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Congrats to Rob & Lauren! Portrait Photo Champs! | MostlyLisa.com — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:59:47 +0000

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By: Dean

Dean — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:48:15 +0000

Love your site! I used to do some casual photography. I especially liked using a macro lens and a large aperture. Sometimes I used a ring flash (which I often used at work). Wish I had more time to take more photos. Seems like I am usually somewhere where all I have at hand is the crummy “camera” on my iphone!

By: Carlos Hermoso

Carlos Hermoso — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:45:34 +0000

By the way, have a look at my own photography showcase.

http://carloshermoso.com/photography.html

I would love to know what you think

By: Carlos Hermoso

Carlos Hermoso — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:40:42 +0000

I just love that photo

By: TheMacMommy

TheMacMommy — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 07:22:20 +0000

ahhh, I loooooove macrophotography! It’s my favorite. I love having to really work for the shot like you described. This reminds me of a little silver tree frog I once shot in black and white. He really made me work for the shot. I have to go dig that one out of my archives, thanks for reminding me!

By: Kevbo

Kevbo — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 07:54:43 +0000

Oh, sure. Go the equipment route. I’ve been spending all this time training spiders to model.

By: Derek K. Miller

Derek K. Miller — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 06:22:03 +0000

If you’ve rented a bit and like macro shooting, it’s a great opportunity to pick up a vintage lens for not too much money.

Since macro lenses work best in manual focus, keep an eye out for older macro lenses on the used market, especially if you’re a Nikon or Pentax shooter (they haven’t changed their lens mount in decades, unlike Canon or other makers). I found a 20-year-old Nikkor 55mm macro (or “Micro,” as they call it) on eBay for the cost of a few days’ rental of a newer 60mm Nikkor that uses fundamentally the same design.

I’m enjoying the results so far.

By: Adam.C

Adam.C — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 18:09:11 +0000

I’m enjoying these macro pictures! I dont think Ive seen a macro picture with that many colours in it before, though.

By: ali

ali — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 23:45:08 +0000

its a beautiful picture, keep up the good work

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Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:16:03 +0000

[...] Lisa prides herself in being somewhat of a shutterbug, so she knows a thing or two about turning blah into beautiful. Even though I don’t own a DSLR, I really dig using the super macro mode on my Canon S3 IS. [...]