All of the following photographs were taken of the exact same scene, outside of my door at work, months apart.

This one was taken on a sunny day:

You never know when you may be able to catch a good sunrise or sun set!

This photo was taken just before sunrise, with snow on the hill:

This is good black and white scene. The hill had snow on it and the clouds were fabulous.

Since I already had some great color photos, I made this one black and white:

The next one is straight out of the camera,

and its not black and white, that’s just how it looked.

This is one of my favorites:

Always take your camera!  You never know. I have learned the hard way more times than I care to admit.

Trust me, they’re worth every penny.

This is why:  Check out the chip beside the info. button

Sorry for the poor picture quality, I took it with my phone, for some reason I couldn’t get the camera to take a picture of its own LCD

I have no idea how this happened.  I’m very pleased to know the LCD screen wasn’t damaged thanks to this wonderful product from Giottos!   One of the other things I really like about them is that they don’t peel off like the film protectors.  It’s a piece of glass that looks just like the screen.  If you don’t like these at least put something over your screen to protect it from damage and scratching.  I am probably one of the most particular people when it comes to the care of my equipment but things still happen.  It’s cheap insurance!

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I promised that I would explain how I took that photograph.

It’s a little late, but here it is:

Necessary Equipment:

Tripod: As with all Macro photography you MUST have a tripod.  Handheld macro isn’t necessarily impossible, but you can prevent a lot of camera shake with a tripod.

Macro Lens:  I use a 100mm Canon Macro lens, the one I got Ryan for his birthday.   Any Macro lens will work great!

Something that is a solid color (to catch snowflakes):  I used a blue silicone cake pan.  I put it outside before I began taking photographs in order for it to freeze.  It worked great!

Optional Equipment:

A Remote: With Macro the camera shake caused by pressing the shutter button is often enough to blur the photo.  In my snowflake pictures I did not use a remote, but should have.  They’re cheap and certainly help!

It may also be beneficial for you to lock the mirror on your camera, if you still have problems with camera shake while you are using a tripod and remote.  (The mirror snapping up and down causes a lot of shake.)

Taking the photographs:

I simply went out in the snow, as it was falling, and caught snowflakes (in my silicone cake pan).  I then returned to the front porch, where my tripod and camera were set up; and placed the pan under the lens and snapped the photos.  It’s that easy and a lot of fun!

If you have any questions about snowflake photography or Macro photography ASK!