Light tents are a great way to get that perfect shot for reverse lens macro photography.  Most of the time you end up with the lens so close to the subject and you just can’t get enough light in there with a flash or even a bounce.  I desided to do a small round up [...]

motleypixel.com has a great DIY macro lighting tutorial video up on youtube using a beer can, and some foam packaging and a milk jug. Not a bad idea to get the light diffused for Reverse Macro Lens Photography in a studio setting.  He shows some sample shots in the video between a flash, no [...]

Well Speaking of remote shutter releases…
There was an article on Digital Photography School where the author created a remote shutter release using a doorbell system.

It is a pretty interesting concept, and a fairly clean setup.  The tutorial goes into detail on how to on how to build your own.
Please check out the author’s flickr photo [...]

A Remote Shutter Release is almost a requirement for studio macro photography. I would also argue that it is a necessity for reverse lens macro photography.  A remote shutter release is a device usually attached via a wire or done over radio that allows a photographer to remotely release the shutter there by stopping [...]

First of all lets just answer the question:
“What is an Extension Tube, and why do I want one?”
Basically an extension tube moves your lens away from the camera sensor to close the focus creating better magnification.  If you would like to know more I would suggest reading: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extension_tube
Typical Looking Extension Tube:

Since Reverse Macro Lens Photography [...]