So, you have a dSLR and the kit lens, but you want to do Macro photography. The problem is that if you are on a budget, buying a Macro lens can be quite challenging. It costs any where between $500 to $800 dollars. So, there are few things which one can do. The most popular option being getting a Canon close-up lens depending on the lens you have. It just screws on top of the lens like a filter and yield pretty good results for the price. It costs around $70-120. Another good option, being the Sigma 70 - 300 mm lens. It has a Macro feature which one can enable or disable. I haven't tried it yet but the reviews are pretty good and it cost like $150, which is an awesome deal.
Now comes the cheapest option which will cost $5-10 and lot of patience. One needs to get something called a reverse lens adapter for Nikon or Canon, which ever camera you have. Screw it on top of the lens and reverse it and attach it to the camera. Now when the camera is switched on, it will show that lens not attached. So go to manual mode.
Also you cannot use the focus ring or autofocus to take your picture. So you need to move a lot to get the sharpest image.
Also, put a lot of lights on the subject, use a table lamp or something for lighting. Use maximum aperture size (Nikon 50 mm with manual aperture is the best bet) for maximum depth of field. Move up and down on the subject, keep ur hands rock steady as Image stabilisation or VR feature also doesn't work or even better use a tripod. Take pictures at various shutter speed, until the desired result is achieved, I mean correct exposure and sharpness...
It will work wonders... :)
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