Friday, October 19, 2012

The Joy of Macro


The Joy of Macro: Thomas Shahan is the Bob Ross of Bug Photography

Thomas Shahan is the closest thing we’ve found so far to a photographic Bob Ross. In the video above, he introduces us to the art of high-magnification macro photography, which he employs to create vibrant images of all kinds of tiny critters.

The Joy of Macro: Thomas Shahan is the Bob Ross of Bug Photography macro

Shahan uses equipment that isn’t inaccessibly expensive: a Pentax K-x DSLR with an old 28mm or 50mm prime lens that’s flipped around at the end of extension tubes (AKA reverse lens macro photography).

Video: http://youtu.be/wqRn3at0H60

You can check out Shahan’s work over on his website or through his Flickr account.

Read more at http://www.petapixel.com/2012/09/27/the-joy-of-macro-thomas-shahan-is-the-bob-ross-of-bug-photography/#cIPJlYr07C2rUu2G.99 

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