Cool Macro Photography Ideas
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- 14 Jul 2022
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Every year we collect together our favorite shoots from the past 12 months into a set of cool macro photography project ideas for you to try at home.
#5 – PAINT, OIL AND MILK MACRO PHOTOGRAPHY
When you mix milk with oil, it creates a barrier between the layers. You can add drops of paint to this mixture and the colours will be held in bubbles between the milk and oil. This can be interesting to photograph for stills, even give it a mix up to blend the mixture.
The magic really happens when you add a drop of dish soap to the solution. The soap breaks down the oil barriers and allows the coloured paint and white milk to mix together. Capture stills or video for cool abstract effects!
#4 – CANDLE PHOTOGRAPHY
Candle flames, wicks and smoke are very cool macro photography subjects to capture at home. You can set up your camera with a macro lens and repeatedly blow out and relight your candle, capturing images as you go.
Use a high-powered flash to freeze the motion of the smoke as you blow the candle. With the right timing and some luck, you can capture the embers of the flame as it dies out.
#3 – REFRACTOGRAPHY
Although not strictly a macro photography idea, Refractography is still a very cool experiment to try at home. Refractography and reflectography are types of lensless photography that use glass objects instead of a lens.
Place a lens in front of your sensor and redirect light into your camera. The effects created are abstract and strange, but can be amazing for both stills and video. Read More…
