on my camera I have macro and then I have super macro,,,, can get some close you are almost touching the subject... depending on the camera if it has this function or not....
and as for taking your lens off , if your camera is a P/S you will not be able to take your lens off....
It looks like you are using a point-and-shoot camera. That's all I have used in the recent years. The camera should have a close-up setting. Set it and see how close you can focus on something, anything. That will be the closest you can get using your camera. Once you find that then take lots of shots and try cropping in post-editing to see if you can pull out a closer view. Some images will work better than others but you just need to experiment with your camera to find what works.
Be sure to change the setting back when you are done. ;-)
Dorrena it right on. I use the close up setting on my Nikon Coolpix S6200. It is discouraging that I cannot get closer than 10-12" with my camera and stay in focus. I cannot use the zoom while in close up mode either. BUT Once I take the shot, I can display the picture and use the zoom slider to close in and use the arrows to move the picture to the desired focus. Then use the menu button to crop the picture as it is. This will create a new picture and will not alter the original. My setting is on a high pixel setting also. It does not work as well on landscape shots as the zoom will be a bit blurry.
Even with a point and shoot you can get good "macro" or up-close shots if you have the right settings. Keep in mind you need to ask your self are you shooting static or moving subjects. That will also make a difference.
First, do you have control over your camera? Are you able to put in aperture or manual mode? If so, when shooting up-close DoF is something you will always be fighting. You will want as much DoF as possible. At these distances and size DoF can be as little as a 1/4". Unless you're going extreme magnification.
So if you can, put your f/stop at something like f/8-f/11 or so. Now you will have to either bring your shutter speed down or your ISO up. Or just add light. But if you add supplemental lighting, remember that most cameras have a sync speed of 1/180-/1250 before you get rear curtain issues.
Also with lighting, having nice diffused lighting is nice too. Try not to have harsh shadows. Start out with diffused lighting, if you want a higher contrast do it in post.
I hope this helps
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and as for taking your lens off , if your camera is a P/S you will not be able to take your lens off....
Be sure to change the setting back when you are done. ;-)
First, do you have control over your camera? Are you able to put in aperture or manual mode? If so, when shooting up-close DoF is something you will always be fighting. You will want as much DoF as possible. At these distances and size DoF can be as little as a 1/4". Unless you're going extreme magnification.
So if you can, put your f/stop at something like f/8-f/11 or so. Now you will have to either bring your shutter speed down or your ISO up. Or just add light. But if you add supplemental lighting, remember that most cameras have a sync speed of 1/180-/1250 before you get rear curtain issues.
Also with lighting, having nice diffused lighting is nice too. Try not to have harsh shadows. Start out with diffused lighting, if you want a higher contrast do it in post.
I hope this helps