic lens at reproduction rations of one times or greater. Macro Photography can be used to capture things around us. Among the most popular things that photographers pick as subject for macro photography are the trees, the flowers, insects, and other things that reveals Nature’s beauty in all shapes and sizes. Some also prefer to photograph things that are not so obvious with our eyes, such parts of the body like the eyes, water splashes, drops and dews and a lot more.

Professionals define “macro” as the ability of a lens to produce an image that is as big (or bigger) on the digital sensor as it is in real life. This is where the term “life size” or “1:1 magnification” as it is used in macro lingo came from. Macro photography does not involve “zooming” or getting closer to a subject; instead, photographers rely on the lens itself to magnify the image that will be projected onto the image sensor or film.

There are many techniques used in taking macro photography. If you are interested to learn this type of photography and have the money to invest in camera accessories needed to capture life-size photographs, then you might want to read this very good tutorial on macro photography from Mark Plonsky over at Photo.net. You can also view some basic macro photography tips over at Digital Photography School.  These tips are useful even for those who want to try macro photography using compact cameras. You will learn the proper composition, lighting, aperture settings, focusing, and many more.

Meanwhile, you might be interested in this stunning collection of macro photography and pictures taken by various artists from different sources. All of the images have a link to their respective source. Click on the link below each preview image to view these macro pictures in high-resolution. All of the images you find in this gallery remain the copyright of their respective owners. Spend some time viewing their portfolio. Who knows you’ll find more interesting pictures from their galleries.

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01 -Macro Flower
Author: Joakim Kraemer on Behance

02 -Macro
Author: Joakim Kraemer on Behance

03 -Macro Flower
Author: Sweetevil_69 on Photobucket

04 – Flower Seed
Author: © Vincent van der Laan on Onexposure

05 -Pink Rose Macro
Author: John_Armstrong on Photobucket

06-The bodyguard
Author: © ablok on Onexposure

07 -Dandelions
Author: Dasha Denger on Behance

08 -Spiral Time
Author: © Jovan Miric on Onexposure

09 – Fly without Wings
Author: b.neelman on Onexposure

11 – Lady in Red
Author: Alain Dejeaifve on Onexposure

12 – Green Eyes
Author: © NeveN on Onexposure

13 -Climbing with elegance
Author: © CathS on Onexposure

14 -Trio
Author: © jimmy hoffman on Onexposure

15 -Cocoon
Author: © Bzox on Onexposure

16 – Eye of a Tokay Gecko
Author: Alan M on Wired

17 -High-Tech Jumper
Author: Coder on Wired

18 -Yellow Paper Wasp
Author: Bryan Johnson for Wired

19 – Super macro of a Housefly
Author: Glenn Young on Wired

20 -portrait of a red veined darter, which is full of dew
Author: Martin Amm via Photo.net

21- Nephilia Madagascariensis, Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar
Author: Sean Crane on Photo.net

22 – A Fly Shot Napping…
Author: N Rodricks on Photo.net

23-5S Vista Sight
Author: fabio gattone on Photo.net

24 – Almost Hidden
Author: Darryl Finlan on Photo.net

25 -The Robber Fly
Author: Mircea Costina on Photo.net

26 -Angry Eyes
Author: © Devid Camerlynck on Onexposure

27 -Hiding
Author:© Marta Grzesiak )

28 -High-Tech Jumper
Author: Marshall Alsup on Flickr

29 – Stapelia clavicorona flower macro
Author: Martin Heigan on Flickr

30 – Miniature Worlds in Macro
Author: dee_r on Flickr

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