Digital Camera Tips: Shooting Macro Pictures

I always hear people saying how they only get their camera out when something special is going on like relatives coming over, Christmas, birthdays or traveling somewhere. When I ask them why they don’t get the camera out more often, they usually say there is nothing to take pictures of. Most of us hardly notice the little things right in from of us, but there is another world that can be captured with macro photography.

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Macro Photography Tips for Point and Shoot Digital Camera's

Much has been written on the topic of Macro photography for those photographers fortunate enough to own a DSLR with macro lenses – but what about if you own a compact point and shoot camera? Can you get great macro shots too?

While the results achievable with a point and shoot camera in macro mode probably won’t compare with a DSLR with a purpose built macro lens I’ve still seen some remarkably good shots with compact cameras (all three shots in this post were taken with compact cameras). Here are a few tips to help you get the most out of yours:

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When photographing botanicals, don't forget about the over all scene.

The sun doesn't always have to be behind the photographer. In this case it bathes the bird and the rock and gives the image a zen moment.

Ok... this is not something you will find in Florida! Really.......

Sometimes you don't need a specific flower... Here it's all about the contrast of color.

Choose backgrounds that will emphasize your subject. Look at what this incredible tree does to the fruit. These photographs were taken in the northwestern part of the US.

When photographing botanicals and landscapes, look for water and check out the reflections. They create wonderful photographs.

11 Landscape Photography Tips

1. Maximize your Depth of Field
While there may be times that you want to get a little more creative and experiment with narrow depth of fields in your Landscape Photography – the normal approach is to ensure that as much of your scene is in focus as possible. The simplest way to do this is to choose a small Aperture setting (a large number) as the smaller your aperture the greater the depth of field in your shots.
Do keep in mind that smaller apertures mean less light is hitting your image sensor at any point in time so they will mean you need to compensate either by increasing your ISO or lengthening your shutter speed (or both).
PS: of course there are times when you can get some great results with a very shallow DOF in a landscape setting (see the picture of the double yellow line below).

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The Sky and our Landscapes

We can also wait for the clouds to do their designs in the sky and the same photographs will have a very different view. The bottom photograph was done with a filter that only darkens the top part (clouds) of the image. The photograph in the middle was done with a polarizer filter, notice how everything is toned down and has basically the same tone. The top photograph was taken with no filter! The clouds started to move around and create shapes, colors and cover parts of the building.

Photographing landscapes

When photographing landscapes it’s a good idea to go to the scene at different times of the day and experiment different lighting. The morning light is very different from the evening light and the stormy day will add a whole different mood. Framing things and editing elements can allow you to photograph the same place many times and make it look like a different place. If the sky is too light or too gray put less sky in your images. If it's cloudy, add contrast by exposing for the sky or you can get a filter that will darken the sky. I haven't used a filter, I control my exposures and frame so that the sky will not take priority unless the clouds look fabulous! These photographs were taken on different days and different times.