Whoop whoop I have bought a new (to me) lens. A macro and boy it is not easy to use!!! I will be practicing with the lens for the next few weeks I imagine - so any tips will be gratefully received :)
I did one yesterday too, but needed the help of a tripod as it was too windy. I also chose manual focus as there were too many leaves in the way. I love my macro lens :-)
Good capture, practicing macro on a dog (not static) is a good challenge.
I think that in macro photography we have to decide what we want to focus on, and use the lens aperture well for backgrounds. In this photo, the photographer has to decide whether he wants to detail, the dog's eyeballs or the fur details. It's an artistic freedom that I really like in macro photography.
For macro a tripod is a big help. For handheld try burst mode, it increases the chance of at least one of the shots being in focus and sharp. Depth of field is very shallow in macro so, as Antonio suggests, decide in advance what part of the image you need in focus and concentrate on that. Have fun with your new lens.
By the way, if you didn't already know, your Olympus EM-10 supports focus bracketing. You'll find it in the Advanced Photo Mode (AP on your mode dial). It takes a series of shots at different focus points and you can then blend these in software to increase the depth of field in a macro shot. There are any number of focus bracketing tutorials on YouTube.
@cdcook48 thanks :) Great tips -I will try burst mode and focus bracketing and make sure I take my tripod away with me for Easter weekend. Hopefully I can get lots of practice time!
April 5th, 2023
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I did one yesterday too, but needed the help of a tripod as it was too windy. I also chose manual focus as there were too many leaves in the way. I love my macro lens :-)
I think that in macro photography we have to decide what we want to focus on, and use the lens aperture well for backgrounds. In this photo, the photographer has to decide whether he wants to detail, the dog's eyeballs or the fur details. It's an artistic freedom that I really like in macro photography.