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       What is Macro Photography?
   DIR By: jamesz
       Date: August 11, 2013, 3:27 pm
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       Macro photography (or photomacrography or macrography, and
       sometimes macrophotography, invented by Fritz Goro, is extreme
       close-up photography, usually of very small subjects, in which
       the size of the subject in the photograph is greater than life
       size (though macrophotography technically refers to the art of
       making very large photographs). By some definitions, a macro
       photograph is one in which the size of the subject on the
       negative or image sensor is life size or greater. However in
       other uses it refers to a finished photograph of a subject at
       greater than life size.
       The ratio of the subject size on the film plane (or sensor
       plane) to the actual subject size is known as the reproduction
       ratio. Likewise, a macro lens is classically a lens capable of
       reproduction ratios greater than 1:1, although it often refers
       to any lens with a large reproduction ratio, despite rarely
       exceeding 1:1.
       Apart from technical photography and film-based processes, where
       the size of the image on the negative or image sensor is the
       subject of discussion, the finished print or on-screen image
       more commonly lends a photograph its macro status. For example,
       when producing a 6×4 inch (15×10 cm) print using 135 format film
       or sensor, a life-size result is possible with a lens having
       only a 1:4 reproduction ratio.
       Reproduction ratios much greater than 1:1 are considered to be
       photomicrography, often achieved with digital microscope
       (photomicrography should not be confused with microphotography,
       the art of making very small photographs, such as for
       microforms).
       Due to advances in sensor technology, today’s small-sensor
       digital cameras can rival the macro capabilities of a DSLR with
       a “true” macro lens, despite having a lower reproduction ratio,
       making macro photography more widely accessible at a lower cost.
       In the digital age, a "true" macro photograph can be more
       practically defined as a photograph with a vertical subject
       height of 24 mm or less.
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       Re: What is Macro Photography?
   DIR By: Kip May
       Date: August 12, 2013, 8:49 am
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       Very cool panorama!
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       Re: What is Macro Photography?
   DIR By: Kip May
       Date: August 12, 2013, 8:50 am
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       This is a very helpful explanation of macro.  The only thing not
       mentioned is that macro photography is fun!
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       Re: What is Macro Photography?
   DIR By: jamesz
       Date: August 12, 2013, 9:39 am
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       [shadow=red,left]It's a small amount of fun.[/shadow]
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