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Helicon focus 6 registration hack6/2/2023 ![]() Figure 3: A Peppercorn Review (Using a stack of 29 slices captured with a Canon 100mm f/2.8L Macro lens) Figure 4: Table Salt (Using a stack of 48 slices captured with a Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x Macro lens) For example, in the image of the peppercorns (figure 3), the apparent depth of field only covers the depth of one individual peppercorn. In small subjects that require greater magnification, increasing the aperture often fails to yield a sufficient increase in the depth of field to be useful. Unfortunately, in true Macro photography, this is not the case. We adjust the lens aperture to influence the depth of field, where smaller the apertures (higher “f-numbers”) result in a greater depth of field. Why differentiate between the two? In Close-up photography all of the typical photography concepts apply, especially that of depth of field (the amount of your image that is clear and in focus). In true Macro photography, the subject’s size is generally equal to or smaller than the camera’s sensor. ![]() In Close-up photography the subject is generally smaller than a loaf of bread (my rather arbitrary upper-end definition) but larger than the size of the camera’s sensor (roughly the size of a postage stamp). Generally, Macro photography is sub-divided into two arenas: Close-up photography and true Macro photography. Figure 2: Ear Jewelry – Up Close (Using a stack of 15 slices captured with a Canon 100mm f/2.8L Macro lens) ![]() All of these subjects fall into the realm of Macro photography. We might be interested in capturing images of that cool looking flower, documenting up-close, a piece of jewelry (figure 2), showing common spices in an uncommon way (figures 3 and 4) or showing the intricate texture of a butterfly wing (figure 5). Macro photography is the field in photography related to capturing images of small subjects. Share on Twitter Sunflower bud (Using a stack of 20 slices captured with a Canon 100mm f/2.8L Macro lens)
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