June 29, 2009 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google A high-end macro lens for your camera can easily run upwards of a thousand dollars, but you can make a ...

Making a macro lens is easy. Shooting with it is another story. Photo: Paul Adshead/Fstoppers Commercial photographer Paul Adshead could have spent a few bucks for a macro lens attachment for his ...

Editing video tends to involve a lot of keyboard shortcuts, and while this might be fine for the occasional edit, those who regularly deal with video often reach for a macro pad to streamline their ...

For all photography and video enthusiasts, a macro lens is more than just a basic necessity. A macro lens is very useful to provide detailed images of small objects or features. Even though almost ...

If you’ve ever done any kind of macro photography, then you can appreciate the need for consistent, even lighting for your subject matter. Normal flashes typically don’t work too well as the subject ...

The first two iPhones had terrible cameras, something Apple fixed with the 3GS. Those of us who like to complain can still find fault with the lack of an optical zoom lens. Those who don’t just whine ...

Macropads can be as simple as a few buttons hooked up to a microcontroller to do the USB HID dance and talk to a PC. However, you can go a lot further, too. [CNCDan] demonstrates this well with his ...

Are you using a flash attached to the camera? You should have light coming in through the sides and top to avoid the defined shadows in these pictures. Any cheap lamp will work as long as you can ...