Closer to Home (Macro)
Everyday objects around the home offer plenty of potential for interesting close ups, the key is to keep your eyes open for the possibilities of colors, textures and shapes. Even if you run out of ideas for photographing objects in your home, it is possible to bring interesting objects from outdoors for still life shooting
Consider investing on a mini tripod that will allow you to get closer to your objects, a larger tripod my interfere with the table
Creating a table top studio
- A sturdy table
- A white sheet or selection of large colored cards
- A minimum of two, but ideally three or four separate lamps
- Small pieces of card
- Tin foil
- Two objects large enough to prop up the card or sheets
- A tripod
Setting up your studio
- Lay a well ironed sheet or large piece of card over a table and prop the rear end up so it falls in a curve. Position the object you want photograph in the center of the table and change your lamps in such a position to eliminate any unruly shadows.
- If you have more than 2 lamps this should be easier In a professional studio darker shadows are field with the use of reflectors.
- You can use your cards wrapped with tin foils to create reflectors.
Try using a water spray bottle to add fine droplets to the petals and leaves. By photographing at such a close proximity to the subject you may capture some nice reflections.
The most everyday or mundane subjects can turn into inspirational photos if you capture their details in abstract.
By learning to view the world around you in terms of its various patterns, colours and textures rather than the nature of the subject matter itself, you will undoubtedly discover a whole new world of photographic opportunities lurking in even the most unexpected places
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