You love close-up photos...

...but you can't take them with your camera! A little studying will help, and Photo 1: An Introduction to the Art of Photography can help. Study these subjects to improve your close-up photography:

• Gain control over your camera's light meter
• This photo was a direct meter off of the blossom
• How to steady your camera
• A tripod was critical!
• Aperture settings and depth of field
• I used an aperture of f/22 and set my camera to Aperture Priority

How did I use Photoshop to enhance this image?

• I used a touch of Vibrance in Adobe Camera Raw
• I used a Curves adjustment layer to work with the contrast
• The Spot Healing Brush Tool removed a few small blemishes on the petals

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