macro photography

    Winners of the Close up Photographer of the Year 2021 announced
    Oct 21, 2021 Alex Baker

    A collage image of dead insects found inside a light fixture has won the title of Close up Photographer of the Year 2021. The image…

    Fast Stacker 2.0 is an automated focusing rail for macro photos you can build yourself for $180
    Oct 6, 2021 John Aldred

    Macro is a whole lot of fun, especially if you have a macro rail that lets you rack the camera to shoot a bunch of…

    Up Close with the Fujinon XF 80mm f/2.8 R LM OIS WR Macro Lens
    Sep 7, 2021 Michael Sladek

    One of my favorite ways to create more interesting photos is to get closer to the subject and fill the frame, eliminating or reducing background…

    These 3D printed variable extension tubes let you shoot macro with EF lenses on Sony E cameras
    Sep 1, 2021 John Aldred

    Macro is always a popular photography subject. Even if it’s not something you shoot all the time, it’s something that pretty much all of us…

    Godox scales things down with their new Godox MF12 wireless macro ring flash
    Aug 16, 2021 John Aldred

    The trend in camera flashes over the last few years has generally been to make them more powerful, yet more portable at the same time….

    Eight of the most common macro photography mistakes and how to avoid them
    Jul 7, 2021 John Aldred

    Macro can be a tricky subject, especially if you want to be able to do it well. Chances are, most of us who’ve tried to…

    You can make a high-res microscope with an iPhone camera and Lego
    Jul 5, 2021 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

    There’s an unlimited number of things you can make from Lego. So far, we’ve seen working cameras, lenses, and camera sliders, and you can even…

    Nikon apologises for shipping delays with new Nikkor Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S macro lens
    Jun 17, 2021 John Aldred

    I mean, yeah, ok, so there’s a global semiconductor shortage, but it always seems to be the same old story these days whenever any manufacturer releases…

    Nikon finally releases 50mm f/2.8 and 105mm f/2.8 Z mount macro lenses
    Jun 2, 2021 John Aldred

    Nikon has now officially announced two new macro lenses for their Z mount mirrorless system. The “normal” length macro is the Nikon Nikkor Z MC…

    These close-up portraits show that bees have “different personalities”
    May 28, 2021 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

    When looking from afar, all bees look the same. But just like they’re complex and intelligent creatures, they also look different from each other. Photographer…