Macro photography opens new worlds of details that often go unnoticed as we go about life.  As we concentrate on subjects that are close it’s easy to become fascinated with elements that we had never been aware of.  Recording those details often becomes a first method of doing macro photography.  But working closeup, or at 1:1 magnification or even closer, actually opens all sorts of possibilities for images, depending on whether we focus on subject, color, shapes, lines, patterns or texture.  Images might be realistic or quite abstract, or somewhere in-between depending on your vision.
 

In this talk Ellen will cover some thoughts for creating macro images that go beyond documenting the object, some related to the gear you use, and some related to how you use that equipment. She’ll show you how she goes about working with flowers to create artistic images as well as suggesting a couple of exercises to help you see colors, shapes and lines more than just an identified label of a subject.

Bio: Ellen is a an internationally acclaimed photographer, speaker, and writer who concentrates on capturing the beauty, serenity, and power of nature.  Her images focus on fleeting moments that deserve to be savored. Ellen’s images are sometimes realistic and sometimes abstract but always designed to elicit emotional reactions from the viewer. Her goal is to go beyond the ordinary in ways that hopefully stimulate others to pause and appreciate some of the beauty and wonder of our earth to help balance some of the stress of everyday life. Ellen has won recognition in numerous worldwide competitions including multiple images in the prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year competitions. She has co-authored 9 books on photography and digital processing as well as articles and video training materials.  She is honored to be a member of the SanDisk Extreme Team.

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