Photograph Weed Flowers in the Summer – Your Challenge When it’s summer, think about photographing weeds. This month’s challenge is to take your images to the next level. I know…
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Tell Your Photo Story I had a great question from Jamie Christianson. We were talking about Macro Photography (photographing up close) and he wanted to know where I start first…
Reducing Your Dark Background From Your Flash On my first live chat show, one of the critique submissions from William was perfect for a deep dive video. He had a…
Photograph Flowers Outdoors Yep, it’s true. I think flowers are the most photographed subject (besides people shots) out there. SO WHAT? I love to photograph flowers and if you…
“ It was a fabulous show ! Appreciated your critique very much, great advice given. I have to say that you took the mystery out of histograms for me. I...
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In the last post I shared 10 inspirations to get you motivated to photograph macro & close-up! If you’re looking for creative ideas, here is my favorite Macro Photographing…
I always appreciate finding inspirational ideas to get me excited again while I play with my camera and macro lens. I want to share with my favorite 10 tips to get…
I just made a video this Tuesday on 5 tips to get you started with Macro Photography. I thought to myself, “Some people would rather read about these steps instead…
One of the many reasons I enjoy photography, is the gadgets you can play with while you photograph. I love a new toy! Today my post will be about some…
It is so exciting for me to see how other photographers interpret and create their own macro lens paintings. It is also nice to see people post blogs about this style…
In our new Professional Macro & Close-up Photography group, Troy had asked, “We all love taking pictures of flowers (I do as well) and we’ve all seen various angles and…
I was honored to be a guest on the MGAPXL show this past Monday. We had a blast chatting about photography and all the goodies that go along with it…
I’m so excited to announce that I started a Professional Macro & Close-up Photography group on Facebook. It’s not just for professionals, but I do want to encourage serious macro…
I have received a lot of questions about how to photograph macro and close-up photography, so I figured I’d give you 10 quick tips on photographing Macro. 1. Read Books!…
When I’m feeling down or sick I always photograph or do some post work on flowers. I love flowers and to visualize them up close is my cup of tea and…
If you have been to my site before, then you know that I LOVE flowers! I’m drawn to them. I had a baby shower for my daughter a couple of weeks…
I have been asked many times how I make my Macro Lens Paintings, so I decided to do a live hangout with some amazing photographers from The Arcanum to share…
My basic tutorial on Helicon Focus is up and live. Below is a brief on what you will learn. Taking up-close photographs can be problematic—one part ends up in-focus and the…
Today I’d like to share with you a software program called Helicon Focus. Helicon can make macro photographs more in focus and make your foreground and background in landscapes in…
I was back lighting fruit macro style a couple of days ago so I figured I’d share it with you to hopefully inspire you to have some fun with your…
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