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June 24, 2020

The Circle of Confusion - Chapter One

June 24, 2020/ Allan Walls
The Circle of Confusion - Chapter One

An alternative bellows focusing technique and a tip for grooming your insect!

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June 24, 2020/ Allan Walls/ Comment
Best practices, Equipment, Extreme macro, Indoor photography, Insects, Macro photography, Technical advice, Tips & Tricks
cleaning, insect cleaning, dry cleaning, cleaning bees, insect prep
June 20, 2020

Stacking & Stitching for High Resolution Macro Images

June 20, 2020/ Allan Walls
Stacking & Stitching for High Resolution Macro Images

In today’s video I take you through the process of building a very high definition macro photograph, from start to finish.

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Best practices, Camera settings, Editing, Extreme macro, Lightroom & Photoshop, Macro photography, Technical advice, Tips & Tricks
stacking, focus stacking, stack & stich, stitching, advanced, high res, high resolution, Photoshop, Zerene, insect prep
June 12, 2020

Slabbing in Zerene Stacker - advanced focus stacking techniques

June 12, 2020/ Allan Walls
Slabbing in Zerene Stacker - advanced focus stacking techniques

In this video I cover the alternative focus stacking workflow known as slabbing.

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Best practices, Editing, Extreme macro, Macro photography, Technical advice, Tips & Tricks
focus, focus stacking, slabbing, slab, selective stacking, sub-stack, batch processing, Zerene
June 06, 2020

Macro Cage Adaptations - for high magnification focus stacking

June 06, 2020/ Allan Walls
Macro Cage Adaptations - for high magnification focus stacking

Latest macro cage modifications, the launch of The Cage Project, and a new macro lighting technique demonstrated.

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June 06, 2020/ Allan Walls/ 3 Comments
DIY projects, Equipment, Extreme macro, Lighting, Macro Lighting, Technical advice, Tips & Tricks
flocking, macro cage, macro, cage, stacking, high magnification, DIY, lighting cage, macro lighting, adaptations, modification, the Cage Projects
May 21, 2020

The DIY Macro Stepper

May 21, 2020/ Allan Walls
The DIY Macro Stepper

Have you ever thought of giving extreme macro photography a try, but never did because you couldn’t justify purchasing an automated focus rail? If so, this is a video you should watch.

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May 21, 2020/ Allan Walls/ 2 Comments
DIY projects, Equipment, Extreme macro, Macro photography, Salvaged equipment, Technical advice
DIY, manual steper, focus stack, manual, focus stepping, gears, manual rail, modification
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
May 06, 2020

Going Deep - Part I - extreme macro photography with infinity corrected microscope objectives

May 06, 2020/ Allan Walls
Going Deep - Part I - extreme macro photography with infinity corrected microscope objectives

Unlocking the magic of super-high magnification macro photography!

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May 06, 2020/ Allan Walls/ 8 Comments
Advanced, Best practices, Equipment, Extreme macro, Macro photography, Technical advice, Tips & Tricks
Nikon, Nikon Plan Achromat, 10X, high magnification, microscope, objective, optics, infinity, corrected, relay lens, tube lens
April 29, 2020

A Macro Quickie - posing spiders

April 29, 2020/ Allan Walls
A Macro Quickie - posing spiders

How to get a 2mm spider to pose for his portrait!

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Beginner, Best practices, Extreme macro, Macro photography, Technical advice
spiders, staging, posing, posing spiders, prep, insect prep, pinning, pin, insect pin, foamboard, microscope, dissecting microscope
April 07, 2020

Just Ask!

April 07, 2020/ Allan Walls
Just Ask!

Just Ask! A livestream Q&A with Allan Walls Photography! A sure cure for midweek boredom (for me, that is)!

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General photography, Extreme macro, Macro photography, Opinions & musings
live, Q&A, questions, viewer questions, live feed
March 25, 2020

Extreme Macro Lighting Tricks

March 25, 2020/ Allan Walls
Extreme Macro Lighting Tricks

Learn how to light your extreme macro projects perfectly every time!

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March 25, 2020/ Allan Walls/ 1 Comment
Advanced, Best practices, Extreme macro, Lighting, Macro Lighting, Macro photography, Technical advice, Tips & Tricks
macro lighting, lighting, extreme, speedlight, flash, ant, extreme macro lighting, light cage
March 08, 2020

Extreme Magnification Macro Photography

March 08, 2020/ Allan Walls
Extreme Magnification Macro Photography

High magnification begins with a microscope objective…

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March 08, 2020/ Allan Walls/ 8 Comments
Advanced, Best practices, Equipment, Extreme macro, Macro photography, Product review, Technical advice, Tips & Tricks
extreme, macro, microscope, objectives, infinity, finite, AmScope, objective, extension tubes, adapters, magnification, Nikon
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