From the course: Photography Foundations: Macro and Close-Up
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Getting closer with macro lenses and extension tubes - Photoshop Tutorial
From the course: Photography Foundations: Macro and Close-Up
Getting closer with macro lenses and extension tubes
So, in my previous exploration of the flower, I decided that what I really need to do is get in closer. The problem is this lens has a minimum focusing distance. That means I can't get much closer than this. So, I can only fill the frame with so much flower. I'd like to get in here, and really get in tight on some of the detail. Now, we've already seen something that will let me shrink the minimum focusing distance on my lens, and that is an extension tube. We used extension tubes before with a regular lens, but there is no reason that you can't use them with a macro lens. Before we get to that though, I want to talk about a potential problem that we're going to have. As we get in closer, we're going to lose a lot of light, simply because we're going to be in tight. We're going to be casting our own shadow. And also, it's just darker in there. We're also going to be losing light, because of the extension tube. That means that we're going to start running into exposure issues. As light…
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Choosing a macro lens2m 4s
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Exploring macro lens features: Focal length3m 16s
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Understanding macro lens shutter speed7m 6s
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Shooting basics with a macro lens8m 24s
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Getting closer with macro lenses and extension tubes11m 13s
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Working with depth of field and macro5m 1s
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Understanding depth and composition in macro6m 43s
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Working with subject holders and support6m 36s
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Shooting with the Canon 65 mm8m 15s
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