Macro Scavenger

Your tiny planets came out amazing!
Lets turn our eye in the opposite direction...
Instead of looking at a distant view of a whole landscape, lets look really really closely at tiny things.
That's right.... It's time for the macro scavenger hunt.

Take a look at the examples of past macro shots on the blog. What do they have in common? As yourself, are they interesting? Colorful? Rule of 3rds? Creative angles? The key with macro photography is not JUST photographing something small, but making it look interesting. Showing it in a way that other people have never seen it.

Think about your elements of art. Do the colors of your shot go well together? (Complimentary colors always work!) Do the lines and textures create something interesting to look at? Do you have a good range of value (lights and darks?) Is there some interesting shape or form you found to show? Lookat these 3 examples of how students handled the subject  of a "leaf":

In this photo, the camera was just pointed at some leaves on a branch. There is not one area of focus or main subject. I would consider this "basic" and uninspired. C or C- level work.

In this photo, the student focused on one main leaf covered in rain droplets. We see the crisp, focused texture of the droplets, and still get a nice sense of space by the blurry background. This photo would get an A.

 In this photo the student has gone even farther, giving us the shiny texture of water, bold lines of the plant, and an interesting main subject (the center of the flower) AND they used rule of thirds for that main subject. This photo shows knowledge of elements of art AND composition. It would get an A.


You can pick from 2 lists, found on the M:/. The first is a little easier, the second has a couple more challenging items.