macro photography
Everyday objects are barely recognisable shot through a macro lens
Nov 4, 2016
John Aldred
Macro lenses can be a fascinating thing. They can show us a side of our world that we didn’t even know existed. Letting us get…
Burning wire wool through a macro lens becomes a raging firestorm
Oct 10, 2016
John Aldred
When the whole wire wool thing was pretty cool and new a decade or more ago, many photographers stocked up. Then the idiots discovered it. These days,…
Sony expand their full frame macro range with a new 50mm f/2.8
Aug 30, 2016
John Aldred
Sony have today announced the release of the full frame Sony FE 50mm f/2.8 Macro lens. This announcement doubles the number of lenses in their…
BLIPS turns your smartphone into a microscope and fits in your wallet
May 24, 2016
John Aldred
BLIPS is an ultra portable super slim pair of lenses for your smartphone. One offers macro, letting you focus much closer than your phone’s standard…
Canon announces a new top of the line speedlight and confirms macro lens rumours
May 11, 2016
John Aldred
Canon have officially announced both the EF-M 28mm f/3.5 Macro IS STM lens confirming earlier rumours, as well as a new Canon Speedlite 600EX II-RT…
Canon’s new 28mm macro lens for mirrorless features a built in ringlight
May 11, 2016
John Aldred
Macro ring flashes can be expensive, but trying to shoot macro without external lighting of some kind can be extremely difficult. Canon are hoping to do…
This photographer uses photo stacking techniques and a microscope to show the iridescent beauty of peacock feathers
Apr 28, 2016
John Aldred
Iridescence is defined as the phenomenon of certain surfaces that appear to change colour as the angle of view or the angle of illumination changes,…
This photographer brings Lego characters to life with these movie inspired and humorous scenes
Apr 18, 2016
John Aldred
With influences ranging from The Avengers and X-Men to Star Wars and The Martian, French photographer Sofiane Samial (AKA Samsofy) spends his days making amazing…
4K macro video makes tabletop landscapes look like ethereal masterpieces
Mar 23, 2016
Gannon Burgett
‘Sometimes, the complexity of simplicity makes us fail to preserve the fundament of all we are and all we represent’. This is the opening line…
This crow and dove series was shot with dry ice and focus stacking
Mar 15, 2016
Udi Tirosh
We are big fans of Felix Alejandro Hernández Rodríguez and the way he uses creative ways to shoot scenes in camera. After shooting a world war…