Ok. So it's a stupid thread title.
I understand how to use macro photography (ok I understand a LITTLE) to work with really little things. I understand that you need to have a specific focal point and special care needs to be given to bokeh, both forward and backward.
My problem is actually with large subjects. I recently had an opportunity to shoot some really big honkin spiders up in the Mountains in Taiwan. These spiders were HUGEaMunGous - bigger than my outstretched hand. There appeared to be a family of them living in a small area, but not all were photographically accessible - I am no ShaoLin Monk who can balance on the tip of a blade of grass.
I was really unsure how to photograph these spiders with regards to a goal in depicting them. I wanted to focus in on the face, but I also wanted to show their size, keeping their legs in focus. I will post some photos later, but for now, I would really like to see what people have to say about photographing larger subjects and how they relate to Macro Photography rules of DOF.
PS. BIG spiders. I first noticed the spider because as I was climbing the narrow staircase to a memorial shrine, a strand of web contacted my forehead, refused to break, so slid up and through my hair and down my back, remaining intact.
The only thing I was able to feel sure of when taking their picture was that the background should contrast where it was important. That should be fair evidence of my lack of photographic skill :) |
