Reddit reviews Canon EF 100mm F/2.8 Macro USM EOS Camera Lens with Accesssory Bundle
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When it comes to the close up and extremes you'll be looking for a macro lens. My goto on the job is the 100mm 2.8 L (the non-L lens is a pretty good place to start. I've actually got a used and abused one going, get in touch if you're interested). You might also want to consider the 50mm 1.8 (you can find a better price than that). It won't give you the super close ups but it will give you some real depth of field to start working with.
Lighting... that kit might be slight overkill with the backgrounds. Those lights also don't let you use new modifiers as you continue your journey. You may find you prefer the look from a softbox than an umbrella and you're kinda stuck with those. I would consider these if the price stays low...
Having said all that, it's important to start somewhere and that's not a bad place at all!
There aren't really any steps to follow to get into the business. The best advice I can give is to shoot! Keep shooting! Learn, ask, watch youtube videos. Start looking at the photos you like and try and work out how they were lit. Look into food styling.
When you're confident in what you can do, try going into a local restaurant and offer them a little shoot for free. Maybe offer them 1 photo and the option to buy the others if they like them. Work breeds work.
That's all the advice I can think of at the moment but you can message me if you have any questions!
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I am just an amateur/hobbyist when it comes to photography but I do love taking pictures of tiny things. My camera is a Canon 200D and the only macro lens I have just now is the EF 50mm f/2.5 Macro which does ok but I am wondering if I can get anything with better magnification/quality for a somewhat affordable amount of money.
I have been looking at this one: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Canon-100-2-8-Macro-Lens/dp/B00005KHRX but it's stretching my budget to its limit (and perhaps a little past it). Does anyone have any recommendations for me?
Here is an image of a fly in a web I took with the existing lens to give an idea of quality (https://www.dropbox.com/s/qgzmljr6jwdterk/IMG_0612.JPG?dl=0), would really like more magnification than this if possible (the example was taken with my old camera which is a 1300d)
Any recommendations would be welcome