Flora and Fauna

The trickiest part about Flora and Fauna Macro Photography is getting the focus just right. You can’t just set the focus on something and take the picture with macro. You have to use a manual Focus and move your body back and forth until you get it focused on the subject.

Once you get a clear focus its amazing what you’ll see. Who knew that a bumblebee was so hairy. This Flora and Fauna shot is probably one of my favorite pictures because of the detail you can see on the bumblebee.

Here are some easy steps to remember when doing Flora and Fauna macro photography. It is called the Z-M-M Method.

1. Z for Zoom –      Zoom your lens to 85mm
2. M for Move –      Move your body in and out until you see something getting sharper
3. M for Manual Focus –      Turn your Manual focus ring to finetune your focus, while moving in and out. Be sure you don’t turn the zoom ring. The manual focus ring is usually on the very end of your lens.

For great work on Flora and Fauna Macro Photography check out http://caseyjphoto.com/macro-flora-fauna/.