In-Depth Photography
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 In-Depth Photography?
In-Depth 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.