Macro Photography

Meaning

Macro photography, is extreme close-up photography, usually of very small subjects and living organisms like insects, in which the size of the subject in the photograph is greater than life size.

Examples

1.)Bubbles

2.)Bubbles

3.)Leaf

4.)Insect

5.)Sugar

6.)Net

5 Macro Photographers

1.)Patty Hankins (USA)

2.)Vyacheslav Mishchenko(Ukraine)

3.)Shikhei Goh(Indonesia)

4.)Nordin Seruyan(Indonesia)

5.)Jacky Parker(UK)

Tips for beginners

1.) Choose the right lens and tube(Macro lens range from 50–200 mm)

2.)Use a small aperture

3.)Use longer/slower shutter speed

4.) Manually focus your lens

5.)Use a flash

6.)Use a tripod/ monopod

7.)Be patient.

Mobile Photography

Meaning

Taking pictures with a mobile phone. The camera technology on smartphones is more than adequate for taking photos and publishing them online. Depending on the camera quality and number of pixels, photos can be printed 8x10" and higher with excellent results.

Best 5 Mobile Photographers(iPhone)

1.) Portraiture- Jim Darling

2.) Landscape- Robert Paul Jansen

3.)Travel Photography- Benedicte Guillon

4.) Nature and wildlife- Kaisa and Stanley Breeden

5.)B&W street photography- Greg Schmigel

12 tips every mobile photographers must use

1.) Clean the lens

2.)Set the focus

3.) Adjust exposure manually

4.) Don’t use the zoom

5.)Keep your camera steady

6.)Use the rule of thirds

7.)Use leading lines

8.)Shoot from different perspective

9.) Watch out for distracting backgrounds

10.)Take multiple shots

11.)Use panorama mode

12.) Don’t over process your photos

Examples