Photography
Photography Tips, Camera Tricks & Creative Ideas for Beautiful Shots.
From beginner guides and gear recommendations to advanced macro techniques and seasonal photo ideas – this category covers everything you need to improve your photography skills, get inspired, and capture beautiful images that stand out both online and in print.
What’s in My Bag as a Macro Photographer
Curious what a macro and flower photographer carries on photo walks? In this post, I’ll share exactly what’s in my bag for macro photography — the camera, lenses, and accessories that help me capture vibrant, detailed close-ups of insects, flowers, and nature. Whether you’re just starting out or looking to refine your own setup, here’s…
How To Make Your Photos Look Vibrant and Eye-Catching: 8 Tips
Have you ever wondered how I make my photo edits more vibrant and full of life, especially for flower and insect photos? In this post, I’m sharing the exact techniques I rely on to make my images and edits pop. I’ve also included links to tutorials I’ve created for each topic so you can try…
My photo organizing and editing workflow secrets
Lately I have received multiple questions about my photography, organizing and editing workflow. How do I get from taking the photo to posting it on Instagram. How I organize my photos, where do I store my edits, how do I transfer my photos to my phone, how I plan my feed.. I used to send…
How to freeze soap bubbles? Perfect idea for a Winter photo
Winter this year has been quite generous with both snow and cold in Northern Europe. I’ve looked at other Instagram users posting something really intriguing and wonderful during Winter for more than 2 years. I said to myself that I wanted to try this someday, too. I’m talking about photographing freezing soap bubbles! Last year’s…
Top 10 Macro Photography Tips: Part 2
It was more than 6 months ago when I shared my first macro photography tips blog post. If you haven’t read it, be sure to do, since it’s my most popular blog post! Today I’ve prepared 10 new tips for you. While the previous blog post focused more on taking photos with a camera, this…
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…
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…
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 –…
How to focus stack images in Adobe Photoshop
Have you struggled to get a macro photo that’s sharp on both the insect and flower petals? Was it too dark to use f/15, so used f/5, and the depth of field is too shallow? Did you know that with a bunch of photos with a shallow depth of field you can get a photo…