26 Must-Know Macro Terms

Good afternoon all,

Just a brief post today - there is a lot to take care of this week, including studio repairs, content research, equipment servicing, product assembly and packing, video recording and editing, and a mountain of correspondence to chip away at. There is a lot that needs to get done in order to publish between 3 and 5 pieces of original content every week. It amazes me to realize that I have been doing this for more than seven years! I do have help from our community, usually with specific special projects, and for that I am very grateful! The behind the scenes work of running a small business - that is on me. And I am a little behind as I start this week.

As always we have two livestreams this week and both are a little different than usual. On Tuesday at 8pm, in Macro Talk, I am going to introduce you to 26 macro photography terms that every macro photographer should know, from A through to Z. These aren’t the only ones we need to be familiar with, but they do cover many of the most important concepts. Join the stream and see how many of these you already have under your belt. Here is a link to the stream … https://youtube.com/live/UJnCiwu54pw?feature=share

On Thursday at 2pm, in Macro Talk Too we are going to do something I’ve been wanting to do for a while - we are having a macro trivia challenge. 30 questions carefully crafted to test your knowledge around macro and closeup photography. I will give you the questions, answers and any explanations while you keep up with how many you get right. I hope it is good fun but also that the experience helps you to identify any gaps in your knowledge; there is real value in knowing what we don’t know. The link to the stream is here … https://youtube.com/live/sULhCm_z_Uo?feature=share

We only have one event this weekend and that is AfterStack #34 with Bud Perrott and myself. This Saturday, at 10am until 11:30am, we will be talking about the new features released by Photoshop this month.We last did this several weeks ago but a lot has since happened and we have received numerous requests for such an update. Please bring any images you want the group to help you with, we will make time for that as well. Here is your invitation to this free event …

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Topic: Allan Walls’ AfterStack with Bud Perrott

Time: Nov 1, 2025 10:00 AM Central Time (US and Canada)

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Don’t forget that the competition for October (Product Photography) ends at midnight on Friday - your images need to submitted before then. My guest judge, Graham and I will be starting the judging on Saturday, with the results video to be released a day or two later. I will announce the competition theme for November 2025 on Saturday.

That is all I have for you today - I have a livestream to get ready for and time is in short supply! See you soon!