I am a lover of all things internet revealed. There is no bigger truth to this than what you can learn via the internet when it comes to photography. When I first read the article Macro on a budget. by Jodi over at MCP Actions I thought to myself "She has to be joking". But no my dear readers she is not. If you are wanting to try micro photography but you don't want to go out and buy a new lens until you know for sure that it's something you enjoy than this little tip I have for you today is going to be your dream come true. It's easy if you have any prime lens (a lens that does not zoom) and a DSLR camera.....it doesn't have to be a big fancy one. It just has to be one that you can take the lens on or off. Than this will work for you.

Take the lens off your camera and turn it around. Let the part that is normally facing your subject, now face your camera. The lens is not going to be able to attach here so you won't have any information coming and going on your sensor. You'll have to set the aperture on your lens not your camera (pictures to come tomorrow on how to do that) if you already know than set the aperture to what you want f/4 is good. If you don't know how to set your aperture on your lens than just shoot with where it is at...This is kind of a wing it type of deal here people.
Now that you have the lens off, you've set the aperture to where you want it, it's time to start the fun part. This is where it gets weird but you're going to have to trust me. Pull the lens up to your camera so that it is sitting flush with where the lens would normally sit. You're going to have to hold it with your hands but thats okay. Remember your lens is not going to be attached so your not going to have auto focus...in fact you're not going to be able to focus from the lens at all. Instead you're going to move your body and the camera back and forth until you get the focus you want. It is my full advice that you set your camera up to take multiple pictures at one time. This way you can move your body around and have a higher chance of getting in focus...I know it sounds weird, but it works. I took these photos with a normal 50mm lens just by doing this way....

If you're not completely understanding what I mean by flipping the lens around check out this post on MCP Action's website. Jodi was nice enough to share with us some photos of how to do it.