Who uses macro photography?
As some of you know, I’m currently writing a book about macro photography. As part of this, I’m writing an appendix on the commercial uses of macro, only to realise that I don’t know that many professions that use macro- and micro photography as part of their everyday life.
So… I’m turning to you, my faithful and lovely readers, to appeal to your wisdom. Can you think of any fields where macro photography is used regularly?
I’ve come up with the following:
- Forensics
- Research science
- Food photography
- Jewelry catalogues
… What else can you think of? Pretty please leave a comment — you can be anonymous if you want to!
Have you read my Macro book?
I am rather proud of the fact that I have written a book about macro photography. It looks like that →
Hang on, did I just say a book? Sorry about that. All modesty aside, it's the book on macro photography. It's got a huge chapter on equipment, tons of info about the various styles and topics, a chapter on lighting, and even a chapter on digital darkroom stuff especially for macro photography.
Seriously, this book is 288 pages long, and it's got everything you ever wanted to know. And loads you probably didn't want to know, but that might come in useful anyway.
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#1 - January 8th, 2007 at 15:22
Hi. I own a lot of field guides to things like arthropods, rocks and minerals, flowers, and the like. They require a great deal of macro photography.
#2 - January 9th, 2007 at 09:40
I’ve always been impressed by this super-macro photo I saw on Flickr quite some time back:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/artsyscience/51311029/
#3 - January 9th, 2007 at 09:52
Macro is used a lot in nature photography.
It’s also widely used in technical circles (ie. fault reports, when something has blown up)
Low magnification macro is often used in product manual and catalogue photography too.
As for photomicrography, it’s bascially anything you would put under a microscope.
#4 - January 9th, 2007 at 12:32
People taking the same picture of insects over and over again.
#5 - January 9th, 2007 at 13:20
Macro photography is used a lot in research and education when it comes to tiny objects of course.
#6 - January 9th, 2007 at 16:56
http://www.brunelmicroscopes.co.uk/ - all manner of helpful things on there.
#7 - January 9th, 2007 at 20:31
eBay! I use my macro (or micro as Nikon puts it) lens all the time for illustrating maker’s marks, flaws, just about anything that needs to be shown to sell my stuff!
#8 - January 11th, 2007 at 23:16
Check out Jane Davenport’s work here in Australia. Gorgeous http://www.janedavenport.com/lbc_gallery.html
#9 - January 14th, 2007 at 02:37
You might check with the modern cosmetic dentist or dental surgeon.
#10 - May 17th, 2007 at 20:12
I take macro photos on my job in Pathology at a hospital. Some surgical specimens are really impressive. The hospital has a weekly tumor board and the Pathologists present micro slides of tumors by projecting the images. Occassionally one of my “gross” photos is included. Also lately some patients have requested photos of their specimens. Sometimes I photograph a uterus with fibroids, email it to the OBGYN then he or she “goes over” the photo on the computer on a follow up visit.
#11 - May 21st, 2007 at 17:10
I shoot macro and enhance with image stacking software check out the Japanese doll composed of 125 images.
#12 - August 21st, 2007 at 03:45
your website is very attractive and informative one.iam very interested in photography.please send me the important information about the photography.
thank you very much.
#13 - September 9th, 2007 at 13:18
root canal treatment is a field that need surgical microscope and may be using a digital camera with macro lense could do the same
#14 - October 4th, 2007 at 03:52
Well, it’s funny you should ask…I just spent an entire evening at Borders Books painfully looking for a book on Macro Photography, with hope that it would help me improve my photos for the coins I sell on Ebay. To my surprise and frustration, I couldn’t find a whole lot on the subject (for novices like myself) of Photographing shiny objects such as coins…In what is such an enormous market on Ebay. So…I purchased your book, which is how I found my way here…So, I’m new and looking for help, beyond my scanner. By the way, I sat down with about a dozen books before I decided to purchase yours…Wish me luck!
#15 - March 18th, 2008 at 01:16
Hi, I’ve been messing with ’smokeography’ since I tripped over some of your work, on STROBIST I believe. You ain’t wrong when you say that you learn something new every session. Does that mean that it’s just an infuriating, but addictive, aspect? My limited experience of commercial macro’ is limited to detail shots of flowers, and a catalogue I once undertook to shoot for a joke company of all things!! There is probably more macro’ out there than you, or I fofr that matter, imagine. That’s why it’s kept it’s novelty value. When you see a good macro’ shot, WOW, the impact is right there, in your face! Let’s just hope that ’smokeography’ and macro’ never become so commonplace that we cease to be amazed.
All The Best, Doug. :-)
#16 - March 25th, 2008 at 02:59
great blog.
anyways…. i love macro. i shoot with it always. it may delay the shutter time a bit.. ? but i love the extra detail it captures.
#17 - May 27th, 2008 at 07:55
Thanks everyone. you have been very helpful in answering the same question i am asked for my uni assignment!
#18 - July 13th, 2008 at 16:48
I am interested in microphotographi in dentistry. I am lookig for any knowledge in this field. I wold like to make photos of images from endodontic microscope. I am especially interested in photos of canals ( they are narrow and darker then the rest). I wonder if I should use body of profesional camera or rather compact camera (it has smaller matrice and maybe needs less light???)