beginner basics
Macro
OR MICRO
“We are limited, not by our abilities, but by
our vision.”
— Author Unknown
According to various tourism numbers,
approximatelyMacro photography is a pursuit that’s
a calling card for most photographers at
some point in time during their quest to
find what fuels their creative fires. Some
find early on that they enjoy this specialized
vision, while others find it stifles
their creativity to see the world in such a
small spectrum.
Fortunately, almost all digital pointand-
shoot cameras manufactured today
offer a macro capability of some form.
Obviously the DSLR means we must purchase
a macro lens to take full advantage
of the intended flexibility this advanced
system offers.
Before we get started, there are several
things that have to be accepted as
a given when doing macro
photography: the wind always
blows, you never have
the right camera angle, and
most assuredly the Creator
did not provide you with
enough arms and fingers for
the multi-tasking that macro
shooting demands.
With that being said, here
are a few gadgets, some homemade,
that I have found help
me keep my sanity.....
By Dale Wilson
Contributing Editor
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BIO
DALE WILSON is a professional photographer who has been home-based and working out of Nova Scotia and/or Newfoundland for the best part of 25 years.
When he is not behind a lens he is probably writing magazines articles (he has written in excess of 100), trying to convince a publisher this book idea is the best yet (he has published four and contributed to countless others), lamenting the challenges of the stock photo industry (he is represented by Getty and Masterfile), or counting his blessings that he doesn’t know what it is like to have a real job.
You can visit his website at www.dalewilson.ca or his blog at www.dalewilsonphotography.blogspot.com
Dale is now a regular photo columnist for Outdoor Photography Canada
magazine, the first Canadian national outdoor photography magazine of its kind.
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