Product Photography, Salvage Stacking, and a New Kind of Micro Lighting...
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A breakdown of all this week’s coming attractions with links to everything
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The Dreaded Halo - an advanced focus stacking tutorial
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Why halo happens and how to avoid or fix it - an advanced focus stacking tutorial
Read MoreApple, Silicon, and Macro
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Why the M1 Max MacBook Pro from Apple is the ultimate computer for your extreme macro photography workflow
Read MoreHelicon or Zerene - choosing the right focus stacking software - Part I - Some Background
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Part I in a three part series where I look at the world’s two most popular focus stacking software programs and help you choose the right one for you. In Part I we take a close look at these two programs to find out what they really are.
Read MoreHelicon or Zerene - choosing the right focus stacking software - Part II - The testing
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In the second part of Helicon or Zerene we take a look at samples of the 4,000 test images that were take to generate the comparison stacks. In Part III we will draw some conclusions and I will make a few recommendations.
Read MoreHelicon or Zerene - Choosing the right focus stacking software - Part III - Conclusions
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In the final part of this three part discussion I summarize what has been learned during the evaluation period, I discuss my conclusions, and make some recommendations concerning stacking software selection.
Read MoreA Macro Work Light from BenQ
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A beautiful light with an unexpected application for macro photography.
Read MoreWhen Mitutoyo Met Raynox - a love affair for the ages
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For many macro photographers, this combination of Mitutoyo and Raynox is the holy grail of macro lens systems. Find out why…
Read MoreThe Mitutoyo M-Plan Objective for Macro Photography
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Getting up close with the Mitutoyo M Plan 5X Apo objective - the best objective for photography
Read MoreAdvanced Focus Stacking - How to Slab like a Pro
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How to build complicated, focus-stacked images using sub stacks - the art of slabbing
Read MorePB-6 Bellows by Nikon - beyond the basics - tips and tricks you may not know
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Everything else about the PB-6 bellows from Nikon - the best bellows in the world!
Read MoreStuff from Inside a Photographer's Head - tips, recommendations, stories, and lint
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Ever wonder what you could find in a photographer’s head? How about in my large and oddly shaped one? Well I looked, and this is what I found. But watch the video first!
Read MoreNiSi vs. Raynox Tube Lens Comparison
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Testing the NiSi Closeup Lens and Raynox DCR-150 - as a tube lenses!
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El Nikkor 50mm f/2.8N Enlarger Lens
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Setting up and using the amazing El Nikkor 50mm f/2.8N enlarger lens.
Read MoreThe NiSi NM-180 focusing rail - a new standard for manual stacking precision
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Serious about your macro photography? You need to check out this new rail from NiSi - a new standard for manual precision stacking.
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Focus-stacking Artifacts
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Understanding focus-stacking artifacts - what they mean, and how to fix them.
Read MoreThe Circle of Confusion - Chapter One
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An alternative bellows focusing technique and a tip for grooming your insect!
Read MoreStacking & Stitching for High Resolution Macro Images
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In today’s video I take you through the process of building a very high definition macro photograph, from start to finish.
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