Follow practical macro photography tutorials covering lighting, camera settings, equipment, composition and creative techniques. Learn from real photography projects and experiments created by the Adaptalux team.
How to create fire and explosions effects for toy photography – Watch on YouTube Toy photography is a genre that can greatly benefit from both photoshop skills and practical effects. In this LEGO photography tutorial, we will be using only practical effects to create realistic-looking explosions and fire in the background of our images. LEGO…
Low-key macro key photography – Watch on YouTube If you’re looking for an easy and fun macro photography idea to try out around the house, look no further than your keyring. Keys are another one of those household objects that hide lots of detail in plain sight. Macro key photography can reveal the story of…
Caterpillar Macro Photography 🐛 – Watch on YouTube Caterpillars are a common sight for any keen gardener. Although a menace for your vegetable patch, they are great subjects for photography! We’re bringing one inside for some caterpillar macro photography in a controlled environment. Caterpillar Macro Photography Caterpillars are strange critters, but very interesting up close.…
Wheat macro photography with colourful LED lighting – Watch on YouTube Adaptalux HQ is based in the heart of Lincolnshire, a rural part of the Uk where cereal farming is big business. It’s wheat harvest time here, so what better time to photograph some crops! In today’s shoot, we are are doing using colourful LED…
Anaglyph 3D Photography – How to create stereoscopic 3D photos! – Watch on YouTube Anaglyph 3D photographs are those iconic red and blue images that require the classic “3D” glasses to see. In this tutorial, we are going to walk through how to create your own red & blue stereoscopic 3D photos! Anaglyph 3D Photography Most…
Dissolving candy time-lapse videos – Watch on YouTube Dissolving candy time-lapse videos can be a beautiful show of colour and movement. It’s possible to create these videos with a few relatively simple setups. In this article, we will discuss a few of the more important considerations for capturing melting sweets. Dissolving Candy Time-lapse Videos The…
Lensless Reflectography and Refractography tutorial – Watch on YouTube Lensless photography is a very experimental technique, however, you can achieve some very striking abstract images. In this reflectography and refractography tutorial, we are going to explore ways to create beautiful abstract images without the use of a lens! Lensless photography Lensless photography is exactly what…
Shell macro photography tutorial – Watch on YouTube Shells and sea life grow and erode in interesting ways under the forces of the ocean. This makes them a fantastic macro subject! In this shell macro photography tutorial, we are going to be getting up close to the textures of some seashells, and adding some of…
Minimalist Wood Texture Photography – Watch on YouTube In this wood texture photography tutorial we’re capturing a minimalist photograph of a simple piece of driftwood. The goal is to capture a single photograph of the wood on a clean white background. This is the final image we are aiming for; Wood Texture Photography We want…
Smoke Photography Tutorial on a black (or white) background – Watch on YouTube Learning how to photograph smoke on a black background is a simple and quite relaxing process. In this smoke photography tutorial, we will walk you through everything you need to get started. Smoke Photography Tutorial Smoke photography is a very relaxing shoot.…
