Macro Work Diary

During this lesson, we were given the technique of macro photography. To use this technique, I used a tripod, a macro lens, the college camera (because the lens didn't fit my camera), the studio lights and a light meter- to set my camera settings. The only type of macro photography I wanted to do was taking photos of eyes. I did experiment with other items- such as shoes and jumpers, however I do believe the eyes came out the best.

My favorite image from this shoot:

This is my favorite image from this shoot, this is because as my subject widened his eye, it gave it much more shape, I also like how this one differs from my other images in the way that all my other images were taken at a head on centered angle, whereas this one is titled, which I personally prefer. Furthermore I like this image due to the detailing within my subjects eye, you can almost see a pattern around his pupil. For some reason, the camera gave a natural vignette effect which I actually quite like, especially in this image because almost shapes around the eye.

My least favorite image from this shoot:

When researching this technique, I came across many of shoes which I really liked. I attempt to do this however as I didn't have a lot of time I am not happy with my final result on this. This is because the photo was taken really rushed as my subjects wanted to leave and also as it was taken so quickly, I forgot to move the light in the studio, which has had a negative impact on my final product. Furthermore, I think image would have been better if I had both shoes within the image. 

Using this technique?

When I come to doing my shoots for my independent project, I do not think I will be using this technique because I do not believe it will suit my project. Furthermore, I do not think many of these photos are as intriguing as I would want them to be. Finally, I hope to use as little studio shoots as I can because I do find that they can become too "fake" and "posed" which is not what I want for my project.