Do you wish you could capture those beautifully detailed macro shots, but don’t know where to start?
Or perhaps you’ve dabbled, but your photos aren’t quite as impressive as you would like!
Or maybe you’d just like some ideas to inspire you to you jump out of your comfort zone and stretch your creativity with close up photography!
If so, this online, hands on workshop is for you!
I’ll take you behind the scenes and share the must-know macro focus, lighting, shooting and editing techniques that will help you capture amazing close up photographs of everyday items and nature.
And with detailed “macro missions” to complete, you’ll also have a bucketload of inspiration to to try new things, push yourself creatively, and take those awe-inspiring macro photos you’ve been dreaming of!
Go behind the scenes and learn the shooting, lighting and editing techniques for capturing awe-inspiring macro and close up photos, and start finding the beauty around you everyday!
"With this course, Audrey did not disappoint! Her courses are always very thorough, well organized and easy to follow. She filled in a lot of the learning gaps that I didn't know were there! I cannot say enough good things about Audrey's courses"
"I LOVE the Macro missions! I have done most of them, just haven’t had time to edit and post them…school is starting tomorrow!!! But even in spite of this busy time, I enjoyed the challenges and picked up my camera several times and played!"
"I’m really enjoying the course. I have had a macro lens for a while and this was just what I needed to get the most out of it! The missions are fun and the photos showing the setup are so helpful"
This isn't just any old macro workshop!
I've combined core video trainings with unique "macro missions" to give you everything you need to nail the nuances of macro, and create those WOW shots!
We’ll dive deep into the universal principles of macro, such as focus, depth of field and lighting, so you can learn to shoot any subject you imagine, from flowers to food.
Then you can get inspired with our macro missions: step by step guides that give you specific shooting techniques to try, so you've got plenty of ideas and inspiration to get out there and experiment with macro!
And as our goal is everyday macro, nothing needs specialised equipment (although ideally you'll have a macro lens or extension tubes) so you can start to photograph beautiful close up photos of the world around you TODAY.
4 Magical Macro Core Training Videos where you'll learn all the different aspects of shooting macro; camera settings, focus lighting and composition. Everything you learn can be applied to all types of macro, from water droplets on leaves to the food for your dinner!
6 Macro "Missions" a.k.a our shooting challenges designed to help you get out there and practice! You'll experiment with different subjects, get creative shots with cool effects and practise different techniques. I’ll walk you through each one with set up guides, pullbacks, and example images with settings.
Behind The Scenes Editing Videos where you can see different editing techniques such as bringing out texture and colour, incorporating textures, simple composites & awesome black and white conversions!
Macro Gear Guides detailing lenses and extension tubes options (in case you don't have these already) plus those nice-to-have - but 100% definitely not essential - extras that you might want to invest in in the future, like flash or tripods.
Exclusive invite to The Insiders Club, our student only community where you can meet new photography friends, share photos, ask questions & chat photography! Oh, and I usually pop into the group once a month for a photography chat / Q&A session too.
INCLUDES:
"Everyday" macro is taking photos of what you have around you, at home or in your garden (maybe buying some cheap and cheerful everyday items, like coloured card or sparkling water to use in some of our macro missions!)
For subjects, that means things like fruit, candy, flowers, water droplets, oil or leaves - or pretty much anything else that takes your fancy!
And you won't need twin flash units, alien bees, focusing rails, umbrellas or any other type of specialised equipment to take them either - just your camera and macro lens / extension tubes (although you could even take the course without those!) are needed to take stunning macro shots.
If we haven’t officially met yet, I’m Audrey Ann - professional photographer, founder of Live Snap Love, and photography educator to thousands of students.
When I first discovered macro 10 years ago, I felt like a whole new world had opened up for me - and not just with photography!
Macro has allowed me to slow down, and truly see and appreciate the beauty that is around me every single minute of every single day. (I tell you, as a stress reliever, you can't beat it)
In this special workshop, I want to spark a love of macro for you too!
