Learn Macro Photography

Before you get started doing macro photography, you have to learn a bit about it first.

Steps

 * 1) Go to the library. The library is a good place to find some books that will tell you a little bit about shooting macros. Alternatively, get some ebooks on your Kindle or iPad, or whatever you have.[[Image:Learn Macro Photography Step 1.jpg|center]]
 * 2) Don't invest a lot of money in it at first. You can get your macro feet wet with a few inexpensive tools. Some of them are:[[Image:Learn Macro Photography Step 2.jpg|center]]
 * 3) * Extension Tubes
 * 4) * Reversal Rings
 * 5) * Beanbag Tripod (fun to make too)
 * 6) * Reflector
 * 7) Understand what you need for shooting macro. You need:[[Image:Learn Macro Photography Step 3.jpg|center]]
 * 8) * Strong support for your camera
 * 9) * Method of providing some fairly strong light
 * 10) * Ability to increase and decrease the aperture
 * 11) Carefully put together your chosen tools and start practicing.[[Image:Learn Macro Photography Step 4.jpg|center]]

Tips

 * When you can afford it, get a good tripod that has a center post that comes out. This will give you a lot more options for your photography.

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