How to Rescue Really Noisy Bird Photographs using Topaz DeNoise AI and Sharpen AI
It was 6:45 in the morning. I was watching this Green Heron fishing and waiting for him to make a catch. Then it happened; he caught a fish that was larger than his head and bill combined. There was only…
Using the Wimberley F-2 Macro Flash Bracket on Olympus OM-D Cameras – Set Up and Review
Using a large softbox or diffuser for macro photography gives a nice soft light with minimal specular highlights. One of the challenges of using a large softbox is how to mount it to the camera so it is above the…
How to Create a Custom Shaped Vignette in Adobe Photoshop
Lightroom, Adobe Camera Raw and almost every photo processing plug-in has a vignette filter. So, why would you want to create a vignette in Photoshop? Creating a custom shaped vignette allows you to highlight subjects don’t have a circular…
Settings for Using Flash for Macro Photography on Olympus OM-D Cameras
Starting out using flash for macro photography can be a bit intimidating. But with a little practice, you can easily master macro flash photography. I’ve wrote a bunch of blog posts on a variety of macro photography topics. I recently…
Why I use Flash for Outdoor Macro Photography
Lately, I’ve written several blogs on gear and setups for macro flash photography. I thought I’d take a step back and write about the reason why I use flash for macro photography and why you should consider doing so as…
A Comparison of Flash and Diffuser Options for Macro Photography
There are quite a few options for using flash for macro photography. Over the past several years, I’ve tried several different flash and diffuser combinations for using flash for macro photography. So, which option is the best? Well, it depends. …
Photographing Bees with Olympus Pro Capture
Olympus Pro Capture is an amazing technology. Pro Capture saves images in memory when you half press the shutter. When an action happens and you press the shutter button fully, it will record those images in memory to your SD…
How to Create Clean, Non Distracting Backgrounds for your Macro Photographs
A clean, non distracting background is one of the most important compositional elements for macro photography. In fact, next to sharp subject, it is probably the most important. A distracting background can have stray objects such as unwanted leaves and…
Photographers – how to Easily Post your Photographs to Instagram using your Mac
Instagram is one of the most popular social media platforms for sharing your photographs and short video clips. The problem is that you can only post your content from a mobile device. When you log in from a browser on…
Is the Olympus STF-8 Twin Macro Flash Worth the Price?
Olympus makes a flash specifically for macro photography – the STF-8 Twin Macro Flash. If you are looking for a macro flash for Micro Four Thirds, there doesn’t appear to be a lot of other options. However, you really don’t…
