Macro photography, also known as macro photography, refers to taking pictures of small things at close range. Although macro photography usually referred to taking pictures with a sensor that is larger than the subject, it at present includes taking pictures in which the image appears at least as large as it does in reality. The advent of digital cameras has made macro photography more reachable to the general photographer. Yet, professional macro photography with traditional cameras requires a intense awareness of lighting, focus and lens requirements.

Macro Photography Subjects
. baby feet or fingers          . butterfly wings
. clockwork gears               . clothes with unusual textures
. feathers                            . fern fronds
. flower petals                    . insects
. sea shells                         . spider webs.