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May 26, 2020

Blending In - a Photoshop tutorial

May 26, 2020/ Allan Walls
Blending In - a Photoshop tutorial

How to seamlessly blend an orchid with its background in Photoshop

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May 26, 2020/ Allan Walls/ Comment
Best practices, Editing, General photography, Indoor photography, Lightroom & Photoshop, Still Life Macro, Tips & Tricks
blend, blending, PS, Photoshop, blending techniques, color blending, backgrounds, editing
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 17, 2020

Back to Basics - The Bellows

May 17, 2020/ Allan Walls
Back to Basics - The Bellows

Learn how to use the camera bellows for macro photography.

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May 17, 2020/ Allan Walls/ 2 Comments
Best practices, Macro photography, Technical advice, Tips & Tricks
Bellows, PB-6, Macro photography, magnification ratio, beginner
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
May 04, 2020

Photographing Reflective Jewelry

May 04, 2020/ Allan Walls
Photographing Reflective Jewelry

Photographing highly reflective surfaces, especially in jewelry, is not easy. I make it look even harder!

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Indoor photography, Tips & Tricks, Best practices
jewelry, reflective, precious stones, opal photography
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 25, 2020

Build your own insect collecting net

April 25, 2020/ Allan Walls
Build your own insect collecting net

Learning to sew from an old guy who doesn’t know how to do it - what could go wrong?!

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April 25, 2020/ Allan Walls/ Comment
Beginner, DIY projects, Insects, Just for fun, Salvaged equipment, Tips & Tricks
insect net, catching insects, DIY, sewing, net, netting, sweep net
April 20, 2020

The guy with a butterfly net...

April 20, 2020/ Allan Walls
The guy with a butterfly net...

Catching, sorting, and shooting REALLY tiny insects - the movie.

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April 20, 2020/ Allan Walls/ 4 Comments
Beginner, Best practices, Equipment, Insects, Macro photography, Tips & Tricks
insect prep, preparing insects, catching, storing, bug, catching bugs, net, alcohol, washing, cleaning, container, microscope, fresh insects
April 17, 2020

Back to Macro - My studio workflow

April 17, 2020/ Allan Walls
Back to Macro - My studio workflow

Join me as I run through my entire focus stacking workflow - start to finish.

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April 17, 2020/ Allan Walls/ Comment
Camera settings, Indoor photography, Insects, Macro photography, Technical advice, Tips & Tricks
macro, focus stacking, worklow, microscope objectives, insects, leaf hopper, backlighting, Stackshot, Cognisys, macro flash, focusing rail
April 10, 2020

My Pandemic Needs You!

April 10, 2020/ Allan Walls
My Pandemic Needs You!

Have you entered a photograph to the My Pandemic Photography Competition yet?

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April 10, 2020/ Allan Walls/ Comment
General photography, Opinions & musings
competition, photo, photo competition, my pandemic, pandemic, entries, disaster relief, fundraising
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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April 07, 2020/ Allan Walls/ Comment
General photography, Extreme macro, Macro photography, Opinions & musings
live, Q&A, questions, viewer questions, live feed
April 04, 2020

My Pandemic - A Photography Competition for Good

April 04, 2020/ Allan Walls
My Pandemic - A Photography Competition for Good

Learn how you can help support the men and women on the front lines of this devastating pandemic.

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April 04, 2020/ Allan Walls/ Comment
General photography, Opinions & musings
competition, Photo sharing, photography competition, my pandemic, pandemic, viewer photos, fundraising, humanitarian
March 31, 2020

Mounting and Cleaning Tiny Insects for Macro Photography

March 31, 2020/ Allan Walls
Mounting and Cleaning Tiny Insects for Macro Photography

A detailed look into the process of mounting, cleaning, and posing the tiniest of insects for macro photography.

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March 31, 2020/ Allan Walls/ 2 Comments
Beginner, Best practices, Insects, Macro photography, Tips & Tricks
cleaning, dirt, sand, washing, insect prep, ultrasonic, ultrasonic bath, detergent
March 28, 2020

Zerene Stacker - My Workflow

March 28, 2020/ Allan Walls
Zerene Stacker - My Workflow

Learn how to process your focus stacked images using Zerene Stacker.

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March 28, 2020/ Allan Walls/ 2 Comments
Best practices, Insects, Macro photography, Technical advice, Tips & Tricks
Zerene Stacker, focus stacking, extreme macro, macro editing
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 23, 2020

Playing with Food - fun compositing for beginners!

March 23, 2020/ Allan Walls
Playing with Food - fun compositing for beginners!

Grab a camera, an onion, and an orange and meet me at the dining room table for some full-contact compositing!

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Indoor photography, Just for fun
compositing, Photoshop, Lightroom, tutorial
March 19, 2020

Polaroids & Models

March 19, 2020/ Allan Walls
Polaroids & Models

This video actually has nothing to do with this kind of polaroid…

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March 19, 2020/ Allan Walls/ Comment
Indoor photography, Best practices
polaroid, fashion, model, modeling, beauty, advertising agency
March 17, 2020

Focus Stacking Hardware

March 17, 2020/ Allan Walls
Focus Stacking Hardware

Need help choosing the best macro focusing rail for the money? Read on.

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March 17, 2020/ Allan Walls/ Comment
Macro photography, Equipment
focus rail, macro focus, Stackshot, Manfrotto 545, manual focus
March 11, 2020

Photoshop Foolishness & Juggling

March 11, 2020/ Allan Walls
Photoshop Foolishness & Juggling

Photography for non-jugglers - fun with Photoshop!

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March 11, 2020/ Allan Walls/ Comment
Editing, General photography, Indoor photography, Just for fun, Tips & Tricks
compositing, Photoshop, camera, juggling
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