April 3, 2009
When I’m shooting florals, my weapon of choice is my old Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8D macro lens (now superceded by the 105mm f/2.8G ED-IF AF-S VR).
Whenever possible, I like to shoot them wide open to accentuate the flower by creating as much bokeh as possible, blurring the background to minimize distractions in the frame.
This works well [...]
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March 17, 2009
One of the challenges in getting a good macro shot of a flower like a hibiscus is achieving enough depth of field to get the whole flower in focus while still getting as much bokeh as possible.
I decided to try experimenting with the new “Auto Align Layers” and “Auto Blend Layers” in Photoshop CS4 with [...]
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