I have admired the macro photography of  Brian Valentine (LordV) for a few years now since I discovered his jaw-dropping work on Flickr.  I also did an article on Brian in my Nature’s Paint Box eZine Issue 4 where he kindly agreed to be a featured artist.

In this in-depth series of technical hints where he writes for Photography on the Net, Brian shares with readers in the Canon Digital Photography forums, his equipment set up, techniques, camera settings, tips and know-how.  This is a very special series which you must bookmark if you are a macro enthusiast.  Here are a few photos from the series of articles so far in the forum and here is the link to all of them.  Why not join the site and keep up with Brian’s entries in the forum?

Please note that all of these photographs have been “borrowed” from the forum articles and are strictly copyright of Brian Valentine

Brian’s camera bracket set up

Dolichopid Fly

Fuschias above and dew drops below sharpened with focus stacking

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lordv/
http://www.lordv.smugmug.com/
Macro Hints and tips http://photography-on-the.net/forum/…d.php?t=807056

Brian shares a step-by step tutorial on focus stacking in Issue 4 of Nature’s Paint Box ezine available only from Oz Wildlife Art Shop