attempt at Macro.. please help
My friend asked me if I would take pictures for her wedding, fortunately, it is not until July, so I have time to practice and learn this.
I was looking through my wedding pictures and one thing I noticed was how clear and beautiful the macro pictures of our rings were.
I decided to try and work on this since it is an area I am weak on. Please take a look and tell me what I can do to make this better.
This picture was taken at:
f/5.6 1/250s
ISO 100
with my 18-55 mm lens at 55mm.
What am I doing wrong???
www.tabletopstudio.com/documents/jewelry_photography.htm
www.bmpt1.com/
Why so serious?
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"A good photograph is one that communicate a fact, touches the heart, leaves the viewer a changed person for having seen it. It is, in a word, effective." - Irving Penn
I put the macro lens on his camera, and when it was focusing, it started screeching. It never used to make that noise, but we haven't really used the camera much since dad got sick back in January. Could it be making that noise because it has been sitting for a while? how can I fix it? do I need to bring it some where?
My next question is..
Somewhere at my mom's house I have my Nikon SLR camera. Will the lenses from my Film Nikon work on my Digital Nikon? I don't want to go digging though my dad's things (he was last to use it) unless I have to right now. Practicing these shots is a have to.. so if it should work, I will take that emotional ride.
Data:
ISO 200
f/ 10
shutter 1/4 sec.
50 mm macro
ambient light (from an LED flashlight)
remote shutter
tripod
I hope this helps. I took about a hundred shots to get the fire just right.
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