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My Hottest Photography Tip

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I have a website where I offer tons of free hair bow instructions. You can find the link for it on my sidebar. Now that the site has been around for a while, I am getting more and more instances where people have donated instructions they have developed, along with the step-by-step pictures to walk you through making the bows.

So, here is the main tip I like to dispense to those taking close-up pictures of objects; let the macro setting on your camera be your friend.

When you move in close to take a picture of a bow or a flower or that amazing cake you just baked, have you ever noticed that by moving your digital camera close to the object you cause the picture to blur? That is because once you get within a particular distance of the subject, you need to make sure your camera is in the macro setting. More often than not, the majority of digital cameras use a button or icon in the shape of a small flower and stem.

The macro setting tells the camera to change its focus, so it can concentrate on the fine detail of a close object. You may find that you have to play around with the lighting when using the macro setting, because flash use so close to an object can be overwhelming.

So, when you are preparing pictures of your bow making steps, get in real close with the help of that macro setting. You’ll be thrilled with the results.

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