The Future - Macro lense / 3D objects

Using the macro lense I was able to capture some unbelivable detail from this rusted tin can found when we did our beach clean at mount edgecombe. I really like using the macro lense as it's something different from what you ordinarly see from photographers. The macro lense is really good for showing off texture up close and giving you an insite of the object in the image and what it feels like. Just looking at this image you can tell the can is going to feel bumpy and ruff on the sides. Also, I quite like the fact that using the macro lense means the object you are taking a picture of starts to look a lot bigger than it actually is. Taking images of 3D images is something I enjoy doing, I loved doing the 3D element in this project as it was different yet gave me a chance to show my creative side. I reall like the way the tin can looks in this but if I was to do this again I would of used a different background as I think the pink background doesn't justify it enough. I think having a dark background like black wold of helped to emphasise the detail.

A great photographer who has a similar style to this is Andy Hughes, who in 1991 began to photograph plastic waste he found on beachs after he went surfing in south wales. He studied and photographed along side the costal zone for 25 years. Between the years 1999-2006, Hughes became consumed by taking images of plastic waste along the coast line of where he was surfing, these findings and images were then published in 2007 in his book Dominant wave theory. What I like most about Andy Hughes images is how he uses the surrounds of wear he finds the objects as his studio as such, he takes the lighting that is given to him and some how manges to create amazing work like this image below. In all of his work the textures are very eye catching, which is good because it draws in people to learn the history behind the object in the image and how much waste is in the sea and ends up along the coast line.

This is my set up in the studio, I used a D90, tripod, macro lens, flash meter, sync lead, a hot shoe adapter and a snoot for this shoot. The objects I used were a tin can, a comb and two bottle tops of a milk carton, I found that the tin was more interesting to photograph as it had a lot more textures.