Helicon Focus Basics The closer you get to your subject the less in focus your subject will be. If you want to get up close and personal and have all…
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This step-by-step guide will help you capture the perfect Macro Composition! Do you struggle to create beautiful macro photography compositions? Do you worry that composition is something that will take years to…
Use These 4 Amazing Types of Natural Light When Macro Photographing If you want to capture incredible macro photos... ...then you must master lighting. For most photographers, this is an extremely...
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Check out these 7 Easy Tips for Beautiful Soft-Focus Macro Photography Do you want to capture amazing soft-focus macro photos? You can. While soft-focus macro photography may seem daunting,…
Learn how to Stack your Images with Zerene Stacker Today I’d like to share with you an amazing program called Zerene Stacker. This software will merge a variety of images…
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…
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…
Join us on Youtube Live - Macro Photography Chat Show Next Show Come join the fun here and click on the bell to remind you when we're LIVE! Thursday, September...
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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 you my favorite 10 tips to…
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…
Macro Inspiration Flower Power In our 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…
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…
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