Re: What's the difference ...

[Paul Stenquist]

Terminology. Some might say magnification of 1:1 or more is a "macro," 
but I've seen 1:2 shots labeled macro as well. Of course the term 
"close-up" has even been used to describe a portrait configuration. 
It's all quite imprecise.
On Sep 13, 2005, at 1:44 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote:

.. between a macro photo and a close-up photo?  Is there some point, 
some
magnification, at which a close-up becomes a macro shot?

Shel