Macro Photography : Fun Lenses To Try For Macro Photography

i will be honest, macro photography isn’t something that i do daily, or even weekly.  not because i don’t love it, it just isn’t something that i think to do.  i am more of a pullback girl, instead of an unclose girl.  but when i do take macro type shots, i am always really inspired by them.  there is something so eye opening about macro, as we are given a closer look into the tiny details of ordinary things.

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macro photography is really popular and photographers grab their macro lenses for subjects like tiny baby toes or the delicate details found within nature.  while i don’t have a macro lens, i have found ways to get up close photos with the lenses i do own.  while macro lenses definitely earn their praise, it is possible to still capture crisp details with other lenses too.  as you begin to explore macro photography, here are some fun lenses you could try using for those beautiful detailed shots.

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Macro Photography : Fun Lenses To Try For Macro Photography

nikon d750 and nikon 105mm f/2.8 lens

A Macro Lens

an obvious lens choice for macro photography is a macro lens.  while i don’t own a macro lens, my friend allowed me to borrow her nikon 105mm f/2.8 lens after my daughter was born.  after asking my friend for some focusing advice, i had a lot of fun with it and found that it was easiest to get crisp shots if i manually focused the lens, instead of leaving it on autofocus.  the photo above of my little girl sticking out her tongue is one of my favorite images.

nikon d750 and sigma 24mm f/1.4 art lens

My Everyday Lens

during an outing to see this year’s cherry blossoms in washington dc, i knew i wanted to get a few detailed photos of the cherry blossoms but wasn’t sure i was going to be able to accomplish it with my wide angle lens that i was bringing.  always being one to simply try, i decided to try getting some closer detailed photos of the blossoms and, while they aren’t as tight as a macro lens, i was really happy with the macro like feel i was able to achieve.  i was happy to know that i could achieve some crisp and close detailed images with a wide angle lens!

nikon d750 and sigma 24mm f/1.4 art lens

nikon d750 and sigma 24mm f/1.4 art lens

A Macro Lens For Your Smart Phone

during a vacation with my family, i decided to leave my camera home and the only camera i had was on my iPhone.  because i knew there would be some fun flowers that i would like to try some macro on, i brought my aukey lens kit that has a macro lens attachment for my iPhone.  it’s a really affordable option for macro!  the image below is of a flower that was smaller than my pinkly fingernail, that was brought to life with the macro attachment for my phone.

aukey lens attachment for iPhone

if you don’t have a macro lens, there are definitely other ways you can get some beautiful detailed photos of your subject.  if you want to get even closer to your subject, try manually focusing your lens to achieve focus up close.  i found this to be a very helpful tip that allowed me to get closer to my subject, while maintaining focus when my lens couldn’t quite grab focus for me because of my close distance.  have you achieved some macro photography with any other fun lenses?  be sure to share with us in the comment section below!

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