23 thoughts on “An Introduction to Macro Photography”

  1. +Tanguero5380 The extension tube wouldn’t change the calculation you would
    use to find out DOF. It will still just be a matter of format, focal
    length, aperture, and distance from the subject. The calculation doesn’t
    change if you need to use an extension tube to be able to focus that close
    to the subject. So, if you are getting a DOF of 0.067 cm, that would be the
    same regardless if you needed an extension tube to focus 5 cm from the
    subject. Christina askbh@bandh.com 

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  2. i learned a lot in this video. Question – in looking at marco lenses i see
    that some have a range of f stop while others do not. what is the advantage
    or disadvantage of either. I’m thinking a range is better. 

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  4. Errata @ 59 minutes 54 seconds: “what is focus stacking? Taking different
    shots at a different distance”, if you listen to the video and don’t watch
    it (like I did), it is in fact “taking different shots at a different focus
    angle”. No big deal, but it did not make sense to my French ears. Overall
    very good video. Thank you for sharing.

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  5. He forgot to mention reversing a wide angle lens, thats a really easy way
    to get into this if all you have is a 18 to 55 kit or something wide, just
    take the glass out of a uv filter gut a body cap out , screw the uv filter
    on and hot glue it to the body cap… 😉 have fun, and be carefull with
    your glass

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  6. Guys, I have a question (maybe’s been already answered, but I couldn’t find
    it) : can I add an extension tube to my 1:1 macro lens? And if I can, will
    it “amplify” my ratio to 2:1,let’s say?
    One other thing…I simply can’t understand the 1:1 definition…real life
    size? Sensor is pretty small, flowers are big, how come it’ll have the same
    size on sensor as the real life size?
    Thank you and sorry if they are dumb questions!

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  9. what about taking a picture with a regular 50mm lens an a high-res camera,
    such as the D800, and crop the heck out of it until you fill the frame with
    the bug’s eye? Due to the 36MP resolution, you’d still have decent details
    all the way to 100% crop and end up with a decent sized frame after
    cropping.
    Is that macro photography?

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  10. hi there 🙂 love the video and thank you. i just want to ask .. . would a
    full frame camera be better?? i am shooting with an A77 and thinking of
    upgrading to the A99. many thanks

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  11. Excellent, outstanding lecture. Thank you for posting it…I learned so
    much. You have an engaging style and know how to meet your audience where
    we are and take us several levels forward. I can’t wait to try to apply
    some of what I’ve learned. At 1:34:14 you mention a relatively inexpensive
    focus rail that you recommend, but didn’t mention the model. I’m guessing
    that could be the Dot Line Adjustable Camera Platform…is that the one?

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  18. This is a long (more than 100 minutes) tutorial video about Micro
    Photography. Grab a cup of coffee, and… 😉

    #photography #tutorial #macrophotography 

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