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You wont have to look hr to find close-up ideas even everyday household objets can make fantastic subjects Once Youve trained your eye to look for macro photo opportunities, youll find them almost anywhere, even in objects such as stamps, coins, paper clips, drawing pins and so on. The fact that youre capturing them from an unusual viewpoint makes shot of found objects interesting in themselves. You wont have to look hr to find close-up ideas even everyday household objets can make fantastic subjects Once Youve trained your eye to look for macro photo opportunities, youll find them almost anywhere, even in objects such as stamps, coins, paper clips, drawing pins and so on. The fact that youre capturing them from an unusual viewpoint makes shot of found objects interesting in themselves. Macro tips If your camera focuses poorly at close range, use the telephoto setting to increase magnification. However, remember that this will further reduce depth of field. Attach a close up lens that screws onto the cameras filter thread (assuming your camera has one). Available in +1, +2, +3, +4 and +10 magnification, many camera can be adapted with push on systems that enable a close up lens to be fitted Use a small or white silver reflector to fill in shadow caused by overhead lighting or the camera itself Boost the ISO setting to enable you to use faster shutter speeds or smaller apertures. Shots will be noisier, but images will be sharper with a larger depth of field Use a tripod and cable release whenever possible to maximize depth of field and eliminate camera shake and ensure accurate focusing. When using compact-style camera with an optical viewfinder, beware of problems with parallax an effect caused when the viewfinder is offset from the lens. Although you may have composed your shot perfectly in the viewfinder, the fact that the lens is in a slightly different position means that the composition of the finished image will be altered. The closer you get to the subject, the more inaccurate the view through viewfinder will be. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Paul Smith has been a proffesional photograper for the last 10 years. His works are mainly published as Postcards and Calendars in Australia. More News, Reviews, Photography Techniques, Tips and Photoshop tutorials are available in his website: Digital Photography Journal - FLORIDA BUSINESS BRIEFS San Jose Mercury News - Eastman Kodak ( EK ) is selling its health-imaging business, created after the discovery of X-rays in 1895, to Canadian investment firm Onex for up to $2.55 billion as the firm bets its future on digital photography and commercial printing. Kodak plans Showing off: Members’ artwork on display at Dressler Center Tribune-Democrat - Knecht said he has seen more digital photography being submitted to shows. George B. Trimitsis of Johnstown submitted Impressions of Winter, a digital photograph on textured paper of a seasonal landscape. There is a striking contrast that adplex, a Houston Consumer Marketing Firm, Snags Talented Web Designer Forbes - staff of 250 employees, the firm offers start-to-finish, in-house digital and traditional marketing solutions including strategy development, direct marketing, loyalty marketing, market research and analytics, creative, production, photography