Find inspiration for macro photography through unusual subjects, creative projects, experimental techniques and practical lighting ideas from the Adaptalux photography team and community.
Watch on YouTube – Oil and Water Photography How-to Guide If you have a macro lens, and you haven’t tried oil and water photography before you are missing out. We have already covered other kinds of bubbles in our dish soap bubble tutorial, but we think this way is easier for beginners. This method of…
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…
Watch on YouTube – LEGO Photography Lighting with Lasers! It’s a dark, rainy night in LEGO City, dimly lit street corners have become a haven for crime. Our protagonist waits patiently outside the cinema for his target… LEGO Film Noir If you hadn’t guessed by that foreboding intro line, we have been immersing ourselves in…
To continue our series of Adaptalux experiences from professional photographers (read Tonya Wilhelm’s thoughts here), we put an Adaptalux Starter pack in the hands of world renowned photographer Simon Norfolk. He asked to use an Adaptalux Studio to aid in his recent assignment to shoot archaeological artefacts in Jerusalem. Read on to see what Simon…
Watch on YouTube – A creative macro photography lighting tutorial with pocket watches If you have been to see us at The Photography Show in Birmingham, you might recognise this subject. It’s one of our favourites for showing off what you can do with some creativity and the right lighting. Lighting is exactly what we…
Watch on YouTube – How to Photograph Coins Coins are a popular macro photography subject due to their abundance. Everyone has them, and therefore there are a multitude of methods on how to photograph coins. Today we are taking a look at a couple of options to get you started. When talking about how to…
Watch on YouTube – Macro Pine Cone Photography For those of you familiar with Adaptalux Studio, you will recognise this subject as one that takes pride of place on the studio homepage as an example of what our kit can do. Pine cones are easy to find in most places, and can make for some really…
Choosing Christmas gifts for photographers can be a struggle. Without inside knowledge of the craft, it can be hard to figure out which photography gift ideas are useful and which are a bit extra. As photographers ourselves, we know what we would like as a great xmas gift, so here is a look at our…
Watch on YouTube – Macro Photography Tutorial – Dish Soap Bubbles One of our favourite macro photography subjects, and one of the easiest to shoot at home! In this macro photography tutorial we are going step by step to get some amazing macro shots from dish soap. Getting up close and personal with a bottle…
When we talk to photographers about the kind of macro photography they enjoy, a lot of people only venture out when its sunny. A stroll through the woods or meadow can wield some amazing macro subjects; bugs, plants and flowers galore, complete with ready made lighting from the sun. However, these people people miss out…
