FOCUS ON TEXTURE

Look more closely at easily accessible subjects and shoot mesmerising natural and artificial patterns where you can

Textured surfaces can be fascinating subjects for your macro portfolio. Since the key attraction of macro as a genre is the ability to emphasise minute details, texture is a natural area on which to focus. Both artificial and natural materials have textures that can look stunning when thoughtfully captured up close, producing images that demand multiple views and careful consideration from the audience, in order to place them in a rather artistic context. The main job of any photographer is to produce a composition which holds the viewer’s attention, and so by using texture to your advantage, it is possible to present almost any subject as worthy of closer inspection. The main advantage of honing in on texture is that you can employ everyday objects to make images with the…

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