In macro mode ( its written on the lens ) the lens does focus closer than other lenses ( Its a good kit lens ) …
So … When you focus in as close as you can , yes the background will be out of focus , and your field of focus will be relatively shallow …
You may wish to read up or youtube some macro guides …
I have written a few myself … And in fact have just recommenced a macro guide I started some time ago ( must be 2 years ago ) , I think it time to complete it …
Thank you friend. Those links will be helpful. I was told that if I want to have a small area of focus, I would need a very low focus number. for instance: zoom in on a fly with his eyes perfectly clear, but by the end of him it is fading to blurry.
There are lots of ways to macro :
And I am currently writing the equipment guide part of my Macro Guide …
One of the cheapest and easiest ways to macro is with a close focus filter … If you are after a flies eyes …. Oh dear !
There is one way , dead critters !
Here is what some people do ( not me ) …. Capture your subject , dont kill or damage it …. Put it in a small container that will be easy to recover the subject from …
Put your prey in the FREEZER , here it will freeze and die !
A few hours ( I am not sure how long ) later , pull out your macro subject …
Now place the subject in or on your prop ( Might be a flower or something ) …
Get your lighting right , put the camera on a tripod … And you have all the time in the world to get your focus right …
And if you feel up to it , you can walk your focus taking pictures through your subject from front to back …
And using photo editing software image stack a photo … You can stack 100 pictures if you want … And the software will automatically stack the in focus part of the pictures …
Now you have a insanely sharp in focus picture …
But I dont do that … I prefer to do no harm , and just snap a photo and hope that I nailed the focus … Without disturbing the subject to much .
if you kill your 6 or 8 legged subject how do you get a natural pose out of it?
when i tried getting good shots i just hoped for a cooperative subject.
One can get a very cheap macro setup with a used point and shoot that has a mount for filters, with an adapter it’s possible to mount a reversed 50mm lens, with a homemade diffuser for the flash the results are very decent for much less than 100$, of course i lack the artistic flair to get good pictures but you get the point.
The following were all taken with a canon S45 , a reversed 50mm lens mounted and a flash diffuser mde from translucent platic (the fly was dead wich allowed me to be extremely close):
I also occasionaly just held the reversed 50mm with my hand in front of the camera lens without screwing it onto the adapter as can be seen in this video: