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Originally Posted by Wannabe
and take the pic very close, focused on only really a couple of the candies.. which settings would I use? I know macro.. but anything else? I'm using a D80, with the 18-135mm lens.
Should I play with the aperture? I find when I do that sometimes it won't let me take the pic.. so i'm messing up somewhere.. obviously. 
Thanks for any help!  |
Hi Wannabe,
you must decide how much depth of field you want,then switch the camera to Aperture Priority and select the desired Aperture [forget the picture modes,you need to take control].
The camera will select the shutter speed to give an 'average' exposure.
Depending on the lighting you may have to dial in some +/- exposure compensation but by looking at the histogram after you take the shot you will see how things look and adjust shutter speed accordingly.
Needless to say a Tripod is pretty much a must.
Finally [from me] I personally find it better to focus manually when doing close-up shots.
Hope this is of some help and I am sure some of the others who 'specialise' in Macro/Close-up will bw along shortly
