Control the Background for powerful macro photography As with most forms of photography, macro imagery benefits from having a strong main subject; A subject that stands out and keeps the attention of the viewer. One approach to strengthening your main subject is by ensuring that you background does not compete with it. I consider the [...]
I thought that title might suck you in and now that I’ve got your attention I want to tell you about my favorite accessory for macro photography. It doesn’t matter if you are brand new to macro and want to buy some gear or if you’ve been shooting for years and already own a macro [...]
The clock keeps ticking and the Summer Intensive students are rounding the far turn and quickly heading toward home stretch. Coming off the second and last long break of the course, Week 9 involved more of the quality creative education and experience they’ve been immersed in since the beginning. The week began in Photo Studies [...]
According to the calendar hanging on the wall above my desk, spring officially began on March 20 this year. However, according to the number of days I have comfortably worn shorts, flip-flops and have forgotten to wear sunscreen, (which of course is a more accurate calendar), spring has only been around for a few days. [...]
If you thought the expression “big things come in small packages,” was just something your loved ones told you when they were making excuses for buying you small Christmas presents, think again. In the world of photography, big things really do come in small packages. To help you unwrap these big photographic gifts, we offer [...]
This photograph was taken by receptionist, Melanie Wright.
Spiders. Few things are more unnerving. When I was six years old I freaked out and crashed my bike when one crawled onto my wrist. I’ve had a love-hate (mostly hate) relationship with them ever since. And, as accustomed to them as I’ve become since shooting them up-close (as in photography, not guns), I still [...]
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