HIDDEN WORLD

Macro photography specialist Mike Tully discusses his approach to shooting detailed and creative close-up images of insect and spider subjects

Macro photography is capable of revealing the natural world in an entirely new light, capturing detail invisible to the human eye. As popular as the genre is however, creating successfully engaging images is not easy. Experienced photographer Mike Tully (miketully.smugmug.com) combines his in-depth knowledge of his subject’s behaviour with artistic expertise, to produce intimate studies of spiders and insect life. How long have you been a photographer for and what initially got you interested in macro imaging? I got my first SLR 43 years ago. I was always fascinated by optical devices like microscopes and telescopes that allowed a look into otherwise unseen worlds. In 1977, when the original Star Wars movie was released, I read of how the film crew had chosen the 55mm f3.5 Micro Nikkor for its…

You're reading a preview of

Teach Yourself Macro Photography (Digital) - 1 Issue, Teach Yourself Macro Photography 2

DiscountMags is a licensed distributor (not a publisher) of the above content and Publication through Zinio LLC. Accordingly, we have no editorial control over the Publications. Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers or other information or content expressed or made available by third parties, including those made in Publications offered on our website, are those of the respective author(s) or publisher(s) and not of DiscountMags. DiscountMags does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, truthfulness, or usefulness of all or any portion of any publication or any services or offers made by third parties, nor will we be liable for any loss or damage caused by your reliance on information contained in any Publication, or your use of services offered, or your acceptance of any offers made through the Service or the Publications. For content removal requests, please contact Zinio.