Winter Stay at Home Photography Project – Try Black and White Macro Photography
Winter makes me think about black and white photography. It could be the gray and cloudy skies here in the Midwest, United States. Since I’m spending a lot more time at home this winter, why not try a Black and…
Top Olympus OM-D Tips and Settings for Macro Photography
Olympus OM-D cameras are terrific for macro photography as the Micro Four Thirds sensor gives you more depth of field. Olympus also has two prime macro lenses ( 60mm f/2.8 and 30mm f/3.5) and a 100mm macro lens on their…
Stay at Home Photography Project – Create a Screw City Skyline
Sometimes we are forced to stay in the house to pursue our photography hobby. It’s a good idea to have a list of photography projects we can work on while staying at home. Building and photographing a Screw City Skyline…
Build an Easy and Inexpensive DIY Light Box for Macro and Product Photography
Instead of ordering an expensive light box from Amazon or another online photography store, you can easily make one at home just using a cardboard box and materials you likely already have at home. A light box or light tent…
Testing the Raynox DCR-250 Super Macro Lens with the Olympus 60mm and 30mm Macro Lenses
There are not a lot choices for a Micro Four Thirds macro lens with a greater than 1:1 magnification. The Olympus 60mm macro will give you up to a 1:1 magnification and the Olympus 30mm macro gives up to a…
Testing the Meike MK320 Flash on Olympus OM-D Cameras
I was looking for a small, inexpensive flash for my Olympus OM-D E-M1 III to use for nature macro photography. I selected the Meike MK-320 due to its price and compactness. Paired with the OM-D E-M1 III and a small…
Creative Ways to use your iPad as a Light Source and Background for your Macro Photography
An iPad (or other tablet) makes a great light source for macro photography. Why use an iPad as a light source or background for macro photography? Reasons to Use an iPad as a Light Source for Macro Photography Backgrounds can…
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…
