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Creating Art With Dew In Your Lawn

Aug 23, 2019

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Macro Photography - The Blue Collar of Nature Photography

Aug 21, 2019

When we think of a job that requires hard work, stress on the body, getting dirty, we call it a Blue Collar job. When you look at what we go through as macro photographers, it sure is the blue collar of nature photography. Hard on the back, knees take a beating. we get dirty from head to toe, sounds like blue collar to me. We’re a tough bunch us macro photographers, and proud of it. _____________________________________________________________ Looks like this ...

Hey Mon - No Problem

Aug 19, 2019

___________________________________________________________ People are always freaked out when I tell them I shoot only Jpeg. I tell them,Hey Mon, No Problem. ___________________________________________________________ Please don’t write me and say, “Mike, you will get so much more information to work with if you shoot RAW”I ALREADY KNOW THIS! but I still say,Hey Mon, No Problem ___________________________________________________________ My ...

How to be in the right place at the right time

Aug 17, 2019

Sometimes we get an amazing shot, and when people ask how it happened, your answer could be, I was in just in the right place at the right time. So how do we get to that place. Simple, by spending more time out shooting. The more time we spend out in the field, the better the chances we'll end up in the right place at the right time. I was shooting this Chicory flower, and as I was viewing the flower though the camera's viewfinder, I see the Hoverfly enter the frame, and ...

Photoshop Zoom Blur

Aug 16, 2019

I was shooting at the San Diego Botanical Gardens when I saw this flower and I thought it was a good subject for using the Zoom Blur filter in Photoshop.Here is the original image, I started with some clean up with the specs of debris, and filled in the gaps between the petals showing any background, and did a slight crop.After doing the clean up in Photoshop Elements, I then clicked on “Filters”.In the next box place your cursor on “Blur”, and then click on ...

Hang Out With Better Photographers

Aug 15, 2019

One way to become a better photographer is to hang out with better photographers. Below are two comments left on one my facebook photo groups last year. “I am not talented enough for your group, I am only beginning to learn photography” “I mistakenly checked into your talented group. My skills are not commensurate with the standards of this group” I can understand that they may feel embarrassed posting their images along side of all the great images that ...

Finding the Lenses Minimum Focusing Distance

Aug 11, 2019

Read this article on PhotoFocus about how to find the minimum focusing distance of your zoom lens to see how well it does for close-up/macro photography. Here is the link to the article. http://photofocus.com/2015/07/10/macro-photography-finding-the-minimum-focus-distance-for-a-lens/

Join my Macro Photo Club Online

Aug 10, 2019

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How to Keep Your Equipment Dry When it's Raining

Aug 09, 2019

Ya know how I keep my equipment dry when it's raining out, I stay indoors. LOL. Seriously, that's really what I do, other then the time this photo was taken, I was co-teaching a workshop with Jack Graham and it was raining and we had to power on through the rain to keep the clients shooting. What I found is the cheapest and easiest way to keep the camera dry, is to just use a garbage bag over the camera until it's time to shoot and then just lift up the bag over the lens hood and the ...

Abstract Sand Patterens

Aug 08, 2019

If you live near a beach, go check it out for some cool abstract patterns. I shoot these with my largest f-stop, f/32, to get all the sand and pattern in focus.. Don’t go the day after it rains, the rain washes away the patterns, so wait a few days after a rain for the patterns to rebuild.Use the “Structure” slider in Viveza 2 to help pull out the texture in the sand. ...