Macro photography with Don Komarechka

Join acclaimed Canadian Macro Photographer, Author and Podcaster Don Komarechka for an entirely new 4 week Macro Photography course.  

Macro photography offers an invaluable window into wondrous worlds on a tiny scale while, at the same time, presenting the photographer with unique challenges, from shallow depth of field through blurry images, low contrast, harsh light and more. Over eight hours, we'll unpack the challenges and learn techniques to make amazing images with the simplest camera gear.  A macro lens is helpful yet there are many other ways to "get close".  

This course encourages a "what if?" approach to photography that embraces mistakes as an essential part of the creative and learning process. 

Part 1: This session is an introduction to Macrophotography, an overview of its challenges and techniques to overcome them.    

Assignment: Take a photo! Use the technical elements discussed to just explore. 

Part 2: We'll investigate solutions to challenges discovered during practice and the role of composition. 

Assignment: Tell a story. Bring a narrative to your macro work. 

Part 3:  Building better stories, where to look for them and how to light them. 

Assignment: Macro Lighting Experiments 

Part 4: Review, image critique, Q & A.