Above Smaller, less conspicuous
cameras are ideal for shooting street
photography and reportage.
Assoonas youhit on theright
photographicstyleforyou,it’llstart
toshinethroughin yourshots,as Tim
Caldbeck(500px.com/timcaldbeck)
fo undwhenhe discoveredmacro.
“I waslivingat my grandad’sa few
yearsbackwhenI tookthis.He has
a beautifulgarden,whichI made
extensiveuseof whenI waslearning
photography.Thattimespent
experimentinghasgonea longway
in shapingmy style,andI nowtendto
shoot a lotof macroimages.As soon
asyouowna macrolens,there’s
a millionpotentialshotseverywhere
youlook.It wasa greatwayto learn.
“Thisshootwasfairlysimpleon the
surface,althoughquitea lotactually
wentintoit behindthescenes.I hung
outvariousChristmasdecorationstheni ghtbefore.I wouldhavemade
a biggershotwithmorethanjustthe
one decoration,butthiswasreally
justa te stshot.
“I gotup earlybecauseI wantedthe
itemsto lookas frostyas possible.
Themorningsunhadn’tyetemerged
sohadlittleeffecton theimage.The
shotwaslit primarilywithflash.I used
twooff-cameraflashesforthelighting
witha warminggel attached.I switched
th e camera’swhitebalanceto tungsten
tocompensateforthewarmgel and
bringthecolourbackto daylight,but
moreimportantly,to leaveeverything
thatwasn’tcaughtin thekeylightcold
looking.Thesecondflashis what’s
gi vingthesubtlebacklight,catching
th e edgeof thebranchandmaking
thefrost sparkle.”# 8 Find your stylePracticalPhotograPhy.com 27Olympus E-M5 MkII | 50mm | 1/40sec | f/4 | ISO 1600Canon 6D | 90mm | 1/125sec | f/8 | ISO 400Macro