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Interview at Vanguard Headquarters

Feb 22, 2020

Check out the macro interview.Join my Macro Photo Club online. Over190 instructional videos. Over 1500 members from 18 different countries. Lifetime membership only $79. Info and to sign up. https://tinyurl.com/y2b4bvm8

Flowers and Artistic Fliters Applied

Feb 21, 2020

My main post processing program is Smart Photo Editor. Awesome program with over seven thousand filters, and only $29. Here are some of my flower images with creative filters applied. Lots of fun being creative with post processing. Check out Smart Photo Editor here. https://tinyurl.com/ryyyfdk Join my Macro Photo Club online. Over190 instructional videos. Over 1500 members from 18 different countries. Lifetime membership only $79. Info and to sign up. ...

A Few Macro Tips

Feb 20, 2020

Finding character. When you are out shooting, go slowly and take the time to study every subject for interesting characteristics. All settings that contain flowers, leaves, trees, and bugs have the potential to reveal elements of character. Character is reflected in an object’s distinctive shape, remarkable lines, exceptional contrast, unusual pattern, unique texture, or special light. Finding character in nature is about creating images that set themselves apart from the ordinary and ...

Time to Cull Some Old Images

Feb 17, 2020

As we progress in our photography, we start to look at some of our past images, and realize we have gotten a lot better, and some of the older images don't meet up to our skills of today. We may be better at finding more unique subjects, better at composing subjects, and better at post processing. So from time to time I review some of my old images and start deleting. Here's one I shot a long time ago, but it's a keeper. Join my Macro Photo Club online. Over190 instructional ...

Join Me On Madeline Island

Feb 13, 2020

Last year in June, I ran a five day macro workshop on Madeline Island, north of Wisconsin in Lake Superior. Workshop was sponsored by the Madeline Island School of Arts. There was a lot of great subject matter the group shot in two private gardens, plus visits to the state park, and local fields. Here is a small sample of images I shot in just 8 hours from the art school property and local fields. I'll be back again in June, so come join in on the fun on this unique ...

Keep Your Knees Happy

Feb 12, 2020

As macro photographers, we spend a lot of time on our knees shooting. Sometimes the ground is hard with little stones and sticks that dig into our knees, or it may be wet and muddy. In either case, keep your knees happy by using knee pads. Once you use them you will never want to be out shooting again without them.Just go to your local Home Depot or what ever home improvement store is near by and pick up a pair, even the cheap ones work fine. I have a pair of cheap foam pads that have velcro ...

Skeleton Leaves

Feb 09, 2020

This is something cool that I found while searching a website for things to shoot. Each skeleton leaf has had the outer layers removed to expose the beautiful and intricate leaf veins, then bleached. They also have some in red and green. I made some different arrangements and this is one of them. I put these on a white background. You can buy them here. https://tinyurl.com/ya4stgjn or here https://tinyurl.com/y79rrn8sJoin my Macro Photo Club online. Over190 ...

Camera Store Pitch

Feb 07, 2020

A camera store salesman was telling me about his frustration since photography online forums were created. Customers come into the store looking for a camera and lenses and ask for his advice. He would go through his sales pitch and once he was finished the customer would start in with, well this guy on this forum said this, and another guy on this forum said this and on and on. Every sale was a battle with the customer on who was right, the salesman or the people online.So he came up with this ...

Blacking Out the Background

Feb 07, 2020

Occasionally I like to create a flower image with a black background, and my material of choice to do this is black fleece of some call it felt, which has a texture to it that helps to diffuse any glare or shiny spots.. You can get it at your local craft or fabric store. Don’t use smooth or silky fabrics as they tend to cause some glare.

Free - Tiny Landscapes - Macro E-Book

Feb 03, 2020

In 2007 my "Tiny Landscapes" book was published, and has since been out of print. You could buy a used copy on Amazon, but the people selling them are asking high prices. So I've taken out some of the pages from the book and created an e-book which you can have for free. Just email me at macrogeekmike@yahoo.com