Starting Macro Photography
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An introduction to close up photography of flowers, insects and other subjects with macro and close up lenses plus learning to see the parts that make up the whole of the landscape.
David Bigwood
I am originally from the UK and am now a resident of the Snowy Mountains in New South Wales, Australia. I have been a regularly published writer and photographer for many years with many articles published in Australian Photography, Australian Camera and Better Photography (Australia). My work has appeared in well over sixty publications, mainly in Australia and the UK. I also founded and edited The Black and White Enthusiast magazine when I represented the UK publisher Creative Monochrome in Australia. This magazine was eventually sold and has since become Silvershotz. I also wrote a column on freelancing for the UK magazine F2 Freelance + Digital and have interviewed a number of leading photographers including Charlie Waite, considered the doyen of landscape photographers in the UK. I have qualified as a Licentiate of the Royal Photographic Society (LRPS) with a panel of black and white prints and am a former member of the Australian Society of Authors. My photographs are licensed through Alamy for use in publications. I am a former editor of the Journal of the Australian Photographic Society. I am happy to do my best to answer reader's questions (d.bigwood@bigpond.com).
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Starting Macro Photography - David Bigwood
About the Author
David Bigwood is a regularly published writer and photographer with his work having been used in well over fifty publications, mainly in Australia and the United Kingdom.
He is a Licentiate of the Royal Photographic Society and a member of the Australian Society of Authors.
For three years he was a columnist on freelancing for the UK magazine F2 Freelance and Digital. He writes regularly for Australian Photography and has written for Australian Camera and Better Photography.
He founded and edited The Black and White Enthusiast magazine (later Silvershotz) and was sometime editor of the Journal of the Australian Photography Society.
He has images with Alamy, the on-line photography library.
Starting Macro Photography
When I moved to the Snowy Mountains in New South Wales I discovered the wildflowers that carpet the alpine meadows in the summer. My camera worked overtime but I lacked the ability to get really close to the blooms which was a disappointment as some of them were tiny but colourful and delicate and cried out for a really close up shot. I needed a