{"id":3099,"date":"2016-01-12T17:40:44","date_gmt":"2016-01-12T22:40:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/siskinphoto.com\/blog\/?p=3099"},"modified":"2016-01-12T17:40:44","modified_gmt":"2016-01-12T22:40:44","slug":"micro-photography-workshop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siskinphoto.com\/blog\/?p=3099","title":{"rendered":"Micro Photography Workshop"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I do a lot of microphotography, images of things less than a quarter inch in size, some times small than a human hair. Much of the time I\u2019m exploring the relationships between color and texture and line. I\u2019m trying to explore the unseen, looking for the unexpected. That\u2019s certainly the case in this shot. However one of the first things I get asked when someone sees these images is \u201cWhat is it?\u201d The idea is of course that a photograph must be a picture of something. I guess I could say that it\u2019s a picture of light, but that usually doesn\u2019t satisfy. So this is a picture of a plastic ice cube. I used to say a fake plastic ice cube, but of course it\u2019s a perfectly real plastic ice cube, intended to be used as a prop. I\u2019ve often made images of plastic ice cubes because, under the right circumstances, they\u2019ll refract light in very interesting ways.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

You can get a print of this image by using this PayPal link. Like all of the images I\u2019ve been adding for the fine art pages it\u2019s going to be $125 for a print that\u2019s about 12 inches wide, mounted and matted onto 16X20 board. That includes shipping inside the U.S. I hope you\u2019ll consider purchasing this shot.<\/span><\/span>
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MICRO PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I think that very small subjects give photographers a unique place to look for images. Often people want to travel to take pictures, as if they can\u2019t find anything interesting unless they go to Africa or Alaska. I\u2019ll admit that travel can open your eyes, give you new ways of seeing, but when you come back everything looks mundane. I want to find inspiration in the everyday, even in a piece of plastic. I want to want to make new images everyday. I can take a voyage to the land of the tiny any time.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Many photographers think of macro lenses when they think of shooting small things. While macro lenses are good tools, they really don\u2019t go small enough. You\u2019re still just looking at a flower or a butterfly with a macro lens. You can go much closer and find that a butterfly\u2019s wings are coated with ribbon like scales, or that a small piece of broken glass could be so interesting.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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It costs a lot of money to go on safari. It\u2019s inexpensive to travel into the small worlds. It\u2019s less expensive than buying a new macro lens or a dedicated flash. It can provide endless opportunities for a photographer. Of course it\u2019s good to have a guide, so I\u2019m offering a new Micro Photography Workshop:
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This workshop will give you the ability to photograph things smaller than a human hair. You\u2019ll be able to photograph the scales on a butterfly\u2019s wing or the tip of a pen.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The workshop will explain how to use simple tools to shoot amazing pictures. And you\u2019ll have a list of the tools to take you back into the very small whenever you want. The tools are much more inexpensive than you might think: a reverse adapter, which will make a 50mm lens into a powerful micro lens, is only $12! You can get a microscope that will enable you to make an image that is 40 times life size on your sensor (that would translate into an 8X10 print that\u2019s 320 times life size) for just over $100. It\u2019s amazing how a few pieces of inexpensive equipment will unlock an unseen world.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

This workshop is a guided tour into this world, but unlike a safari to Africa or voyage to Alaska, you can return to this world whenever you want. You\u2019ll get a chance to experiment with tools you can throw into your camera bag and the tools you\u2019d use at home. This isn\u2019t the kind of gear that you need a lab to use, you can explore at a kitchen table! We\u2019ll work with bellows and extension tubes. You\u2019ll see how to shoot through microscope lenses and enlarging lenses, in fact you can make fabulous micro image with a simple 50mm lens. You\u2019ll also get to shoot with the microscope, and learn how to shoot with your own scope!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The workshop is limited to just 6 people. Each person will be able to use the equipment and make shots during the workshop. If you bring a flash card you\u2019ll be able to keep your shots! You\u2019ll also get an extensive list of tools you might want to get, including a list of gear you can get used. The idea is to unlock the door-to give you a ticket into the unseen worlds!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The workshop will happen on February 28. It\u2019s a one day workshop and the cost is only $175, but if you sign up in January the cost will be just $135! You can use the PayPal link below to sign up for the Workshop!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/form>\n
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