Tips for Shooting Better Macro

Steve Norvich · Issue 1, Aug 2001 · pp. 29–31

Products mentioned: Nikonos V, Sea and Sea

If you are like me, you probably started out in underwater photography by shooting a Nikonos V (or Sea and Sea) with framers and extension tubes. As time goes by, however, certain limitations of this system can get frustrating. As such there is a tendency to move to a SLR camera which is either amphibious by nature or is housed in a metal or Lucite housing from one of the many good vendors in the business. While a SLR allows more creativity and control over the results, it also requires more skill than simply placing a framer over a subject and pressing the trigger. Here are four tips, which will make your macro photography better. Create Contrast Successful images have a subject that stands out. Too often I see photographs where the subject blends into the background (sometimes called negative space) and simply fails to grab ones attention. This often occurs when shooting down on a subj…