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August 13, 2020

Salvaged Silicon

August 13, 2020/ Allan Walls
Salvaged Silicon

Photographing microchips - Step one - salvage a microprocessor…

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August 13, 2020/ Allan Walls/ 1 Comment
DIY projects, Macro photography, Salvaged equipment, Tips & Tricks, Still Life Macro
microchip, silicon, microprocessor, computer, salvage, macro photography, harvesting chips
May 13, 2020

Going Deep Again!

May 13, 2020/ Allan Walls
Going Deep Again!

Part two in our series on extreme macro photography using infinity corrected microscope objectives. A lot more fun than it sounds like!

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May 13, 2020/ Allan Walls/ 2 Comments
Best practices, Equipment, Macro photography, Technical advice, Extreme macro, Tips & Tricks, Advanced
macro photography, microscope objectives, macro problems, slabbing, focus stacking, focusing rail, internal reflections, objectives, macro troubleshooting
June 06, 2019

Macro photography lighting

June 06, 2019/ Allan Walls
Macro photography lighting

It’s a video! Watch it!

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June 06, 2019/ Allan Walls/ 2 Comments
Technical advice, Tips & Tricks
macro photography, macro flash
October 15, 2018

Macro Photography Challenge: One Rock in One Hour

October 15, 2018/ Allan Walls
Macro Photography Challenge: One Rock in One Hour

The challenge was to find and photograph, in one hour, all the bugs living on a single chunk of rock in the woods. This is how it went…

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October 15, 2018/ Allan Walls/ 3 Comments
Insects, Macro photography
macro photography, challenges, insect photography, bug facts, Jumping spiders, amazing insects, Beetles, Assassin bug, Ladybug, Ant mimic, Spiders
September 22, 2018

Macro Photography Gear - My go-to macro setup for handheld fieldwork

September 22, 2018/ Allan Walls
Macro Photography Gear - My go-to macro setup for handheld fieldwork

A breakdown of the macro photography gear that I use every day, with tips and tricks for constructing your own system (and saving a bunch of your hard-earned cash).

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September 22, 2018/ Allan Walls/ 9 Comments
Macro photography, Technical advice
macro photography, macro equipment, macro flash, flash systems, macro lenses, closeup photography equipment, DIY photography gear, Budget photography, budget macro gear, ikon, DSLR, Macro lenses, Flash settings, Camera setup, flash bracket
September 13, 2018

Dead or alive? One macro photographer's thoughts on killing insects

September 13, 2018/ Allan Walls
Dead or alive? One macro photographer's thoughts on killing insects

A look into the controversial issue of killing insects for photography - it’s more nuanced than you might think.

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September 13, 2018/ Allan Walls/ 1 Comment
Opinions & musings
insects, killing insects, how to kill insects, macro photography
September 09, 2018

Close-up carnivores: flesh-eating arthropods enjoying lunch →

September 09, 2018/ Allan Walls
Close-up carnivores: flesh-eating arthropods enjoying lunch

A series of macro photographs depicting an assortment of spiders and insects hungrily devouring one another for lunch!

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Insects
carnivorous bugs, spiders, macro photography, dragonflies
August 26, 2018

7 ways to improve your handheld macro photography

August 26, 2018/ Allan Walls
7 ways to improve your handheld macro photography

Some useful tips and tricks for improving your handheld macro photographs. Some obvious and some not so much.

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August 26, 2018/ Allan Walls/ 2 Comments
Technical advice
handheld, tips, macro photography, RAW images, back button focus, lighting issues, Spiders, Tripods, Dragonflies

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