I recently started playing with reverse macro with my canon 50mm f1.8. A couple things I noticed immediately is:

• Shallow depth of field
• No control over aperture
• difficult to shoot handheld

I believe these are the common problems with this type of shooting

Are there any techniques that I can use to improve/help with Reverse Macro shooting besides buying a Macro lens as they are kind of expensive.

Here is what I've tried so far

ps. I have read Are there macro focusing techniques for handheld shots? but focusing isn't really a problem.

I recently started playing with reverse macro with my canon 50mm f1.8. A couple things I noticed immediately is:

• Shallow depth of field
• No control over aperture
• difficult to shoot handheld

I believe these are the common problems with this type of shooting

Are there any techniques that I can use to improve/help with Reverse Macro shooting besides buying a Macro lens as they are kind of expensive.

Here is what I've tried so far

ps. I have read Are there macro focusing techniques for handheld shots? but focusing isn't really a problem.