How I edit photos for my Instagram
This is a blog post that a lot of people have requested from me. To learn how I edit my photos for my macro photography Instagram account. Recently I have released a blog post, describing the workflow of managing my Instagram account. Organizing, planning and managing an account, which photos flow smoothly from one color…
12 Adobe Lightroom Fall Presets for Macro and Nature Photographers (Mobile and Desktop)
We all want our Autumn photos to look at their best when editing the photos. Sometimes it’s challenging to find the right mood and colors to use in an edit. And what if there is no Autumn yet, but you want that dark, gloomy mood and orange tones in your photos? I have a solution…
How to regain lost engagement on Instagram
After you take a break on Instagram, you might notice that your like count has decreased a lot comparing to how it looked before. When you stop posting, you disappear from people’s feeds, which can cause your followers to “forget” about you. In this blog post I will help you by sharing some tips on…
How to create heart shaped bokeh
So you want to create heart (or star, or any other) shaped bokeh with your camera? Then you’ve come to the right place, because that’s exactly what I’m going to teach you in this blog post. Surely it is possible to add such bokeh to your photos with post processing, but that’s not the same…
10 before and after photo edits – favorites from my Instagram #5
I have shared a lot of new photos in my Instagram account since the previous before and after blog post. This calls for a new post in the series! If you haven’t seen the previous parts of these series, click here for the first, here for the second part and here for the third part….
How to create a chromatic Instagram feed showcasing your best photos?
As you might know, I have my own Instagram page – macro.viewpoint – where I share macro and nature related photos daily. Okay, nothing special, capture a photo, edit it and post it, right? To maintain a good, consistent and chromatic Instagram feed – a lot of work is needed. And there is a lot…
How to Start Shooting in Manual Mode: Beginner’s Guide
Did you get a new camera, but are not satisfied with the results you get? Does the camera auto mode not capture photos the way you want it? While cameras that read your thoughts have not yet been invented, you will have to learn to tell the camera the settings to use. This means going…
How to identify any flower, insect or plant – Quicktorial
Have you ever been curious to know the name of a flower you just captured? Or to know what kind of an insect you captured in a photo? Turns out it’s very easy to identify any flower, insect, plant or anything else and let me tell you how. To identify an object in your photo,…
How to download any Instagram photo in full quality – Quicktorial
I have noticed that when sharing other people’s photos in their own gallery, users tend to screenshot the photo rather than to find a way to download it. This option loses the photo quality and sometimes has other flaws as well. In this quick tutorial I will help you learn how to easily download any…
What’s in my camera bag?
Very often I receive questions like “What camera do you use?”, “What lenses do you use for your photos?” and more gear related questions. It’s time I introduced you all with the camera, lenses and other gear related to photography that I use for taking photos in my Instagram, or as some would say –…