Macro Photography In Monsoons

- Mrinmoy Choudhury

Monsoon also means the change in the flora and fauna, along with new life forms springing to life. Similarly, the animal kingdom too adapts and changes according to the weather. Several species of insects and flowers come up only for that certain time. To make this a little more interesting, we have narrowed down a few tip and tricks you can follow to get amazing macro images in any conditions, including the macro in monsoon.

The idea of macro photography is simple. To take life-size images of mundane daily life objects and living beings. Macro photography can be without any limits. To take nice macro images, we have to know about the various ways we can achieve the results. But even with the right gear, macro photography can still be hard to execute without knowing how to properly adjust your camera settings to suit your shooting requirements, or without knowing how to create a more favourable shooting situation before clicking the shutter. Here are 10 tips to take amazing macro photos.

1. Getting a dedicated macro lens

Getting a dedicated macro lens is what most of us would do. A macro lens is capable of taking life size or 1:1 magnification images which make them very desirable. These dedicated macro lenses can also focus very close to an object which means they have a very close focussing distance. The pricing of macro lenses can depend on how much the magnification and focal length is. In the most standard form, the 90mm or 100mm is considered to be a standard focal length for macro. If you plan to or are very interested in shooting macro, we suggest you to get a macro lens which will take things to a new level of experience. Also, macro lenses can be great as portrait lenses too.

2. Extension tubes/ Lens reversing adapters: