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February 24, 2021

NiSi vs. Raynox Tube Lens Comparison

February 24, 2021/ Allan Walls
NiSi vs. Raynox Tube Lens Comparison

Testing the NiSi Closeup Lens and Raynox DCR-150 - as a tube lenses!

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February 24, 2021/ Allan Walls/ 5 Comments
Equipment, Extreme macro
NiSi, Raynox, relay, relay lens, tube lens, Objective, Nikon CFI Plan, infinity corrected objectives
February 14, 2021

7Artisans 35mm f/1.2 - Review

February 14, 2021/ Allan Walls
7Artisans 35mm f/1.2 - Review

An exciting little lens with some big surprises.

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February 14, 2021/ Allan Walls/ Comment
Equipment, Extreme macro, Product review, Tips & Tricks
7Artisans, 35mm, f/1.2, fast, prime lens, Fujifilm, X-T2, manual lens, aperture ring, manual focus, fast prime
February 09, 2021

Learning Macro Photography - Where to Begin?

February 09, 2021/ Allan Walls
Learning Macro Photography - Where to Begin?

Interested in macro photography? This is where to begin.

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February 09, 2021/ Allan Walls/ 1 Comment
Beginner, Equipment, Macro photography
beginner, learning, basics, macro basics, camera settings, basic flash, focus stacking, macro lens, recommendations, Nikon, Canon
January 30, 2021

Specular Highlights & Cross Polarization

January 30, 2021/ Allan Walls
Specular Highlights & Cross Polarization

Specular highlights and how to remover them with cross-polarization…

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January 30, 2021/ Allan Walls/ 1 Comment
January 20, 2021

Restoring Dehydrated Insects for Macro Photography

January 20, 2021/ Allan Walls
Restoring Dehydrated Insects for Macro Photography

Everything you need to restore dehydrated specimens for macro photography

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January 20, 2021/ Allan Walls/ 2 Comments
Best practices, Equipment, Insects, Macro photography, Technical advice
bug prep, restoration, cleaning, rehydration, relaxation, pepsin, hydrochloric acid, ammonium hydroxide, Brake cle, microscope, tweezers, brushes, tetrachloroethylene, cellosolve, Decon 90
January 12, 2021

El Nikkor 50mm f/2.8N Enlarger Lens

January 12, 2021/ Allan Walls
El Nikkor 50mm f/2.8N Enlarger Lens

Setting up and using the amazing El Nikkor 50mm f/2.8N enlarger lens.

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January 12, 2021/ Allan Walls/ 6 Comments
Best practices, Equipment, Extreme macro, Insects, Macro photography, Technical advice, Tips & Tricks
El Nikkor, Enlarger lens, El Nikkor 50mm f/2.8N, 50mm f/2.8, step up, step down, PB-6 bellows, reversing ring, reverse mount
January 03, 2021

StackShot - the unofficial setup guide - parts I & II

January 03, 2021/ Allan Walls
StackShot - the unofficial setup guide - parts I & II

Everything you need to set up your new StackShot!

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January 03, 2021/ Allan Walls/ 2 Comments
Best practices, Equipment, Macro photography, Opinions & musings, Technical advice
stackshot, setup, configuration, settings, modes, macro rail, automated rail, stackshot rail, Cognisys
December 23, 2020

The NiSi NM-180 focusing rail - a new standard for manual stacking precision

December 23, 2020/ Allan Walls
The NiSi NM-180 focusing rail - a new standard for manual stacking precision

Serious about your macro photography? You need to check out this new rail from NiSi - a new standard for manual precision stacking.

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December 23, 2020/ Allan Walls/ 2 Comments
Equipment, Extreme macro, Macro photography, Product review
macro rail, focus rail, focusing rail, NiSi, NM-180, NiSi focusing rail, manual rail, focus stacking, precision
December 15, 2020

Two New NiSi Close-Up lenses - A Review

December 15, 2020/ Allan Walls
Two New NiSi Close-Up lenses - A Review

A pair of game-changing macro close-up lenses that you need to know about!

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December 15, 2020/ Allan Walls/ 14 Comments
Beginner, Camera settings, Equipment, Macro photography, Product review, Tips & Tricks
close-up filter, close-up lens, close-up, macro filter, macro lens, diopter, lens power, NiSi, lens formula, magnification, magnification ratio, telephoto
November 30, 2020

White Background Macro Photography

November 30, 2020/ Allan Walls
White Background Macro Photography

Learn to shoot closeups with perfect white backgrounds!

