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15 Ways To Shoot Better Macro Photos

Chris Gampat
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03/27/2014
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Macro photography can be super fun. And with the warmer weather being right around the corner, there is no better time to get out there and photograph some beautiful new life than right now. To get better photos though, we recommend that you take a couple of pointers first.

The Sharpest Photos Are Done Through Focus Stacking

Sigma 180mm Macro Test

Remember That the Closer You Get, the Less Will be in Focus

Sigma 180mm f/2.8 Macro Tests

Motion Blur Is Intensified At Macro Ranges

The Phoblographer Chris Gampat Yasuhara Nanohax5 5x Macro Lens Micro Four Thirds (11 of 15)

Use a Tripod

Chris Gampat The Phoblographer Tamron 90mm f2.8 VC sample images (1 of 19)ISO 4001-160 sec at f - 4.0

Add a Flash for Even Sharper Images

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Try to Go for the Details

Chris Gampat The Phoblographer Tamron 70-200mm f2.8 VC image samples (25 of 36)ISO 2001-400 sec at f - 4.0

Faster Shutter Speeds Can Mean Less Camera Shake

Chris Gampat The Phoblographer Tamron 90mm f2.8 VC sample images (19 of 19)ISO 64001-60 sec at f - 5.6

Watch the Way You Stand and Hold Your Camera

Chris Gampat The Phoblographer Tamron 90mm f2.8 VC sample images (8 of 19)ISO 16001-100 sec at f - 4.0

Your Best Image Quality Will be Between f4-f8

Chris Gampat The Phoblographer Tamron 90mm f2.8 images with phottix mitros flash (1 of 5)ISO 2001-200 sec at f - 5.6

Make Sure The Key Focus is Brightly Illuminated

Sigma 180mm f/2.8 Macro Test

Stagnant Objects Are Usually Best to Photograph

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Macro Lenses Are Better Than the Conversion Tubes

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

True Macro Ranges are 1:1

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Focusing in Low Light at Macro Ranges Will Take an Eternity

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The Best Macro Work Takes a Lot of Imagination

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Chris Gampat

Chris Gampat is the Editor in Chief, Founder, and Publisher of the Phoblographer. He provides oversight to all of the daily tasks, including editorial, administrative, and advertising work. Chris's editorial work includes not only editing and scheduling articles but also writing them himself. He's the author of various product guides, educational pieces, product reviews, and interviews with photographers. He's fascinated by how photographers create, considering the fact that he's legally blind./ HIGHLIGHTS: Chris used to work in Men's lifestyle and tech. He's a veteran technology writer, editor, and reviewer with more than 15 years experience. He's also a Photographer that has had his share of bylines and viral projects like "Secret Order of the Slice." PAST BYLINES: Gear Patrol, PC Mag, Geek.com, Digital Photo Pro, Resource Magazine, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Finance, IGN, PDN, and others. EXPERIENCE: Chris Gampat began working in tech and art journalism both in 2008. He started at PCMag, Magnum Photos, and Geek.com. He founded the Phoblographer in 2009 after working at places like PDN and Photography Bay. He left his day job as the Social Media Content Developer at B&H Photo in the early 2010s. Since then, he's evolved as a publisher using AI ethically, coming up with ethical ways to bring in affiliate income, and preaching the word of diversity in the photo industry. His background and work has spread to non-profits like American Photographic Arts where he's done work to get photographers various benefits. His skills are in SEO, app development, content planning, ethics management, photography, Wordpress, and other things. EDUCATION: Chris graduated Magna Cum Laude from Adelphi University with a degree in Communications in Journalism in 2009. Since then, he's learned and adapted to various things in the fields of social media, SEO, app development, e-commerce development, HTML, etc. FAVORITE SUBJECT TO PHOTOGRAPH: Chris enjoys creating conceptual work that makes people stare at his photos. But he doesn't get to do much of this because of the high demand of photography content. / BEST PHOTOGRAPHY TIP: Don't do it in post-production when you can do it in-camera.
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