Digital Photographer - UK (2020-06)

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using software. This results in a single
image with increased depth of field. It all
sounds trickier than it is, though. Believe
me: if I can figure it out, you’ll be fine!

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It’s a bug’s life

Capturing photos of tiny creatures at

a macro distance is fascinating but

challenging. Geraint overcomes the issues

of limited light and shallow depth of field

by using flash, and shooting multiple

frames of a subject to blend together

All images © Geraint Radford

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