Macro photography: Get closer to nature

This course is aimed at photographers of all levels from those just starting out to advanced enthusiasts and will help you understand the equipment needed and techniques you’ll need to master to get cracking close-ups you can be proud of and print on the wall or enter into photography competitions. Using the beautiful flora and fauna of the Botanic Garden to hone in on, Dan will demonstrate how to get pin-sharp shots of delicate flower details and the tiny eyes of insects with both professional and budget-friendly kit as well as explain how to light your subjects and using accessories such as reversing rings, extension tubes, LED panels, reflectors, tripods and plamps. Ideally bring either a DSLR or mirrorless camera with a dedicated macro lens, but Dan will bring a variety of equipment for demonstration. This course is not suitable for mobile phone cameras.

Suitable for all abilities.

Dan Mold is a freelance professional photographer, journalist and tutor based in Cambridgeshire. With 13 years’ experience he writes for photography magazines such as Digital Photo, Practical Photography, Digital Camera, Amateur Photographer and PhotoPlus. He has contributed towards 150 issues of magazines, written around 1000 articles on photographic technique and judged over 30,000 images for monthly photo competitions. Giving talks at some of the UK’s largest photographic societies, he specialises in portraiture, travel, street and macro photography.