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May 26, 2020

Blending In - a Photoshop tutorial

May 26, 2020/ Allan Walls
Blending In - a Photoshop tutorial

How to seamlessly blend an orchid with its background in Photoshop

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May 26, 2020/ Allan Walls/ Comment
Best practices, Editing, General photography, Indoor photography, Lightroom & Photoshop, Still Life Macro, Tips & Tricks
blend, blending, PS, Photoshop, blending techniques, color blending, backgrounds, editing
May 17, 2020

Back to Basics - The Bellows

May 17, 2020/ Allan Walls
Back to Basics - The Bellows

Learn how to use the camera bellows for macro photography.

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May 17, 2020/ Allan Walls/ 2 Comments
Best practices, Macro photography, Technical advice, Tips & Tricks
Bellows, PB-6, Macro photography, magnification ratio, beginner
May 13, 2020

Going Deep Again!

May 13, 2020/ Allan Walls
Going Deep Again!

Part two in our series on extreme macro photography using infinity corrected microscope objectives. A lot more fun than it sounds like!

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May 13, 2020/ Allan Walls/ 2 Comments
Best practices, Equipment, Macro photography, Technical advice, Extreme macro, Tips & Tricks, Advanced
macro photography, microscope objectives, macro problems, slabbing, focus stacking, focusing rail, internal reflections, objectives, macro troubleshooting
May 06, 2020

Going Deep - Part I - extreme macro photography with infinity corrected microscope objectives

May 06, 2020/ Allan Walls
Going Deep - Part I - extreme macro photography with infinity corrected microscope objectives

Unlocking the magic of super-high magnification macro photography!

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May 06, 2020/ Allan Walls/ 8 Comments
Advanced, Best practices, Equipment, Extreme macro, Macro photography, Technical advice, Tips & Tricks
Nikon, Nikon Plan Achromat, 10X, high magnification, microscope, objective, optics, infinity, corrected, relay lens, tube lens
May 04, 2020

Photographing Reflective Jewelry

May 04, 2020/ Allan Walls
Photographing Reflective Jewelry

Photographing highly reflective surfaces, especially in jewelry, is not easy. I make it look even harder!

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May 04, 2020/ Allan Walls/ Comment
Indoor photography, Tips & Tricks, Best practices
jewelry, reflective, precious stones, opal photography
April 29, 2020

A Macro Quickie - posing spiders

April 29, 2020/ Allan Walls
A Macro Quickie - posing spiders

How to get a 2mm spider to pose for his portrait!

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April 29, 2020/ Allan Walls/ Comment
Beginner, Best practices, Extreme macro, Macro photography, Technical advice
spiders, staging, posing, posing spiders, prep, insect prep, pinning, pin, insect pin, foamboard, microscope, dissecting microscope
April 20, 2020

The guy with a butterfly net...

April 20, 2020/ Allan Walls
The guy with a butterfly net...

Catching, sorting, and shooting REALLY tiny insects - the movie.

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April 20, 2020/ Allan Walls/ 4 Comments
Beginner, Best practices, Equipment, Insects, Macro photography, Tips & Tricks
insect prep, preparing insects, catching, storing, bug, catching bugs, net, alcohol, washing, cleaning, container, microscope, fresh insects
March 31, 2020

Mounting and Cleaning Tiny Insects for Macro Photography

March 31, 2020/ Allan Walls
Mounting and Cleaning Tiny Insects for Macro Photography

A detailed look into the process of mounting, cleaning, and posing the tiniest of insects for macro photography.

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March 31, 2020/ Allan Walls/ 2 Comments
Beginner, Best practices, Insects, Macro photography, Tips & Tricks
cleaning, dirt, sand, washing, insect prep, ultrasonic, ultrasonic bath, detergent
March 28, 2020

Zerene Stacker - My Workflow

March 28, 2020/ Allan Walls
Zerene Stacker - My Workflow

Learn how to process your focus stacked images using Zerene Stacker.

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March 28, 2020/ Allan Walls/ 2 Comments
Best practices, Insects, Macro photography, Technical advice, Tips & Tricks
Zerene Stacker, focus stacking, extreme macro, macro editing
March 25, 2020

Extreme Macro Lighting Tricks

March 25, 2020/ Allan Walls
Extreme Macro Lighting Tricks

Learn how to light your extreme macro projects perfectly every time!

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March 25, 2020/ Allan Walls/ 1 Comment
Advanced, Best practices, Extreme macro, Lighting, Macro Lighting, Macro photography, Technical advice, Tips & Tricks
macro lighting, lighting, extreme, speedlight, flash, ant, extreme macro lighting, light cage
March 19, 2020

Polaroids & Models

March 19, 2020/ Allan Walls
Polaroids & Models

This video actually has nothing to do with this kind of polaroid…

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March 19, 2020/ Allan Walls/ Comment
Indoor photography, Best practices
polaroid, fashion, model, modeling, beauty, advertising agency
March 08, 2020

Extreme Magnification Macro Photography

March 08, 2020/ Allan Walls
Extreme Magnification Macro Photography

High magnification begins with a microscope objective…

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March 08, 2020/ Allan Walls/ 8 Comments
Advanced, Best practices, Equipment, Extreme macro, Macro photography, Product review, Technical advice, Tips & Tricks
extreme, macro, microscope, objectives, infinity, finite, AmScope, objective, extension tubes, adapters, magnification, Nikon
March 03, 2020

Mirror Mirror - using mirrors for creative product photography

March 03, 2020/ Allan Walls
Mirror Mirror - using mirrors for creative product photography

How to photograph objects on a mirrored surface - every step explained!

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March 03, 2020/ Allan Walls/ Comment
Indoor photography, Best practices
product photography, flash photography, reflectors, mirror, backdrops
February 26, 2020

Macro Photography with Speedlights and the Macro Lighting Cage

February 26, 2020/ Allan Walls
Macro Photography with Speedlights and the Macro Lighting Cage

Learn how to use multiple speedlights for indoor macro photography.

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February 26, 2020/ Allan Walls/ 2 Comments
Best practices, Indoor photography, DIY projects
macro, speedlight, flash, lighting cage, insect, pinning, focus stack
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