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      Preparing dead insects for photography – Coloring and…

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      Macro photography with 20X microscope lens

      06 August 2022

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      Use of polarizing filters in natural light

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      Outdoor macro photography – Comfort and safety

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      Macro photography with a microfilm lens

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      Macro photography with cross polarizing filter technique

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      31 July 2022

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      01 August 2022

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      Book: Bugs Up Close

      04 October 2018

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      Book: The Book of Beetles

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      Book: Beetles of Eastern North America

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      Book: Insects of Britain and Western Europe

      03 October 2018

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      Raynox as a portrait lens

      14 August 2022

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      Photography with projection lenses

      14 August 2022

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      Using regular lenses for wide-angle macro photography

      13 August 2022

      Lenses

      Wide angle macro photography – Laowa 15mm f4

      08 August 2022

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      Macro photography with 20X microscope lens

      06 August 2022

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      Macro photography with 18-55mm kit lens

      06 August 2022

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      Macro photography with Canon microfilm lens

      04 August 2022

      Lenses

      Macro close-up filters – Raynox DCR-250, MSN-202

      01 August 2022

      Lenses

      Macro photography with a microfilm lens

      31 July 2022

      Lenses

      Mitutoyo Microscope Lenses

      29 July 2022

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      Rodagon WA 40mm enlarger lens

      22 November 2018

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      Carl Zeiss 2.5X 0.08 microscope lens

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      19 September 2018

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Aperture settings and diffraction in macro photography

by Güray Dere 01 August 2022

I get a lot of questions about aperture settings. At which value do we get better results? Should we open it or close it? When …

by Güray Dere 01 August 2022

Why is the depth of field so narrow? What is the effective aperture?

01 August 2022
by Güray Dere 01 August 2022

Macro close-up filters – Raynox DCR-250, MSN-202

01 August 2022
by Güray Dere 01 August 2022

Natural light macro photography – Preparation

21 January 2019
by Güray Dere 21 January 2019

Macro photography using microscope lenses

16 January 2019
by Güray Dere 16 January 2019

Macro Diaries

Natural light and focus stacking in cool weather

by Güray Dere 01 August 2022

We are in the middle of winter. When we think of winter, wind, snow and storms come to mind, but this year Istanbul is experiencing …

by Güray Dere 01 August 2022

Natural light and a day of failure

31 July 2022
by Güray Dere 31 July 2022

Attempting a macro shot using natural light

29 July 2022
by Güray Dere 29 July 2022

Practising “outdoor – natural light” macro

27 January 2019
by Güray Dere 27 January 2019

Focus stacking for handheld macro photography

19 September 2018
by Güray Dere 19 September 2018

Do It Yourself

Photographic equipment box – Hakan Uğurlu

by Güray Dere 19 September 2018

Hakan Uğurlu is sharing a beautiful project with us. As the existing equipment increases, the mess also begins to increase. “Where did I put it? …

by Güray Dere 19 September 2018

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Raynox as a portrait lens

by Güray Dere 14 August 2022

Testing the limits of any lens we can grab is both fun and instructive. Sometimes beautiful unexpected discoveries can be made. In the previous article, …

by Güray Dere 14 August 2022

Photography with projection lenses

14 August 2022
by Güray Dere 14 August 2022

Using regular lenses for wide-angle macro photography

13 August 2022
by Güray Dere 13 August 2022

Wide angle macro photography – Laowa 15mm f4

08 August 2022
by Güray Dere 08 August 2022

Macro photography with 20X microscope lens

06 August 2022
by Güray Dere 06 August 2022

Methods

Preparing dead insects for photography – Coloring and cleaning

by Güray Dere 14 August 2022

Working with dead insects is common in macro photography, especially at high magnifications. In fact, it is often a necessity. It takes time to gain …

by Güray Dere 14 August 2022

Staging in macro photography

14 August 2022
by Güray Dere 14 August 2022

Using regular lenses for wide-angle macro photography

13 August 2022
by Güray Dere 13 August 2022

Wide angle macro photography – Laowa 15mm f4

08 August 2022
by Güray Dere 08 August 2022

How to choose a macro lens

07 August 2022
by Güray Dere 07 August 2022

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Use of polarizing filters in natural light

by Güray Dere 05 August 2022

I wrote about polarizing filters once: “Using a cross polarizing filter”. It was a long time ago and I was using flash for all my …

by Güray Dere 05 August 2022

Taming the light – Internal reflections and contrast issues in macro shooting

03 August 2022
by Güray Dere 03 August 2022

Natural light and focus stacking in cool weather

01 August 2022
by Güray Dere 01 August 2022

Practising “outdoor – natural light” macro

27 January 2019
by Güray Dere 27 January 2019

Natural light macro photography – Preparation

21 January 2019
by Güray Dere 21 January 2019

General Photography

Photography with projection lenses

by Güray Dere 14 August 2022

The story part of what I am about to tell is a bit old. So we can call this a long overdue article. I’ve been …

by Güray Dere 14 August 2022

Let’s convert a camera lens into monocular/telescope

02 August 2022
by Güray Dere 02 August 2022

Let’s make a camera lens using a magnifier

19 September 2018
by Güray Dere 19 September 2018

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    by Güray Dere 14 August 2022
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    Working with dead insects is common in macro photography, especially at high magnifications. In fact, it is often a necessity. It takes time to gain experience and knowledge. Success in …

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    Staging in macro photography

    by Güray Dere 14 August 2022
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    Sometimes we see a photograph of an insect and we can’t understand how it was taken. It’s as if time has stopped in the middle of an “action” scene. We …

