Another chance to see how the bargain basement Flash Ring works out when I saw a large spider in its web near my flat. One thing that was very obvious is that a shallow depth of field, whilst good for some things, can be difficult when hand holding a macro lens, as the focus point moves minutely.

I recently picked up a ring flash from Deal Extreme a discount Chinese website, and decided to give it a go creating some lego scenes that amused me.

I recently attended the Macro Photography workshop run by Embrace Cooperation.

I recently picked up the Canon 105mm f2.8 L series IS Macro lens. I've not done a great deal of macro shooting in the past, partially due to only ever having an old manual focus 1:4 macro on my Sony.

Macro photography is all about close up work, taking detailed images of small objects. The following are a few tips on how to make the most of it.