Colourful Dandelion macro photography – Watch on YouTube Dandelions are a common flower, and a common subject to try out in macro. As summer approaches, they come out in force, spreading their seeds in the breeze. If you can find a dandelion clock intact before these seeds blow away, try bringing it indoors for some…
Simple flower photography tutorial with Tulips – Watch on YouTube Tulips have a very recognisable silhouette. Rather than go exploring the insides of the flower as we did in our recent hellebore shoot, we wanted to capture the iconic shape of the tulip. We have put together a simple flower photography tutorial to walk you…
Creative Lighting for Flower Photography – Watch on YouTube The Hellebore is a beautiful flower for some macro photography experimentation. We set out to make the most of the pink and purple pattens of the petals in this shoot. We have used a couple of techniques to get light into the flower to illuminate it…
Ultraviolet lichen macro photography – Watch on YouTube Lichen is a pretty common find in UK woodland. The particularly easy to find variety is the kind we are shooting today – Xanthoria parietina, aka Common Orange, or Maritime Sunburst Lichen. Grab a few hedge cuttings with this stuff growing and lets delve into some ultraviolet…
Watch on YouTube – Macro Flower Photography – Gypsophila Macro flower photography is likely one of the most popular genres out there. Flowers come in all shapes and sizes, giving photographers a lot of variety to choose from. And that’s our challenge today… size. Macro Flower Photography – Gypsophila Gypsophila flowers are very very small,…
Watch on YouTube – Plant Macro Photography’s Secret Subject (With a surprise visitor!) If you enjoy a bit of garden and plant macro photography, there may be one simple subject you are overlooking. A subject that surrounds most of us all the time, but is so often ignored. Can you guess what it is? It’s…
Watch on YouTube – Eryngium (thistle) – plant macro photography tips After looking at the beautiful Clematis a couple of weeks ago, we wanted to explore another flower. The Eryngium thistle we are shooting today is a really interesting macro photography subject. It provides lots of colour, interesting spikes and textures, and lots of unique…
Watch on YouTube – Moss Photography Tutorial with water droplets! When Sam suggested we shoot a moss photography tutorial, it’s safe to say there was some scepticism with how much there would be to see. However, Sam has shot moss before using the early prototypes of the Adaptalux Studio… So he knew how interesting it…
Watch the Video on YouTube – Shooting Fluorescent Flowers Under Ultraviolet Light Before you get started, you may wish to read our Introduction to UV fluorescent photography, a breakdown all about UV photography. When it comes to choosing a subject for ultraviolet induced visible fluorescence photography (UVIVF), fluorescent flowers are a pretty good starting point. Most living…
Watch on YouTube – Dried Leaf Macro Photography Tips & Tricks Leaves are a popular macro photography subject, we featured them first in our recent Ideas and Inspiration post. However, when dried out, leaves present a brand new challenge for macro photography enthusiasts. With no more vivid green colour, trying to get a dried leaf…