Photography – Macro
Macro photography involves photographing subjects from extreme close distances. Normally, camera lenses allow the subject to be in sharp focus when the subject is atleast 5-6 feet away from the camera. But macro photography requires that the lens be very close to the subject. How is it possible without losing focus?

For macro photography you need some special equipment. Some lenses are available with macro mode built in. Now-a-days, most of the digital cameras have a macro (close-up) mode. If you camera lens doesn’t have a macro mode, and you have an SLR camera, you can buy some macro accesseries such as Extension Tubes to make the lens macro-enabled. Extension tubes fit between camera and lens.
With macro photographs, a whole new world of possibilities opens for the enthusiastic and creative photographers. You can create fantastic abstract art and patterns from ordinary substances, and present the viewer an entirely different view of the world.

One main problem while doing the macro photography is that the depth of field has to be compromised. Also, if the light level is even slightly low, the camera has to be mounted on a tripod to avoid camera shake.