2015 CHALLENGE WEEK 37: MACRO - PLASTIC - The 2022 Trevor Carpenter Photo Challenge

It’s time for some more macro action! This week we will point the lens at a man made substance: Plastic.

“Evil Fly” by Jeremy Brooks

If you get close enough, ordinary objects can look unfamiliar. Take a look around your house and see what plastic things you have to shoot.

“Plastic people” by Kevin Dooley

Try experimenting with lighting to get a unique effect.

“Sluuuuurp!…” by Tambako The Jaguar

As a reminder: Macro photography is a type of close-up photography. Generally it means that the image on the sensor is life-size or greater. If you have a macro lens or a camera with a macro setting, you can use that. If you have a mid-range focal length lens, such as a 50mm, you can make a “poor man’s macro” by flipping it around and holding it against the camera body. Focus is achieved by moving the entire assembly close to the subject. If you are using a smartphone, the camera might have a macro focus option, or you can use something like an Olloclip macro lens. If you don’t have any macro lens options, just go for a close up image, and do what you can. Remember, photochallenge is about learning new stuff and having fun!

“Standing toy soldier” by Yngvar Sørensen

The rules are pretty simple:

Post one original photograph (Your Image) shot each week per theme posted on this blog to Google+, Facebook, or Flickr (or all three). Tag the photo #photochallenge.org or #photochallenge2015.
The shot should be a new shot you took for the current weekly theme, not something from your back catalog or someone else’s image.
The posted image should be a photograph, not a video.
Don’t leave home without your camera. Participating in the 2015 Photo Challenge is fun and easy.