Macro - Technique

To create a macro image, you need a macro lens. Macro Lenses are designed to take pictures extremely close up to the subject.
To create my Macro photos, I went into the studio. I used a camera with a macro lens on a tripod, which was positioned around a meter from the background. My subject stood close up to the background and I used various parts of their face as focal points to create my photos.
1:1 magnification is life size
1:2 magnification is half of life size
1:10 would a tenth of life size, which isn't a macro photo.
It is recommended that you use a tripod when taking macro photographs, as camera shake will be much more visible when you are so close to your subject.