Photo Kit: What almost nobody tells you about macro lenses

ALIEN LANDSCAPE: extreme close-ups of flowers like this passionflower can produce an image that looks like it came from an alien world

Or, if you’re not inclined to spend your time outdoors, you can set up a tiny studio on your table top to shoot impressive photos of the most mundane of objects.

Entry into the world of macro photography can actually be relatively cheap, such as buying a set of extension tubes or a close-up filter – both of these methods allow almost any lens to focus really close and is not really expensive.