Our Foto Friday theme this week is macro. I find those close-up details so fascinating, but I rarely shoot macro. I'd like to do more of it, but in the midst of this Project 365, I'm finding I rarely have time to stop and just really LOOK at things, which is the essence of macro after all, isn't it?
For this macro selfie, I naturally thought of an "eye shot." Interesting that all three of us decided to focus on the eyes in some way or another:
The lighting in my shot is completely artificial courtesy of my iMac (which I love dearly but that is neither here nor there), and the star is not photoshopped in.
Here's what I did, if you happen to be wondering: I opened a document in Photoshop, painted it black, and added a white star, switched to full screen, and then I stared at the screen while I took the shot, or shots, rather. Shooting macro without seeing through the viewfinder is trial and error as far as I can tell, so it took me quite a few shots before I got anything even close to sharp or not largely featuring my nose. In a rather unattractive way, I might add. Macro is definitely not forgiving, that is for sure.
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totally cooooool!
Posted by: Rhonda | March 18, 2011 at 09:57 PM
I love that star! So fun! And I must admit that I'm mildly obsessed with these Foto Fridays. I love seeing 3 different takes on one theme!
Posted by: Ashby | March 18, 2011 at 10:56 PM
I want a macro lens even MORE now!
Posted by: Lonely Scrapbooker | March 19, 2011 at 06:33 AM
Love your photo so much, Mary. So creative!
Posted by: Heather M. | March 21, 2011 at 04:08 PM
Those are fantastic macros. You are doing 365?
Posted by: Robyn Mehmke | April 07, 2011 at 04:24 AM