There comes a point with macro photography where you can genuinely scare yourself silly with the proximity you get to insects and the detail you end up revealing. For me, this is very much the case with anything large and ‘buzzy’. It used to…
Never had I fallen more in love with macro photography than when I stumbled upon the opportunity to photograph spiders. It opened up a whole new world. It was like wearing my glasses for the first time; tiny detail that my eyes…
Well, it’s been quite a few weeks since my last macro upload but that doesn’t mean the passion is dead. Quite the opposite…we’ve been out and about quite a bit in the UK and France and I have taken every available opportunity…
Here goes: One month At least one publishable (5*) shot to be taken every day for 31 consecutive days A minimum of 2.5 hours spent on photography, post production / photo promotion and blogging each evening (Mon to Fri inclusive) – much longer…
Day 31 of the macro challenge and the end is here! What a fabulous month it has been. I feel almost weepy to see the end of it, I’ve loved the motivation and energy it’s provided me with – and I’ve…
Well, it’s day 30 and my macro obsession reached new (delightful) heights today when I captured some shots I am extremely proud of BUT, I will never be able to top these for my last day and grand finale tomorrow…
Day 29 and I was so relieved to see the rain – not only because it offered some temporary and refreshing relief from this crazy heatwave, but also because it gave me a great opportunity to take some macro shots with natural…
Day 28 and this could, technically, be the end of my macro challenge – but I think I am going to try and go the whole hog and do 30 straight days. It’s getting harder and harder now to find…
Day 27 of the macro challenge and today I have been experimenting with light. I chose one subject for the entire session and then altered natural and artificial levels to see the impact it would create. I made a conscious decision to do very…
Day 26, and after 4.5 hours in the field I am left with just 14 five star (publishable) shots. Is this good enough? At the start of the macro challenge I was lucky if I had one usable shot a night, but…