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November 30, 2020/ Allan Walls/ Comment
Indoor photography, Insects, Macro photography, Technical advice, Tips & Tricks, Macro Lighting
Macro backgrounds, backgrounds, white, pure white, background lighting, editing backgrounds, Lightroom backgrounds
November 22, 2020

Macro Photography Backgrounds

November 22, 2020/ Allan Walls
Macro Photography Backgrounds

You macro background can make or break your image!

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November 22, 2020/ Allan Walls/ 1 Comment
Best practices, DIY projects, Equipment, Macro Lighting, Macro photography, Technical advice, Tips & Tricks
Picture frame, macro backgrounds, backgrounds, color backgrounds, making backgrounds, DIY
November 11, 2020

DIY Fiber Optic Flash

November 11, 2020/ Allan Walls
DIY Fiber Optic Flash

The coolest thing I have invented this week!

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November 11, 2020/ Allan Walls/ 3 Comments
Macro photography, Macro Lighting, Technical advice, Tips & Tricks, DIY projects, Indoor photography
fiber optic, fiber, flash, DIY, cable
November 11, 2020

This Bird is not a Rat

November 11, 2020/ Allan Walls
This Bird is not a Rat

All the reasons why these beautiful and amazing creatures deserve our admiration and respect. Don’t believe me? Read on…

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November 11, 2020/ Allan Walls/ Comment /Source
Nature photography, Opinions & musings
Pigeon, Dove, photographing birds, Pigeon facts, pigeon history, Pigeon behavior, Pigeons as pests, Nikola Tesla, Tesla's pigeons, Reuter
November 04, 2020

Shooting an Album Cover

November 04, 2020/ Allan Walls
Shooting an Album Cover

How to shoot an album cover - from start to finish.

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November 04, 2020/ Allan Walls/ Comment
Equipment, Indoor photography, Technical advice, Tips & Tricks
album cover, composite, guitar images, studio flash, Paul C. Buff, Nikkor 24-70mm, D850
October 24, 2020

Lighting Best Practices in Macro Photography

October 24, 2020/ Allan Walls
Lighting Best Practices in Macro Photography

My Best Practices for macro photography lighting - in the field and in the studio.

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October 24, 2020/ Allan Walls/ Comment
Best practices, Equipment, Macro photography, Nature photography, Opinions & musings, Technical advice
Macro lighting, flash, natural light, field macro, field lighting, diffusion, reflectors, batteries, Eneloop AA
October 14, 2020

Flash in Photography - Part II

October 14, 2020/ Allan Walls
Flash in Photography - Part II

Flash II - The second half of Lighting for Photography, Part VI

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October 14, 2020/ Allan Walls/ Comment
Equipment, General photography, Technical advice, Opinions & musings
flash, studio flash, speedlights, macro flash, flash trigger, diffuser, snoot, reflector, soft box, beauty dish
October 11, 2020

Flash in Photography - Part I

October 11, 2020/ Allan Walls
Flash in Photography - Part I

Capacitors and xenon flash tubes… the magic behind flash photography!

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October 11, 2020/ Allan Walls/ 1 Comment
Equipment, Best practices, General photography, Technical advice
flash, flash photography, photography lighting, history of flash, xenon, flash tube, flash capacitor, flash power, guide number
October 05, 2020

GoPro Hero 8 Black - a Good Vlogging Camera?

October 05, 2020/ Allan Walls
GoPro Hero 8 Black - a Good Vlogging Camera?

Why this is such a great vlogging camera!

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October 05, 2020/ Allan Walls/ Comment
Equipment, Opinions & musings, Product review, Tips & Tricks
GoPro, Hero 8, action camera, vlog, vlogging camera, review
September 27, 2020

LED Lighting for Photography

September 27, 2020/ Allan Walls
LED Lighting for Photography

LED as a photographic light source. Worth the $$?

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September 27, 2020/ Allan Walls/ Comment
Best practices, Equipment, Indoor photography, Technical advice
studio lighting, LED lighting, lighting, LED panel, LED spot, LED price, LED drawbacks, LED macro
September 20, 2020

Fluorescent Lighting in Photography

September 20, 2020/ Allan Walls
Fluorescent Lighting in Photography

Everything you ever wanted to know about fluorescent lighting for photography!

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September 20, 2020/ Allan Walls/ Comment
Equipment, General photography, Technical advice, Tips & Tricks, Best practices
fluorescent lighting, compact fluorescent, CFL, lighting, photographic lighting, lighting series
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