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"Macro" in photography? |
I love digital photography and enjoy piddling around with it. But one word keeps coming up when others view my images and thats "macro". What does it mean? Macro usually refers to close-up work in photography. A macro lens is specifically suited for up close work (e.g. a life-sized photo fo a small bug.) A normal lens will not be able to focus at things that close. Most zoom lenses usually have a macro setting, often depicted by a flower symbol. People might be using the word 'macro' to encourage you to buy a macro lens, and that is, if your images are not as focuesed as they could be. I have not heard the term 'macro' used as a way to describe someone's work (e.g. 'Wow, your work is sooo macro!") But maybe I'm behind the times. If it is, I'm sure it's meant as a compliment to your good work. macro images are like taking a much closes shot then a close up for small little things. if shows a life-size image of an ant, a beetle, a caterpillar, or even plants. things that ur naked eye couldn't see. In photography, "macro" or macrophotography refers to the photos taken at an extreme close-up where the image is anyone from 1:1 (read this as "one-to-one") or 2:1 (read as two-to-one) or sometimes 3:1 (read as three-to-one) on the film or sensor of the camera used; in other words, the lens used allows you to get close enough so that the image of your subject is the same size or 1:1, or half the size or 2:1, or one-third the size or 3:1 of your subject on the FILM or SENSOR. NOT all lenses can do that; they must be labeled as macro by the manufacturer. I'm not familiar with the term "macro" in slang or everyday vernacular to denote "good" or a superlative. Here's an article with a good explanation: http://www.dpreview.com/learn/?/glossary... |
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