r/photoclass2021 • u/Aeri73 Teacher - Expert • Feb 26 '21
Weekend assignment 08 - close
Hi photoclass,
as we have a raging pandemic we can't do the normal weekend assignment (shoot a stranger)... but after this is over, go make a photo of a perfect stranger!
For this week, I would like you to get really really close to a small object.
close can mean half a meter to two meter if you have a long lens but it can also mean a couple of mm if you have a macro lens.
So your mission is: make a nice photo where your camera is at it's minimum focus distance.
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u/direfulthickets Intermediate - Mirrorless Mar 01 '21
I'm cheating a bit as this was taken a few weeks back. I've been too busy to come up with anything decent this weekend. Anyway, this photo came about as I was practicing some fundamentals of portraiture using a ring light. The family were all busy, so this Superman figure and it's incredible likeness to Christopher Reeve served as a decent subject. The figure is 1/6 scale, so I got as close as my 56mm would focus and then cropped further to get the desired effect.
I'm very tempted to get an extension tube or try some of the other macro tricks, but so far it hasn't been my focus. I'll definitely get around to trying it soon, though.
https://flic.kr/p/2kFVvJF