Heather Angel
Macro Photography
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Photographer Heather Angel teaches you the art of macro photography, from using your camera for macro photos to finding creative inspiration for the best close-up shots.
What is Macro Photography?
Macro photography is the art of producing photos of small objects (often every day items or insects) at a larger than life size. When you take macro photographs you'll often reveal unexpected shapes, colours or patterns and details you can't see with the naked eye.
Heather will share her secrets behind some of her memorable macro shots and offer tips and hints for shooting macro outdoors and inside.
The great thing about working at close range is that macro photography subjects are everywhere, you just have to develop a seeing eye for beauty, texture and design.
You'll learn:
- choosing the right equipment
- using ambient light (and modifying light)
- using depth of field creatively
- time-lapse photography
- focus stacking
Images range from flowers, leaves, seeds, fruits and aquatic life to coins, glass, jewellery and food. Amongst these are examples of patterns and designs.
You will appreciate just how effective a reflector, a diffuser or fill-flash can be at changing the light; how to use depth of field creatively and how to meter tricky low key and high key subjects.
You'll also learn how to work safely at night and how to set up a mini macro studio on a table for still life studies; also how to gain a white background for objects to display on websites or for promotional photos.
Time to complete this macro photography course:
Every student is different but in general we think the whole course will take around 13 hours 35 minutes to complete including:
- Video lessons: 1 hour 35 minutes in total
- Course notes: 30 minutes per lesson
- Assignment: at least 2 hours per lesson
- Interactive classroom time: 15 minutes per lesson
- tutor feedback review (Expert level): 15 minutes per lesson
The course includes:
- On-demand video lessons - presented by Heather Angel
- lifetime access to the video, notes and interactive class
- flexible classes - join and learn when and where you like
- downloadable lesson notes
- practical (optional) macro photography assignments
- access on your mobile, PC, Mac or laptop
- small interactive online classroom chat online to students from around the world
Ready to get started?
Just add the course to your basket above - choose the 'Expert' option for personal feedback from Heather on your photos.
Any questions? Contact us by clicking on the orange speech symbol - we'd love to hear from you.
Lessons
What You’ll Learn
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The first lesson introduces the world of macro by showing images taken both outside and indoors and emphasises the need to look is all important.
Learn what equipment is needed for getting in close and discover the importance of depth of field in macro work, so you know when to use it creatively or to maximise it.
The structure of the subject will tell you how best to light it whether it be translucent leaves, textured bark, hairy stems or a reflective surface. Remember where the sensor plane lies and look beyond the subject to check the background is harmonious.
This lesson is devoted to working outdoors and covers how to modify natural light for the best results. Comparative pairs of pictures clearly show the effect before and after using a reflector or a diffuser and learn how to use flash with confidence – especially fill-flash.
Learn how to use different ways to isolate the subject from the background and when to 'garden'. Understand high key and low key macro subjects and how to meter them. When to use a versatile tripod and when to handhold and switch on VR or IS are basic decisions for all macro work.
Explore the macro world at night using either flash or LED lights.
This lesson is devoted to working indoors and covers many ways to light macro subjects – from natural window light, to flash and continuous artificial lighting. Learn how to set up a mini macro studio on a table for still life studies.
Use a LED torch or headlight as a macro spotlight and find a lightbox for backlighting translucent subjects.
Get to know the best lighting set-ups to take flowers / glass / jewellery / ornaments / seeds / feathers and iridescent subjects. Learn how to work with a light tent and how to shoot objects that stand out from a white background for web use, including selling items on ebay.
Finally, learn exciting techniques such as using raindrops as miniature fish-eye lenses and how to shoot iridescent subjects including soap bubbles, beetles and feathers. Marvel at how some subjects glow brightly against a black backdrop and learn how to set up dark field illumination.
Learn how to set up and shoot thematic series and how to take macro time lapse sequences.
Consider how best to frame different shaped macro subjects and how more impact can sometimes be gained by varying the composition or adjusting the crop – in or out of the camera.
Learn how to gain extra depth of field with focus stacking.
COURSE TUTOR
Heather Angel
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Answers to the most common questions about learning with us.
Our online classroom is designed to help you learn from experts in a collaborative, social environment alongside a small group of learners.
Each lesson combines expert-led videos with optional assignments, giving you the opportunity to apply what you’ve learned and share your work with others. You can take part in ongoing discussions, ask questions, exchange feedback, and learn from a community of like-minded people from around the world.
By learning together in a small, supportive group, you benefit not only from expert guidance but also from shared ideas, perspectives, and experiences—helping you stay engaged and retain what you learn.
You can start your course at any time within 12 months of purchase. Once you begin, you’ll have lifetime access, so you can revisit lesson videos and notes whenever you like.
Courses are designed to fit around your schedule, allowing you to learn at your own pace. Each lesson video is typically 30–40 minutes, and we recommend around an hour for each assignment.
Both Peer and Expert options give you full access to the course content, including lesson videos, downloadable notes, assignments, and a collaborative online classroom with up to 20 learners. You’ll also have lifetime access to revisit the material at any time.
The Expert option includes everything in Peer, plus personalised assignment feedback, direct messaging with your expert tutor, and a certificate of completion.
With the Expert option, you can interact directly with your tutor throughout the course. You’ll typically have one week per lesson to ask questions and receive feedback on your assignments, with as much interaction as you need during that time.
Your tutor access begins when you enter the classroom and follows the course schedule (for example, a four-lesson course usually runs over four weeks). If you need more time or support, our team is here to help.
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