How To Take Great Close-Up Photos

Step 3 Buttons

Take a look at your camera. There's probably a button with a flower on there. That's the macro button. Or maybe it just says Focus. For close-ups, the macro button is your friend. The macro setting is designed to allow the camera to focus on subjects that 18 (45cm) away.

Now take another look, this time for a button with a lightning bolt on it. That's the flash button. For most close-ups, the flash is not your friend. For close up shots, the flash is much too bright and can cause a bad reflection on shiny materials.

And last, you need to find the timer button. Usually it's a circle with a line from the center out to the edge. This isn't absolutely necessary, but it's very helpful to have. We'll discuss that more later.

On some cameras these features will have to be accessed through one of the menus. Check your manual on how to find those. There are far too many cameras to go into specifics here.

Comments

[rbstimers]

I think he took a photograph of a picture of his camera.

[slickh20]

and thank you fro a real answer! You win sir

[matnook]

scan and crop the pics from the camera box or phamlets or from internet of course.

[Whales]

I interesting question is how'd he get the pics of the camera?(I realize the bvious answer, but think about some complex answer, then try it, if it works you have just complemented yourself.)

[bloomautomatic]

I set the camera in place, then moving faster than the speed of light, grabbed it and took a picture before the light reflected from the original setup reached it, thus taking the picture of the camera with the same camera. Or...the coin is actually a highly polished mirror which reflects to another mirror out of frame taking the picture of the camera. ...and then there's the obvious answer, but who wants that?

[SMHLonWlf]

i already know the 'obvious' answer to that, you used another camera to take picture of the buttons on the other camera. speaking of the other camera, is that one a Cybershot? just curious, but pretty cool how good the pic is.

[bloomautomatic]

Nope. Other camera was a Casio Exilim EX-F1. Very nice camera that has the ability to take video at 300, 600, or 1200 frames/second. Vince

[Whales]

I also thought mirrors. If you can get what I'm saying.

[geek12597]

heres the obvious answer. he's got an SD card slot slot in his ear and his right is acts as a camera. Or maybe, since he's a photographer, he has another, nicer, SLR cam.

[sdpaez]

he must have lots of cameras...

[SeaLion]

I was about to say that too...but I guess when I get rich I'll buy a camera upgrade...