Archive for the ‘Macro Photography’ Category
Historic Close-ups
Museums are great places to take your camera, if they let you … not all museums do. So when an exclusive opportunity arose for a photo club trip to the local, ‘Museum of the Mountain West’ I was in. Because it was in the middle of a bright, sunny day I decided ahead of time […]
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Tags: antiques, artifacts, close-up, details, macro photography, museum, old, old fashioned
Love/Hate
I have a question for all you photographer’s out there. Have you ever created an image and you just couldn’t decide whether you like it or not? It happens to me from time to time. Here’s one that I’ve been holding at bay for months because I just can’t decide! Let me know your thoughts!
Filed under: Flowers, Macro Photography, Photography | 45 Comments
Tags: drops, flower, photograph, photography, rose, wilted
MACRO Magic!
On a recent trip to photograph some old farms, some branches caught my eye. I was attracted to the way rain drops clinged to them … all in a row. So, after shooting the buildings for a while I decided to attach my 100mm macro lens and play with the branches before they dried. Facing […]
Filed under: Macro Photography, Nature, Photography | 22 Comments
Tags: close-up, drops, macro, nature, photography, starburst, water drops
More MACRO
I thought I’d follow up the MACRO Photography & The Natural World workshop I co-presented on June 15th with more macro images. These images were captured this spring and are all from the natural world. Here are 10 of the tips that participants learned: Macro images require that your chosen center of interest be very […]
Filed under: Macro Photography, Nature, Photography | 12 Comments
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Very Experimental!
Here are two images from from just one of the set-ups we’ll be doing at Pinelands Photography School’s, MACRO Photography & The Natural World workshop next weekend. This is simply seltzer water and some plastic flowers in a small, square tank. I used an ordinary desk lamp and daylight balanced OttLite bulb to illuminate the […]
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Tags: bubbles, close-up, creative, fine art photography, flower close-up, indoor macro photography, indoor photography, macro photography, photography set-up, set-up, technique, tentacles
Splendor In The Grass
Here’s a fun technique to try with your macro lens! Get out early in the morning when there is dew on the grass and lay down facing the sun. With an open aperture in the f/2.8 – f/5.6 range, focus on one dew drop and shoot away. If you are hand-holding you’ll want to boost […]
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Tags: backyard photography, close-up, dew drops, fine art, fun, grass, highlights, macro, macro photography, photography, water drops
This & That
I came home from a recent photography workshop in Cape Cod with quite an assortment of images. The workshop was led by the wonderful John Barclay & Jeff Lovinger and the equally wonderful participants came from Vermont to Virginia. We started out on a rather cloudy Thursday afternoon so instead of wishing for a sunset […]
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Tags: cape cod, close-up, lobster traps, MA, Massachusetts, nautical, objects, photography, provincetown, still-life, workshop
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