Introduction to Macro Photography

Overview

“The traditional macro shooting has some conditions, but the most important, without a doubt, is the low depth of field. For that reason I will teach you to approach a macro shot in the traditional way, being aware of the limitations to be able to solve them or even take advantage of them in your favor.”

In this video lesson Sergi Gomez Garcia addresses the topic: Shooting without stacking, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Macro Photography. Master the focus stacking technique and discover a universe behind the little things.

Partial transcription of the video

“Shooting without stacking In this lesson, we will put the drops on top of the petal and we are going to do the traditional macro shooting. Water drops have to be as perfect as possible so that the reflection of the back is also as perfect as possible. You can do it with a spray and little by little the drops will be placed as if it were dew. Anyway, I will make it cleaner, I will place a few drops and I'm interested in placing them in the position I want. What I do is use water and also glycerin. Glycerin is a water thickener. What it does is keep precisely the shape of the drop, that spher...”

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Course summary for: Introduction to Macro Photography

• Level: Beginner
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• 6216 students
• 4 units
• 14 lessons (2h 7m)
• 12 downloads

• Category

  Photography & Video

• Software

  Adobe Bridge, Adobe Photoshop, Camera Raw, Helicon Focus

• Areas

  Digital Photography, Photography, Product Photography, Studio Photography