Macro

This project is designed to make you get close to your subject.

Because your lenses are made to mainly focus on things farther away than arms length, they need a special mode called "Macro" mode to focus on things closer than arms length. This mode is usually denoted by a tulip type flower either on a dial at the top or as an icon in your creative sub-menus:



On SLR cameras, though it may be present, true macro is only achieved with a lens made for macro photography. Check the top of your lens to see if it has any markings indicating that it has macro ability. If it does (usually in yellow) then it will also tell you the relative macro distances for near and far focus. Nikon lenses call it "Micro"...

You may also have a partial-macro mode called "self portrait". Though not a true macro mode, it does allow you to focus within a smaller range than normal.

When using macro try moving the camera closer or farther away to achieve focus; sometimes, especially with point and shoot cameras, you need to use focus and move the camera back and forth.

Your project is to get close to things you normally would not get close to and use your macro mode.

(If you are interested to see the difference, try getting farther away and zooming in on your subject as well.)

NO PICTURES OF FLOWERS!

Shoot many images, edit and choose 5 to turn in.