One of the great joys of photography is the way in which it can be used for different purposes by different people. While some use the photograph as an artistic medium, for example by producing abstract images, others wish to create detailed, accurate representations of real life. One of the most interesting ways of producing the latter is through macro photography.
Macro photography is about getting close to the subject which are too small, this could sound very simple but capturing this small subject is not easy.
Macro, by definition, is photography at 1x magnification and above. Anything less would be defined as "close-ups" rather than "macro". 1x magnification or life-size, is usually written as 1:1. Life-size means that the subject you are photographing appears the exact same size on film as it does in real life. Therefore if the subject is 10mm long, then the image of the subject on film will also be 10mm long.
