Workshop 16

Dewdrop Flowers

▸ Reproducing nature scenes in the studio

▸ Capturing extreme magnifications

▸ Optimizing depth of field using focus-stacking techniques

I like images in which colorful objects are magnified by dewdrops (that serve as tiny lenses), so I decided to produce the effect in my studio. I began by checking on Flickr to see what other photographers have done and found the photostream and tutorials of Brian Valentine (his alias is Lord V) at www.flickr.com/photos/lordv. Brian is obviously more of a nature fan than I am because he shoots outdoors, but he uses the same off-camera flash approach as described in this workshop.

Brian’s tutorial sounded easy, but my attempt took a lot longer than I anticipated. The first major ...

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