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

![example][1]

ps. I have read [Are there macro focusing techniques for handheld shots?][2] but focusing isn't really a problem.


  [1]: https://i.sstatic.net/bt4g3.jpg
  [2]: https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/18746/are-there-macro-focusing-techniques-for-handheld-shots