Shooting macro photographs of insects is a hugely fun and rewarding area of photography and with the winner of this year’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year being a macro shot, it’s sure to increase in popularity over the near future. The problem for us budding macro photographers is that there are a few tricky elements […]
Macro Photography Articles
If you’ve never experimented with macro photography before, then you may be in for a few surprises. Shooting on the macro level is much more than just simply seeing things on a smaller scale – there are several steps you need to take in order to obtain the sharp, vibrant images you want. Photo by […]
If you’ve ever sat outside on a porch at night in the summer, you’ve no doubt seen moths come fluttering to the light. Similar to, but not part of the butterfly family, there are thought to be over 250,000 different types of moths. From a photography standpoint, moths can be one of the hardest insects […]
Shooting macro can lead to some really interesting photographs, but too often we leave the comfort of our own homes thinking there is something better to shoot at a different location. Your potted plants provide such an excellent subject for macro photography, I’m amazed more people don’t shoot them. Here are 20 macro plant photos […]
Macro photography can be some of the most fun and rewarding types there is to shoot, but it can also be the most frustrating. We’ve already covered how to dominate macro photography and have nearly a dozen articles that relate to macro, but what’s the secret to being successful? That’s what we’ll explore now. Most […]
When you combine the natural beauty of a cat’s eye with good macro photography, the resulting photos can be quite remarkable. And believe it or not, there is a quite large community of photographers who are into this facinating niche. Here are some of the more interesting images from Flickr that we found in this […]
