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Looking for Advice – Best “Affordable” Tabletop Studio

December 10th, 2008 | 9 Comments | Posted in Digital Photography, Equipment

One of the secrets of successful bloggers is that they are authorities, or subject matter experts, in the subjects they blog about.  Surprise!  I do not fit in that category.  I’m writing this blog to share the information I learn from experience and research.  I don’t pretend to be an authority but only hope to learn from sharing.  What this blog does afford me is the opportunity to ask questions from the more experienced photographers that stop by.  I’m going to take advantage of that right now.

I’m researching desktop studios for macro photography and have come across a number of options.  I’m looking at purchasing one of the following options for my wife and I for Christmas and would love some advice. Continue reading »

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An Inexpensive Macro Solution

November 10th, 2008 | 5 Comments | Posted in Digital Photography

Macro shots have become a favorite type of shot to take for me and my wife.  Its amazing the detail that would otherwise be overlooked thats displayed in a good focused macro.  Mundane objects take on new life, pollen sitting on a flower’s stamen look like individual pieces of art, and even creepy bugs can look cute.  My wife, who hates spiders, mentioned to me that wolf spiders look almost pretty enough to pet viewed up close.

Unfortunately, on a DSLR frame a good macro setup can run into hundreds of dollars, with the good macro lens starting at $600.  Then there are filters and remote flash gear to add which could run the total just for macro photography up to $1000+.  I’ve been researching options on my new Rebel XS to duplicate the super macro mode of my Canon Powershot S5IS (which ran me just over $300) without the mortgage size price tag.  I think I’ve found a solution that should last me a bit with some practice. Continue reading »

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