You'll learn the technical side of shooting macro, plus get shooting ideas and challenges that together will help you put it all into practice right away!
And because nothing requires specialised gear (although a macro lens or close up filter / extension tube is recommended) you’ll be able to get awe-inspiring, incredibly impressive macro photos from Day One.
You'll leave this workshop with a newfound sense of wonder for the smaller details, all the knowledge you need to take your macro shots from so-so to spectacular, and the inspiration to take magical macro photos of your everyday, every day!
Great question!
You'll get the best results from this workshop if you have either a dedicated macro lens, OR you use extension tubes / close up filter for your existing lens.
Not sure what these are? Extension tubes / macro filters are a cheap and cheerful way to dip your toe into the world of macro!
These work with your regular lens to turn it into a macro one, and there are options from $15 up to $75 (and we have details in the macro gear guide in the course!)
That said, many of the techniques we talk about can be applied using your normal lens, so you can take the course just with what you have!
Just bear in mind that you won't get quite the same results in some of the macro challenges, because you won't be able to get as close as you can with a macro lens or extension tube/close up filter (But it will still be incredibly beautiful!)
NOW IN CASE YOU'RE WONDERING...
Let me break down for you who this workshop is PERFECT for, and who it's not!
To get the most from this workshop, you'll benefit from having either a dedicated macro lens or extension tubes for your existing lens. We have details of macro lenses and more wallet friendly alternatives (from $15 to $70) in the course. That said, you can absolutely take this workshop with a regular lens! You won't get quite the same results as your lens won’t be able to focus as close as it needs to for true macro photography, but it can still be beautiful!
It starts as soon as you join! This is a self paced, instant access workshop, so all you have to do is sign up and you’ll get access to all of the materials instantly.
You'll have lifetime access to all the course materials, so you can really can take your time and go through the course at your own pace!
It all depends on you! The main core trainings total up to just over 90 minutes of training, but the macro missions were designed to be spread out and give you enough inspiration for weeks! My prediction: you'll watch all the main trainings over a couple of days and be inspired to get shooting soon after, averaging 2 missions a week, taking the overall workshop to around 4 - 6 weeks.
You will want a macro lens or extension tubes / close up filter to get the most out of this workshop but you won't need anything else!
Some of our macro missions will require you to use everyday items that you will likely already have, or minor, inexpensive additions (like sparkling water or coloured paper!)
The goal of Everyday Macro Magic is to see beauty in what's around you, and shoot it with what you have around you :-)
I won’t punish you for being awesome! If you take a look through the course and feel like you won’t learn anything new or useful, let me know within 7 days of purchase and I'll refund you. Please note this refund policy does not cover a change of mind. If you request a refund we will ask you for feedback on how the course didn't meet your expectations so we can improve our marketing messaging in future! Please read our Terms of Sale for more info.
The macro missions are challenges that focus on implementing a single type of macro photo, from flowers to abstract art with oil and water. Each guide gives you a list of what you'll need, step by step set up instructions, suggested camera settings, pull back images and example photos with camera settings where appropriate. There's no particular order to the missions and you can do whichever one you want first, or skip any that you don't like!
I use Lightroom Classic and Photoshop in the editing videos, but my focus is not to teach you those programs, but instead, give you a behind the scenes look at how I edit my macro photos, and ideas for you to try! You can take the concepts and apply them to your own editing software. (Although if you DO use LR and PS, then you can just follow along!)
If you have all my other courses there will be some repeat information in the core trainings (since all photography genres use the same foundational skills!) but you'll learn how to apply these concepts to macro specifically, with extra info that just covers macro, plus the macro missions are completely new and unique!
This workshop focuses on expanding your creative skills and how to take macro photos specifically, so it assumes a knowledge of the elements of exposure and (ideally) shooting in manual mode. So while we will cover camera settings and general photography techniques, it definitely won't give you the in-depth knowledge you need to learn photography (we have our Auto to Awesome program for that!)
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