Saturday, October 31, 2009
Water droplets and more...
I'm not sure if the reflections in water drops are real or just added in photoshop but Amery Carlson's photos are just stunning. Check them out here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/amery/sets/1134806/
Then you might go to all sets:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/amery/sets/
or to secret techniques:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/technique/discuss/82977/
Friday, October 30, 2009
A start-up introduction
Today I got a sudden impulse to keep all the links that I find about my new passion - digital macro photography - in one place, and at the same time to share them with you. As you can see I'm sending my posts a few days a week, so if you want to stay in touch please sign up and follow my blog
I'm going to start with links that I emailed yesterday to my ex-wife. She is into photography too and I thought that she may enjoy all these great photos and tutorials.
Let's start with Igor Siwanowicz:
http://photo.net/photos/
http://thewondrous.com/2009/
http://blepharopsis.
The text below I copied from:
http://www.evanitawmontalvo.
Igor Siwanowicz is by far one of the most amazing insect photographers I have ever seen. Unlike any other insect photographer, he manages to capture human like qualities in the smallest creatures especially exotic praying mantids. The lighting, vibrance, detail, and the anthropomorphic qualities he attains never ceases to amaze me. Not only is he a master at capturing the human qualities of the insect he shoots, but he also is able to capture natural lighting within an unnatural environment.
Almost all of his insect photographs are done in his studio with flashes in order to be able to attain the extreme amount of detail he captures. Despite working in a studio, his subjects do not seem as if they are out of place from their natural environment. The ability to control and capture natural lighting without having to depend on a sunny day is a great capability to have. One piece in particular I find inspiring for this project is his digital manipulation titled "Cirque du Soil VI". The piece contains a studio photograph of a pill bug and he has seamlessly applied the texture and color of a lemon onto the pill bug. He has a section that is peeled off the pill bug in order to play on the words pill and peeled.
I found first information about Igor Siwanowicz here:
http://www.pixalo.com/
Here is a 2nd part:
http://www.pixalo.com/
And this is a link to the tutorial's author website:
http://klysewicz.co.uk/index.
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