Close-up and Macro Photography

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MANY PHOTOGRAPHERS new to macro photography often underestimate the significance of the background behind the subject and how it contributes to the overall aesthetics of the photograph; this usually becomes apparent when the photographs are analysed on screen. Blades of grass and other intruding bits of vegetation that were not apparent in the viewfinder suddenly appear from nowhere. It is important to check the background as it will appear in the photograph by engaging the depth of field preview button before you take the shot. There is also an assumption that any lens can take close-ups if the appropriate accessories are added and of course that is true to a point, but the focal length of a lens will determine how ...