shooting a macro image is essentially a photographic exercise just like any other. All the standard imageing concerns such as composition, exposure, focus, camera movement,and white balance apply. But unlike other shooting tasks, extra care has to be taken because of the proximity of the camera to the subject and the degree of magnification of the image. Small errors in fo cus become very obvious in macro images. In a similar way. even the slightest camera movement will ruin a perfectly composed closeup shot. As much of this style of photography is concerned with filling the frame with a single subject, the Autoexposure and Auto White Balance features may produce less than perfect results.

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