these days every single newbie photographer owns a good DSLR camera.
but buying a DSLR camera and calling yourself a so-called photographer is not enough.
if you own a DSLR camera, you at least know some important types of photography and how to capture that type of photography with your DSLR camera.
so today in this article we’re talking about one of my favorite types of photography, yeah it’s macro photography.
do you know how to capture macro shots with your prime lens?
also, do you know the main difference between micro and macro photography?
don’t worry it’s not that much hard or tricky, here is the simple difference between micro and macro photography.
Macro leads to large things. Micro covers to small things and both types of photography helps you to make a small subject look big with a good bokeh effect.
this article helps you to capture macro shots with some awesome macro photography tips using a prime lens.
most of my readers are a newbie and they own a prime lens so that’s the main reason for writing this article.
after reading this article you can find some really quick ways to capture macro shots with every prime lens.
now without talking more about it, let’s know how to do better macro photography.
Capture macro shots with prime lenses
if you’re looking for some good examples of macro photography then here you go…
Frozen Tomato
all these images are captured with my Canon 1300D 50mm prime lens.
as you can see, the drops are very clear and sharp.
I captured these images using a prime lens.
if you want to see more examples then kindly follow me on Instagram to see really fresh content.
now let’s know how to capture this kind of macro shot with your prime lens.
before we start, the first thing you need to learn is manual focus.
if you know manual focus then you can easily able to capture good macros with your prime lens.
currently, there are many different prime lenses are available and not every single lens contains quality autofocus, so it’s better to learn manual focus.
How to learn manual focus?
the only thing you need to do is practice.
capture as many images as you can, once you master manual focus then you can even try it with manual mode.
if you don’t know manual mode, then remember it’s a very crucial part of your photography career if you don’t know how to use manual mode then here you go…
so, now you’re all set to capture great macro shots with your prime lens.
Ways to capture macro photography
here are some cheap and also unique ways to do awesome macro photography with your DSLR camera.
1. if you own a 50MM lens then…
50mm lenses are very helpful to catch macro within a minute.
really !! within a minute?? yeah, that’s true.
all you need to do is “reverse the Lens”.
this trick is very helpful and free to use if you own a 50mm lens ( or any other 😀 ).
just remove your 50mm lens from the camera and turn it around so that the first side of the lens, which normally meets the subject, is challenging the camera.
some people say it’s very risky, if you’re one of them then you can even use extention tubes to capture macro shots.
learn how to reverse macro lens with a 50mm
2. play with natural lights
remember when you’re capturing macro shots then somehow you’re also looking for some good bokeh effects.
and this kind of effect gives better picture quality when the background lights are better.
so use sunlight to capture macro shots with excellent bokeh effects.
3, Generate fake bokeh
this is the third and not any kind of macro photography tip, but this thing definitely helps you to shoot macro shots.
just use your laptop and find some good bokeh background.
after finding a good image put your subject in front of your laptop screen and shoot, that’s all you need to do.
see this example…
credit: picture correct
this is one kind of photography hack, which you must need to know.
If you want to know more about macro photography, please follow my other article, hope that article helps you do better macro photography.
this article teaches you some unique ways to capture macro shots with your prime lens…
do you know why prime lenses come with your default camera kit? because it can capture images no matter what kind of situation is out there.
so you just need to understand some unique and interesting ways to use your prime lens.
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hope you guys find some unique ways to capture macro shots & learn something new from this article, have a good day 🙂
