Contents

5 Contributors

Editor's Letter

8 Macro Photography: A Portfolio
Macro photography releases convention to embrace color and shape in abstract and exciting ways.
By David Rivas

24 Macro Photography: A Departure
Using an 8 X 10 camera to capture detail and depth in macro photography.
By Jim Galli

32 To See the World in a Drop of Rain
An interview with Edwin Brosens, award winning macro photographer from the Netherlands.
By Hans Van Der Est

48 An Unusual Printing
We get inside Roberts head. Literally.
By Robert Hall

54 BTZS, Macro/Close-Up Photography and More
Using the Beyond the Zone System to take macro photos and why the palm pilot can be a photographers best friend.
By Fred Newman

58 Appreciating the Details
Photography can help you find life and share it with others. One woman's story about becoming a professional photographer.
By Lori Grimmet

62 How-To: Macro Photography
A discussion of tools and techniques.
By Tim Edberg

70 Do It Yourself
Who needs expensive equipment? Head over to your local convenience store and pick up your next extension tube!
By Allen Russell

73 Humor
What does it really mean to be macro? And how can hotdogs help...or hinder?
By Agnes Wesses