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I am writing this article because when I post my images on the forums, people often ask how I do it. So I am going to try and tell you. Keep in mind that I am just an self taught amateur who is willing to experiment and has an insatiable curiosity. Thus, the internet acronym "YMMV" applies (i.e., "Your Milage May Vary"). Nonetheless, I hope this information is useful to you and enables you to have more fun taking and creating image.
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Plonsky Photography - Biography
Fine Art Photography M. Plonsky Home Bug Pictures (Insect Macro Photography) Biography Gallery An article on the techniques involved. Purchase version 1.3, 8-20-03. versions are also available at: PhotoBlink.com, Photo.Net, PhotoSig.com, in Article Russian (thanx to A.Voroshilov for the translation), and in Italian (Thanx to JJSapido for the Contact translation). All information and images in this article Copyright © 2002-3 M. Plonsky
Contents Introduction
Camera Settings
Philosophy
Lighting & Flash
Camera Equipment
Tripod or Not?
Using Close-Ups (Diopters)
How to Get Close
Reversing a Lens
The Digital Darkroom
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Plonsky Photography - Biography
Introduction I am a professor (experimental psychology, not entomology). I had started scanning images back in 1989 for incorporating into my lectures that I projected in front of the classroom. I bought a digital camera in 2000 for family photos and to document dog behavior. The camera wasn't as good as I would have liked for the latter due to the slow auto focus and other camera specific limitations. I like the digital, though, because it makes it easy to try something and immediately see if, and how, it worked. Compact flash is like a