36. CLOSE-UP AND MACRO PHOTOGRAPHY
ANY TIME YOU focus (pun intended!) on one particular area of photography, you discover new ways of seeing. The same is true for close-up or macro photography. The great thing about exploring the close-up world with the iPhone is that you can get started without buying any new lens attachments. The close-focusing capabilities of the iPhone camera’s built-in lens are very good.
Consider the images taken with an iPhone 7 Plus in Figure 36.1: The lens was about 3.5 inches from the leaves. The soft blurring of the background occurs with the iPhone when you are very close to an object. A tripod was used for this shot, ...
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