Using an iPad as a Lightbox for Backlit Macro Photography
The Apple iPad (or other tablets) can be great lighting tools for macro photography. I’ve used the iPad for lighting and backgrounds for water drop photography, oil and water backgrounds, and for macro studio shots. The iPad coupled with a…
How to Take Water Drop Refraction Photos with your iPad as a Light Source
For water drop refraction photos, you want to have the background illuminated that you want to show in the water drop. Your iPad is perfect for this. It has a built-in light source and can store a large amount of…
Setting Up Olympus Focus Peaking for Macro Photography
Focus peaking is a useful feature for macro photography. A lot of times manual focus is required for macro photography and focus peaking will indicate when your subject or part of your subject is in focus. Olympus OM-D cameras have…
Lightweight Nature Macro Photography Set Up for Olympus OM-D Cameras
Olympus OM-D cameras are perfect for nature macro photography. They are lightweight for long hikes and have terrific image stabilization. For my set up, I wanted to have mobility and nimbleness to photograph insects and other subjects on longer nature…
Easy Flower Macro Reflection Lighting Set Up
A reflection is a great way to add depth and interest to your macro photographs. In this blog, I’ll show you a quick and cheap set up for reflections in close up photography. For this reflection photograph I used a…
Create Colorful Oil and Water Macro Photographs using your Tablet as a Background
If you’re stuck indoors or just looking for a creative photography idea, give oil and water macro photography a try. It’s easy and can be done with supplies and equipment you should already have at home. Oil and water macro…
A Collection of Winter Macro Photography Ideas
Winter is here. Don’t put away your macro lens. There are still plenty of macro photography subjects in the winter. You may just have to bundle up and look at little harder. I find that these winter compositions can be…
Using Florida Nature Photography to Create Works of Art
I enjoy creating artwork using nature as my inspiration for the art. I’ve used photographs of flowers, leaves, tree bark, weeds, and ice just to name a few. Red Leaf Art Taken at Bailey Track of Ding Darling Processed with…
Tree Bark as Art Photography Project
I love to photograph nature. But in the winter in colder climates there are significantly less nature subjects to photograph. I still love to go on photography hikes in the winter and tree bark is a terrific subject to photograph.…
Photographing Bees on a Late Summer Morning
Late summer and early autumn mornings are a terrific time to photograph bees and other insects. The trick is to get out just before sunrise.
