July 19 Photography : Getting Close

Hello!!!!! So happy to be hosting again!!!! Even more so in photography, it gives me an incentive to refresh my memory and have encouragement to take more pictures!

So initially I was going to call this a macro challenge... but as the definition of macro is somehow specific, I am not all that good with the camera even though we have two DSLRs at home.... and I want to apply the challenge for us to make either a memory keep or an art journal page...you can, if you want, go for the extreme close up, but no need to go for extreme, but close enough to bring something close , look for different angles in which you can make the photo more interesting, and put the photo to work on a page to make a record of a special day/ something you love, something you can't live without....

One of the most beautiful photos I have taken in the past few years is this:


It was taken at a cemetery, with a Nikon D40, wont make the story long, but we took over 500 photos this day, then making a page that represented the day by just choosing a couple of them so I chose one of the ornaments in a grave and then this one, which actually is what stayed the most vivid in my memory as I didn't know we could find black berries at a cemetery and that we could grab them and take them home!!!!- The page has more impact than if I would shown a whole statue! So, no much needed on a form of journaling...just a few lines to explain and the record is made!

I was indecisive (as usual! LOL)..I couldn't choose one from all the close ups...I decided to make a page about the macros/close up photography



I know there are a lot of you here who are photographers or amazingly great amateurs, but if you aren't but are adventurous and would like to go for proper macros, here are a couple of links that can be extremely helpful:

https://digital-photography-school.com/macro-photography-for-beginners-part-1/

https://www.outdoorphotographer.com...p-of-week/10-quick-tips-for-better-close-ups/

If you have an iPhone, Mac has some tutorials in their site too!!!

So, is THIS SIMPLE!!! : find something you love, it can be an object you use everyday and cannot live without, can be a little toy that was your baby's and you have kept even if your "baby" is now 21 (guilty here, as a matter of fact IO kept so much I need to purge LOL)
you can photograph a meal you just had or one you are in the process of making, just get creative, find different angles or try different types of light, get CLOSE to the subject - I find the quality is better if I stand back a bit and let the zoom find the object as near as possible.

So that's it: is summer, is fun, so the only rules are that you have fun, try something new or find a different way with something you have done for ages, in this case, let us know any tips you may have and follow The Lilypad Gallery Guidelines when posting.

Please follow the Lilypad Gallery Guidelines: Layouts must contain at least 50% TLP products (current or retired product from current designers; templates count as 15%.) Uploads must be less than 250k. List all credits; no off-site linking allowed.

Looking forward to seeing your pages!!!!!!!

 

thanks girls!!!!
@jk703 @bestcee

 

@jenn mccabe thank you!!! I'm proud of so many photos I took there...is a step away from us, we go every summer as my next door neighbour/friend who passed away is buried there, the black berry picking makes the trip make us remember her with happy feelings <3 still miss her dearly, 10 years on ....

 

oh yes!!!!! I think I did mention in the initial post that Apple has some articles about how to do macro with iPhone, and I know I have seen some amazing close ups with androids too!!! I haven;'t got a cel phone, not smart or dumb LOL but I know photography in phones is now as advanced as some DSLRs!!!!
I'm puzzled as to what iot is....
first I thought part of a fire place? but then I see light like day light coming from the other side? not sure, but the page is amazing!!!!!!! super great use of macro indeed!!!!!!