macro photo

1. Assignment 3:
Your World: Unveiling the Beauty in the Everyday.
-Abstract Elements Using a Shallow Depth of Field and Macro
Photography.
Principle of Design: Repetition/Pattern

2. Your World &Your task:
Everyday Beauty- Up Close
• Take SIX photos that
represent your world.
• What do you find
beautiful? What surrounds
you that makes you
complete? Is it nature,
inanimate objects, people,
tools, food, soft clothes, etc.

3. Macro Photography
• The art of taking close-up
pictures that reveal details
which can’t be seen with
the naked eye.

4. Macro Photography
• Making objects seem larger, greater than life size.

5. 3. Focus on ABSTRACTION!
This means making the object/thing NOT
recognizable. Making it less identifiable.
Recognizable Abstract

6. Abstract means…
-Unusual: Capture
something in a way that it
would not usually be seen.
-Non-representational:
not meant to look like a
certain object or thing.

7. 4. Use a SHALLOW DEPTH OF FIELD,
so more of the image is in focus allowing
the textures and lines to create patterns.

8. 5. Focus on Principle of Design
Repetition/Pattern

9. What is Pattern/Repetition?
1.Elements that are repeated:
• Lines
• Color
• Texture
• Shapes
• Forms

10. Why use Pattern/repetition?
• Patterns give us
order in an
otherwise chaotic
world.
• Tool used to calm
the viewer,
making them feel
comfortable.

11. Pattern & Repetition also
• Increase the
emotional
impact of your
images

12. Lighting- Flash? Use daylight?
Use home lamps?
• Challenging to have sufficient lighting
• Due to:
• Macro photography requiring small apertures to achieve necessary
Depth of Field
• Macro photography requiring longer exposures to compensate for the
small apertures

13. Marvel at the small things!
-texture

14. Frame Your Shot!
-Don’t just crop!

15. Think About the Angle!
Tilt your camera or get low to the ground!

16. Your World. Your Beauty.
In 6 Photos.
-What do you like? Food? Above: Mushroom
-Interests? Top right: Guitar
-Parts of objects? Bottom right: rusted metal

17. YOUR PROJECT
CHALLENGE
• The 6 photos
must be MACRO
photos that focus
on pattern.
• Photos should
be abstract.
• 6 photos form 1
composition.

19. DUE DATES:
• 1. Monday, Oct. 3rd: 10 MACRO photos of your
objects in your world.
• 2. Tuesday, Oct. 4th: Choose 6 photos and get
approval from teacher.
• 3. Friday, Oct. 7th: Final edited 6 Photos.

20. Student Examples
Notice: A cool color scheme (Blue)

21. Notice: A cool Black & White (neutral) color scheme

24. Notice: A Warm Color scheme
(Orange, Red, Yellow, Brown)

25. Video! Inspiration!
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_e
mbedded&v=x_LKb6fvQ8s

26. Warm Up #5
– Abstract Macro & Pattern
• I. Take a photo of 4
different objects.
• –The goal is to make an
object less recognizable. No
one should be able to guess
what the object is!
• Use a SHALLOW (focus on
close object) depth of field.

27. Look for…Patterns
-Then decide how to frame it

28. If no one can guess…
You get a prize!

29. Pumpkin

30. Spaghetti

31. Teabag

32. Lipstick

33. Toenail dryer