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How to find subjects for your macro shots

August 12, 2009 by Steve Berardi 4 Comments

(c) iStockPhoto / Johanna Goodyear
(c) iStockPhoto / Johanna Goodyear
One of the things that makes macro photography so interesting is its ability to show us the world as we normally don’t see it: up close and personal.

For this very reason, sometimes it’s hard to find good subjects for macro shots. We just don’t normally look at things up close, and even when we do, it’s hard to see detail with the naked eye.

Sure, you could just pop on your macro lens and look everywhere, but it’s hard to see things through that tiny viewfinder. [Read more…] about How to find subjects for your macro shots

Filed Under: Macro, Tips Tagged With: close, close up photography, Macro, macro photography, magnifying glass, microscopic, naked eye, nature photography, nature photos, photo, subjects, viewfinder

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