Comments on: Getting in to Macro Photography http://www.shaicoggins.com/getting-in-to-macro-photography/ Digital Lifestyle for Creative, Content & Community Folks Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:57:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Marvin Africa http://www.shaicoggins.com/getting-in-to-macro-photography/comment-page-1/#comment-37262 Marvin Africa Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:48:48 +0000 http://www.shaicoggins.com/wordpress/?p=394#comment-37262 Hello Shai, I write a website called <a href="http://macrophotographyforbeginners.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Macro Photography for Beginners</a>. It is rather "wordy" but I thought maybe you (or your readers) will find it useful. I think your images are very good for first attempts. I don't use a Nikon but on my camera (which is five year old Canon) it beeps and flashes to show that it is in focus when manually focussing. Try depressing the shutter half way when you have your subject in focus. I know you posted this a year ago so you're probably much better/ an expert at macro photography by now! I think that you would you need a very small torch/flash light to paint with light in macro photography! :-) Marvin Africa Hello Shai,
I write a website called Macro Photography for Beginners. It is rather “wordy” but I thought maybe you (or your readers) will find it useful. I think your images are very good for first attempts. I don’t use a Nikon but on my camera (which is five year old Canon) it beeps and flashes to show that it is in focus when manually focussing. Try depressing the shutter half way when you have your subject in focus. I know you posted this a year ago so you’re probably much better/ an expert at macro photography by now!

I think that you would you need a very small torch/flash light to paint with light in macro photography! :-)

Marvin Africa

]]> By: Shai Coggins http://www.shaicoggins.com/getting-in-to-macro-photography/comment-page-1/#comment-1837 Shai Coggins Sun, 27 Jan 2008 15:18:13 +0000 http://www.shaicoggins.com/wordpress/?p=394#comment-1837 Thank you! Glad you found the tips useful. As you can tell, I'm also just a newbie DSLR user. But, lovin' it sooo much. I enjoy making notes and sharing what I learned along the way. So, it's good to know when someone picks up a thing or two from what I share. :-) Anyway, yeah... I think it's definitely worth looking at older Nikkor lenses that're compatible with your new camera. If you have the D40/x like me, that's one of its advantages, as they work with the older manual lenses. A good way to collect some good glass for a fraction of the price! ;-) Thank you! Glad you found the tips useful. As you can tell, I’m also just a newbie DSLR user. But, lovin’ it sooo much. I enjoy making notes and sharing what I learned along the way. So, it’s good to know when someone picks up a thing or two from what I share. :-) Anyway, yeah… I think it’s definitely worth looking at older Nikkor lenses that’re compatible with your new camera. If you have the D40/x like me, that’s one of its advantages, as they work with the older manual lenses. A good way to collect some good glass for a fraction of the price! ;-)

]]> By: M_Andamon http://www.shaicoggins.com/getting-in-to-macro-photography/comment-page-1/#comment-1803 M_Andamon Sun, 27 Jan 2008 03:19:09 +0000 http://www.shaicoggins.com/wordpress/?p=394#comment-1803 Hi. Another invaluable photography tips for a newbie with DSLRs like me. I was initially looking at getting those macro close up lens (Option 3 in your post) as they are the cheaper option for me at the moment. But maybe I have to reconsider look at getting any of those compatible Nikkor Micro lenses. Thanks again. Looking forward to more photography tips. PS: I like the new webpage layout. :) Hi. Another invaluable photography tips for a newbie with DSLRs like me. I was initially looking at getting those macro close up lens (Option 3 in your post) as they are the cheaper option for me at the moment. But maybe I have to reconsider look at getting any of those compatible Nikkor Micro lenses. Thanks again. Looking forward to more photography tips. PS: I like the new webpage layout. :)

]]> By: Shai Coggins http://www.shaicoggins.com/getting-in-to-macro-photography/comment-page-1/#comment-1777 Shai Coggins Wed, 23 Jan 2008 04:50:48 +0000 http://www.shaicoggins.com/wordpress/?p=394#comment-1777 August: Wow. Thanks for sharing! "Painting with light" is what I'd love to be able to do. BTW, enjoyed visiting your blog. :-) August: Wow. Thanks for sharing! “Painting with light” is what I’d love to be able to do. BTW, enjoyed visiting your blog. :-)

]]> By: August http://www.shaicoggins.com/getting-in-to-macro-photography/comment-page-1/#comment-1776 August Wed, 23 Jan 2008 02:10:25 +0000 http://www.shaicoggins.com/wordpress/?p=394#comment-1776 I have a 55mm glass lens that's around 20ish years old (used to be my Dad's) which I use with extensions on my Pentax *ist DL DSLR, as in your option number 2. I have so far not used any tripods, except for a table with the subject on it. As for focus, I've found it easiest to set the focus ring such that the subject's mostly in focus, and then change the distance of the camera to fine tune the focussing. As an example: http://photography.augustboehm.com/view/d/53548-2/IMGP6580f.jpg Something I haven't tried yet is doing Macro photography together with 'painting with light' (using a moving torch in a dark environment during a long exposure to expose the subject). Have fun :) I have a 55mm glass lens that’s around 20ish years old (used to be my Dad’s) which I use with extensions on my Pentax *ist DL DSLR, as in your option number 2.

I have so far not used any tripods, except for a table with the subject on it. As for focus, I’ve found it easiest to set the focus ring such that the subject’s mostly in focus, and then change the distance of the camera to fine tune the focussing. As an example:

http://photography.augustboehm.com/view/d/53548-2/IMGP6580f.jpg

Something I haven’t tried yet is doing Macro photography together with ‘painting with light’ (using a moving torch in a dark environment during a long exposure to expose the subject).

Have fun :)

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