Black and White Shell - Macro Photography Session - Technical Description
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 ##### Hi there everybody :) #### Capture technique To dive into the tiny world of this structure, each technical decision has become part of a careful choreography. I chose to work in manual focus, as one who tunes a rare instrument, eye and hand in tune, adjusting millimeter to highlight the most subtle contours. The opening lodged between f/4 and f/5, as a compass between light and sharpness. This margin allowed me to preserve the sufficient depth so that the reliefs and textures would come to life without sacrificing the intimacy of detail. I kept ISO (800), protecting the purity of color and avoiding noise that could disturb the visual serenity of these delicate surfaces. The shutter speed, in turn, was a matter of instinct and balance, rapid enough not to lose sharpness, but malleable enough to let the necessary light. An adjustment to the rhythm of the scene, like the breathing with the photographed reason. https://images.hive.blog/0x0/https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/aleister/Eo1uXzYGZ1u9sf8emF4NkaQDbNboaKDW5LoqFdKE6vWqJHnoeZ2TtDeRL6Bb2VvsZyi.png ##### Let's see some results:  <center><sub>F-stop: F/5 | Exposure time: 1/850 sec. | ISO speed: ISO 800</sub></center>  <center><sub>F-stop: F/4 | Exposure time: 1/900 sec. | ISO speed: ISO 800</sub></center>  <center><sub>F-stop: F/4 | Exposure time: 1/750 sec. | ISO speed: ISO 800</sub></center>  <center><sub>F-stop: F/5 | Exposure time: 1/850 sec. | ISO speed: ISO 800</sub></center>  <center><sub>F-stop: F/4 | Exposure time: 1/900 sec. | ISO speed: ISO 800</sub></center> https://images.hive.blog/0x0/https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/aleister/Eo1uXzYGZ1u9sf8emF4NkaQDbNboaKDW5LoqFdKE6vWqJHnoeZ2TtDeRL6Bb2VvsZyi.png https://images.hive.blog/0x0/https://img.esteem.ws/qpm6pm12ej.gif Among the numerous techniques available for macro photography, this method is arguably the most cost-effective and efficient for individuals possessing a camera with a removable lens. By simply detaching the lens and reversing its direction, and employing an inversion ring, the process becomes more manageable and streamlined. --- ##### The invisible process: Before the first photograph, there is an almost ritual moment. It begins in the creation of a space, a small visual, silent and controlled sanctuary. I took care to eliminate every grain of dust, chose a dark and impeccable surface, and prepared the stage where every detail of the structure could shine without visual noise. Then came the composition. Positioning the piece in the center of attention required more than placing it simply on the scene-demanded listening. I noticed, I turned, tested angles. I discovered the position where their curves and reliefs told stories, and with discreet supports, I gave him stability without disturbing his natural presence. Then the light. My faithful LED companions were adjusted with almost surgical accuracy, intensity, slope, direction. All calibrated to create smooth, uniform lighting, capable of caressing textures and dissolving unwanted shadows. The light here is narrative. With everything ready, the real exploration began. I tried openings, speeds, perspectives. Each click was an attempt to go deeper, to see what is usually unnoticed. The piece is no longer just an old shell, became form, standard, almost landscape. During the capture, the chamber's display was my mirror and magnifying glass. I reviewed each image in real time, analyzing details, ensuring that the sharpness and details were where they should be. The attention was total without haste, without shortcuts. Finally, post production. In Adobe Photoshop CS, I gave the final touch: Small brightness adjustments, contrast and sharpness. Each image was treated lightly, not to invent a new reality, but to reveal, honestly, the best of what existed. The goal was never to transform it, was simply to reveal. https://images.hive.blog/0x0/https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/aleister/Eo1uXzYGZ1u9sf8emF4NkaQDbNboaKDW5LoqFdKE6vWqJHnoeZ2TtDeRL6Bb2VvsZyi.png --- ##### Let's see some more:  <center><sub>F-stop: F/4 | Exposure time: 1/750 sec. | ISO speed: ISO 800</sub></center>  <center><sub>F-stop: F/4 | Exposure time: 1/750 sec. | ISO speed: ISO 800</sub></center>  <center><sub>F-stop: F/4 | Exposure time: 1/900 sec. | ISO speed: ISO 800</sub></center>  <center><sub>F-stop: F/4 | Exposure time: 1/750 sec. | ISO speed: ISO 800</sub></center>  <center><sub>F-stop: F/4 | Exposure time: 1/900 sec. | ISO speed: ISO 800</sub></center>  <center><sub>F-stop: F/5 | Exposure time: 1/850 sec. | ISO speed: ISO 800</sub></center>  <center><sub>F-stop: F/4 | Exposure time: 1/750 sec. | ISO speed: ISO 800</sub></center> --- ##### Thoughts Entering the universe of macrophotography is like crossing a portal to a parallel world, a place where the invisible gains shape and the details emerge at the look at him. With a macro lens in our hands, we do not just capture images, we reveal hidden realities, textures that hide in daylight, forms that go unnoticed in everyday hurry. The blurred background becomes a dream scenario, and each clear plan, an invitation to contemplation. Contrasting light and shadow, softness and rigor, macrophotography transforms the trivial into a show, showing that the extraordinary has always been there waiting to be noticed. More than a technique, it is a change of perspective. It is looking at a sheet, a stone, a drop or a fiber and discovering in it a unique visual narrative. With patience and accuracy, what seemed common becomes art. Here, there are no limits. A sand crumb can be a monolith, a wire of fabric can be landscape. Beauty is not in what we see quickly, but what we are willing to observe deeply. In macrophotography, everything has the potential to surprise and it is this magic that makes us go back, lens after lens, click after click. --- The session is closed for today. Hope you like it :) <center>https://images.hive.blog/0x0/https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/aleister/Eo1uXzYGZ1u9sf8emF4NkaQDbNboaKDW5LoqFdKE6vWqJHnoeZ2TtDeRL6Bb2VvsZyi.png</center> ##### <center>These photos weren't taken with a tripod</center> <center>Photo by @aleister Camera - Canon EOS 600D Lens - EFS 18-55mm Location - Portugal</center> <center>Thanks for following me and support my work!</center> <center></center> <center></center> See you soon Thank you for watching Never forget The price of anything is the amount of life you trade for it. Time is life... value yours, make every fraction worth it :)
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