macro shot

Tiny subject, huge

A macro shot is a photograph taken at extremely close range, revealing fine detail invisible to the casual eye—the texture of an insect's wing, water droplets on a leaf, the weave of fabric.

The term comes from macro photography, where subjects appear life-size or larger in the image.

She got a stunning macro shot of the spider's eyes.

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bokeh · depth · texture · tiny · insect · dewdrop · petal · eye · stamen · crisp · shallow · aperture · full frame · zoom · working distance · miniature · sharp · pollen

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Opposites
photographic distance/scale

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Full-scene camera framing

landscape shot · long shot · establishing shot · panorama · aerial shot

level of detail focus

macro shotbig picture

Overall perspective on things

zoomed out · scene-setter · broad view

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