Macro is a iteresting kind of photography, because it is relatively easy (if the appropriate devices are provided) to learn and there are a very wide range of motives that can be used. The uniqueness of this kind of photography is that a macro-photo of our world presented from this perspective is unusually for normal people, because of the other perception.
But if you would like to take a good macro picture, you need a good macro lens.
There are alternatives, such as rings or reversal adapter. Rings allow you to make the minimum distance to the object more short and the focal length more enlarge.
As for me, so-called reverse adapter is more interesting for the macro photography.
A reversal adapter is practically a ring, which allows to attach a lens with the front side to the camera. The only problem is of course that you can’t use autofocus, the aperture can be set with a trick, but it is not very handy. Unfortunately, the depth of sharpness in this process is fairly low. The best photo-objects are insects, which are normally quite small, but also complex and interesting.
To take a good photos with a reversal adapter it is preferable to make photos in a well-equipped room. Outside, it is much harder, to get a good photo, because the camera in this setting needs much more light, resulting in a large exposure time. But this is possible only if there is no wind and a day is sunny.
I choosed the reverse adapter, because the price is relatively cheap and the zoom rate with a 18-55 kit lens is very high. Here is a photo that I use to have this adapter:
