Work Diary - Wide Angle and Close Up

Evaluation:

In my examples of Close Up photography I wanted to show 2 images as they illustrate one key point in particular. In macro or close up photography your depth of field is incredibly limited. This image from the side of a pack of washing power is approx 30mm wide. Shot flat on all the image is in focus but turned sideways you can see the only area in focus is a narrow band approx 3mm wide that remains in focus. That is what makes macro work so challenging.

This Image also serves as a good example of the way things are printed. You would never normally notice this dot structure in print as its too small to see but here you can clearly see how a full colour image is made of 4 colours.

I chose this image of my dads Landrover as it shows how wide an angle you can get in a small space. This was taken on a 16-35mm at 16mm angle of view. Wide angle is particularly good in small areas where there is no space. It makes things look bigger than they are. It also give exaggerated perspective. The other think with wide angle and the opposite of close up is the depth of field is very large. So it's easy to get a lot of the image in focus.

Progression:

If I were to carry on this series of images for both wide angle and close up I would like to experiment with more extreme views. I would like a fisheye lens for the extreme wide angle shots and would need an extension tube or diopter for the close up work.  I also think that for close up a studio would be good so I can control the lighting.

Giant Sequoia Fisheye by Jane Rix

Superb lighting and just the right depth of field highlights the eyes of this bug. Also the background is clean and simple so dos not distract. I would like to take images like this.