It might puzzle you that, despite being a close-up enthusiast, I rarely fill the frame with my subject. I like to embrace negative space in photography. The frame-filling, tightly composed portraits of insects and bugs – that seem to be all the rage currently – often leave me a little cold. While up-close, head-on portraits … The post How to Use Negative Space in Macro Photography appeared first on Nature TTL ..read more

Have you ever wondered what the best camera for macro photography is? With so many choices out there, it can be hard to know where to start. Whatever camera you use, eye-catching close-ups are within your grasp. Today, even camera phones have impressive close-focusing ability – you might even decide to invest in a clip-on … The post What’s the Best Camera for Macro Photography in 2023? appeared first on Nature TTL ..read more

Whether you’re just getting started in the wonderful world of macro photography or are a seasoned pro, here are 9 tips to improve your macro flower photography. As an outdoor macro photography enthusiast, it’s often easy to jump to the more ‘exciting’ subjects; I’m thinking of the marvellous world of insects and minibeasts! But there’s … The post 9 Tips for Macro Flower Photography appeared first on Nature TTL ..read more

Flower photography has long been a subject of great interest and versatility for many a photographer. With so much variety in species, colours, shapes, and sizes, flowers offer photographers endless possibilities for creating captivating images. From high in the alpine mountains to coastal cliffs, forest floors, and even along tree trunks, flowers can be found … The post Flower Photography Tips: Taking Beautiful Flower Photos appeared first on Nature TTL ..read more

In macro photography, we often look to reveal the tiny details in our subject matter, which aren’t always evident to the naked eye. One challenge we face is ensuring adequate focus and depth of field. Another is balancing flash with ambient lighting. This can prove difficult when getting very close to our subject using macro … The post How to Balance Flash with Ambient Light in Macro Photography appeared first on Nature TTL ..read more

Alternative photographic techniques have become increasingly popular in recent years, chief among them is the cyanotype process. Developed by Sir John Frederick William Herschel in 1942, this completely camera-less technique found practical application in the creation of blueprints. However, the artistic potential of the technique did not remain untapped for long. Within a year, Anna … The post How to Make Cyanotypes of Flowers appeared first on Nature TTL ..read more

The last few years have been challenging, with many people stuck indoors more than they’d like. I spent the first year of the pandemic battling nightmares about being in beautiful places but unable to photograph. Then I bought a microscope and learnt how to photograph crystals. It took me on a journey to places I … The post Making and Photographing Crystals with a Microscope appeared first on Nature TTL ..read more

Please be aware that only specimens that were found dead have been collected and photographed in the examples of studio images in this article, and it is important that this rule is followed if you would like to attempt this type of photography. Focus stacking is a photography technique used to compensate for limited depth … The post How to Use Focus Stacking for Studio Macro Photography appeared first on Nature TTL ..read more

Macro photography enables us to capture the details of nature that elude the naked eye. In photography, the term ‘macro’ refers to images taken at a 1:1 ratio of the subject’s size, versus the camera’s sensor size. If the ratio is 1:1, the size of the subject shown is equal to the size of the sensor, … The post How to Take Ultra Macro Insect Photographs appeared first on Nature TTL ..read more

You’ve done the hard part! You’ve captured a great macro or close-up image, overcoming several technical challenges in the process. For example, depth of field and natural light are limited at higher magnifications, and getting within picture taking distance of miniature things, like butterflies and grasshoppers, is rarely a straightforward task. Hopefully our tutorials have … The post Top Tips for Editing Macro Photos appeared first on Nature TTL ..read more