Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Smartphone Macro Photography

There are several ways to add macro capacity to your smartphone. Often, the native application is limited in it's ability to adjust exposure or get in close to an object. For the photo of the knife blades, I used an app called Camera+. It's macro feature allows you to get quite close to the image.  I used a headlamp as my light source. The image was edited using the "Ansel" filter.



The image below was created using the lens of a disposable camera. The lens fit comfortably between my Otter Box and Iphone 5c. I placed the camera on a tripod and used the timer feature in Camera+ to limit camera shake. The composition is made up of some key rings, paperclips and a metal pencil sharpener.


This image was taken hand held. I rested the bottom of the camera on the table and used the headlamp to illuminate the dollar. I used the zoom to get even closer.


Your assignment is to create 3 different closeup images with your Smartphone.

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