2 Get creative indoors with a lensball
This popular photographic accessory uses light refraction to invert images. But you can also use it as a faux macro lens for distinctive results, says Bruce Malcolm
The most typical use of a lensball is for landscapes, where it is used to invert and miniaturise the subject. But when the subject is placed close to or touching a lensball, it appears the right way up and is also significantly magnified – so a lensball is also a de facto macro lens.
This project can be undertaken in an extremely small space. If, as in my case, there is no room for a tripod, then drill a hole in an appropriate piece of wood and attach the camera with a 1/4-inch bolt. The camera should be perpendicular to the ball and level with its centre. Other small pieces of wood may be required to achieve this positioning.