Macro photography is a very nice way to explore the small, but spectacular world we usually walk by…
Modern cameras have great macro capabilities, but it takes some time to master the skills.
Here are a few things to consider:

This is a superzoom in action: very nice and handy - but in a mirror the cam is very present at 2 cm distance…

Here a macrolens is used to get some distance from the object. The cam is a lot smaller now… Watch the small tripod.

Right: that looks good with controlled reflections… but the photographer should have used the self-timer and run away. The picture would have been better with a reflecting surface. Do not run off when you catch insects, though…

A very nice article has been posted on downloadsquad to help making better movies.
Modern digital camera’s make movies, far better than the post-stamp sized blurred things a few years ago.

Resolutions up to 640×480 or widescreen 848×480 at 30 frames per second are getting common; the first 1024×768 capabilities are getting ahead… That’s pretty good, better than the filming skills of most of us (at least: me…)

With a few tips and tricks we can improve these skills enough to make nice films and leave a dedicated handycam home.

Read the article at downloadsquad to get started and come back for part two.
By the way: if your camera has good microphones itself (like the superb stereo ones in a Canon S3 IS) it can be much easier!

Manufacturers: why don’t all SLR type cameras have movie capabilities???

Picturecorrect has a nice article on how to take pictures of moving objects.
Very clear is that they mention all kinds of movements: freeze the objects or deliberately blur the backgrounds, a technique called panning.

And, objects do not need to move at a fast pace: at night slowly moving cars can make very nice effects in your picture, like this minibus in Kusadasi:

Read more at Picturecorrect