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    I remember the first article I published on the site, I mentioned that I missed the macro mode shots I took with my old compact camera. No matter how primitive …

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    How to choose a macro lens

    by Güray Dere 07 August 2022
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    “Macro” is my key word. While I don’t say a word in many places, I don’t shut up easily when it comes to macro. If you want, give it a …

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    by Güray Dere 06 August 2022
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    In those days of discovery, when I couldn’t find peace in macro photography and started looking for something different, I always had the same thing in mind: To get closer, …

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  • Theory
    • Theory

      Aperture settings and diffraction in macro photography

      01 August 2022

      Theory

      Why is the depth of field so narrow?…

      01 August 2022

      Theory

      Macro close-up filters – Raynox DCR-250, MSN-202

      01 August 2022

      Theory

      Natural light macro photography – Preparation

      21 January 2019

      Theory

      Macro photography using microscope lenses

      16 January 2019

      Theory

      Autofocus macro lens

      09 November 2018

      Theory

      True macro lens

      30 October 2018

      Theory

      Macro photo magnification levels

      26 October 2018

      Theory

      Megapixel, sensor size, aperture, ISO

      29 September 2018

      Theory

      Let’s make a camera lens using a magnifier

      19 September 2018

  • Methods
    • Methods

      Preparing dead insects for photography – Coloring and…

      14 August 2022

      Methods

      Staging in macro photography

      14 August 2022

      Methods

      Using regular lenses for wide-angle macro photography

      13 August 2022

      Methods

      Wide angle macro photography – Laowa 15mm f4

      08 August 2022

      Methods

      How to choose a macro lens

      07 August 2022

      Methods

      Macro photography with 20X microscope lens

      06 August 2022

      Methods

      Use of polarizing filters in natural light

      05 August 2022

      Methods

      Outdoor macro photography – Comfort and safety

      02 August 2022

      Methods

      Macro photography with a microfilm lens

      31 July 2022

      Methods

      Macro photography with cross polarizing filter technique

      30 July 2022

  • Lighting
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      Use of polarizing filters in natural light

      05 August 2022

      Lighting

      Taming the light – Internal reflections and contrast…

      03 August 2022

      Lighting

      Natural light and focus stacking in cool weather

      01 August 2022

      Lighting

      Practising “outdoor – natural light” macro

      27 January 2019

      Lighting

      Natural light macro photography – Preparation

      21 January 2019

      Lighting

      Using flash for macro photography

      19 September 2018

  • Reviews
    • All Accessories Books Lenses
      Lenses

      Raynox as a portrait lens

      14 August 2022

      General Photography

      Photography with projection lenses

      14 August 2022

      Lenses

      Using regular lenses for wide-angle macro photography

      13 August 2022

      Lenses

      Wide angle macro photography – Laowa 15mm f4

      08 August 2022

      Lenses

      Macro photography with 20X microscope lens

      06 August 2022

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      Macro photography with 18-55mm kit lens

      06 August 2022

      Lenses

      Macro photography with Canon microfilm lens

      04 August 2022

      Accessories

      Auxiliary equipment, tripod and holders for natural light

      01 August 2022

      Accessories

      Macro photography using Newport Linear Stage

      01 August 2022

      Lenses

      Macro close-up filters – Raynox DCR-250, MSN-202

      01 August 2022

      Lenses

      Macro photography with a microfilm lens

      31 July 2022

      Lenses

      Mitutoyo Microscope Lenses

      29 July 2022

      Accessories

      Auxiliary equipment, tripod and holders for natural light

      01 August 2022

      Accessories

      Macro photography using Newport Linear Stage

      01 August 2022

      Books

      Book: Bugs Up Close

      04 October 2018

      Books

      Book: The Book of Beetles

      04 October 2018

      Books

      Book: Beetles of Eastern North America

      04 October 2018

      Books

      Book: Insects of Britain and Western Europe

      03 October 2018

      Lenses

      Raynox as a portrait lens

      14 August 2022

      Lenses

      Photography with projection lenses

      14 August 2022

      Lenses

      Using regular lenses for wide-angle macro photography

      13 August 2022

      Lenses

      Wide angle macro photography – Laowa 15mm f4

      08 August 2022

      Lenses

      Macro photography with 20X microscope lens

      06 August 2022

      Lenses

      Macro photography with 18-55mm kit lens

      06 August 2022

      Lenses

      Macro photography with Canon microfilm lens

      04 August 2022

      Lenses

      Macro close-up filters – Raynox DCR-250, MSN-202

      01 August 2022

      Lenses

      Macro photography with a microfilm lens

      31 July 2022

      Lenses

      Mitutoyo Microscope Lenses

      29 July 2022

      Lenses

      Rodagon WA 40mm enlarger lens

      22 November 2018

      Lenses

      Carl Zeiss 2.5X 0.08 microscope lens

      20 November 2018

  • Macro Diaries
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      Natural light and focus stacking in cool weather

      01 August 2022

      Macro Diaries

      Natural light and a day of failure

      31 July 2022

      Macro Diaries

      Attempting a macro shot using natural light

      29 July 2022

      Macro Diaries

      Practising “outdoor – natural light” macro

      27 January 2019

      Macro Diaries

      Focus stacking for handheld macro photography

      19 September 2018

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      Photographic equipment box – Hakan Uğurlu

      19 September 2018

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      Photography with projection lenses

      14 August 2022

      General Photography

      Let’s convert a camera lens into monocular/telescope

      02 August 2022

      General Photography

      Let’s make a camera lens using a magnifier

      19 September 2018

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