Using a Flash for Macro Photography
Macro photography is fun, but demanding. Many people start off as macro photographers, not realizing how much technical knowledge they will have to acquire over the years. After a bit of practice, though, you...
Category: Macro Photography
How to Build Your Own Flash Diffuser
When you begin taking your macro photography seriously, it pays to become somewhat of a MacGyver. You remember that show, right? It was about the guy who could create all sorts of cool stuff...
Close up photography ideas – Choosing New Subjects
There’s no doubt that some of the very best macro or close up photography ideas of all time have been of bugs, flowers and plants. The outside world is filled with a whole host...
How to Find the Right Tripod – Crucial Tips for Photographers
As a photographer you know the importance of having the right gear on hand for all of your photo shoots. It all starts, of course, with the right DSLR camera. Then there are lenses...
Crucial Holiday Shopping Information For Photographers
No matter what holidays you celebrate or don’t celebrate during the run from November through January, you have to love all of the great deals that you can find during this festive time of...
Macro Photography Mad Scientist – Create a Super Macro Lens
We love those old movies where a brilliant, but “mad” scientist would slave away in his secret lab to create something new and revolutionary. And for those of you who like to tinker a...
Your First 10,000 Photographs are your Worst…
You’ll often hear the standard words of wisdom when you start any new endeavor in life – “The Journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step.” And while that may be true,...
Because We Are Macro…
By: Christine Stephens So often, when people see you with a camera around your neck they either start combing their hair, or hide their faces behind their hands lest they get in a shot...
