The Power of the Macro
July 19, 2010
Back in May I did some senior photos for a handsome young man over in St. Louis. I was blessed to meet his mother who happens to makes some absolutely amazing jewelry. I kid you not – her creations look like something you would buy at a high end store. They are gorgeous! But she mentioned that she would love to put together a catalog of her pieces to be able to pass out or show to potential buyers. I thought this was a fabulous idea and I was thrilled when she asked me if I would be interested.
So when I got the money together I invested in a new lens to help me better show off her work: the Canon 100mm Macro Lens. In case you don’t know this about me…I get very excited when I get new equipment. So the minute I got home I had to test it out to see what it could do. I have to admit I was pretty giddy for the rest of the afternoon and so I thought I’d share some pictures with you so you could see too.
Size 5 Ring from Target…You can see all the detail in the wire |
Here’s another view of the same ring even closer |
This one shows the shallow depth of field. You can see how only a very select area is in focus in this picture. |
Not only can you see the nicks in my size 4.5 wedding band, but you can see the fuzz caught on the diamond. |
This photo is of my phone with my standard lens…then… |
This is of the same phone with my macro lens. Again you can see the shallow depth of field. |
I just love this little sculpture, but you can see how the background is soft focused. |
I figured this would give a real concept of it’s abilities. Here’s a dime’s face. (Don’t you love the deep gouges in my wood floor…that’s what you get when you have a very excitable puppy.) |
If that last one didn’t do it for you – check this out. You can easily see the ridges on the side of the dime. |
Well there you have it. Some sample photos of what the lovely 100mm Macro lens can do! 🙂
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