Photographer Alexey Kljatov has taken some truly awesome photographs of snowflakes using a homemade macro rig which he has created using a inexpensive 44M-5 Helios lens and a Canon Powershot A650.

There are a billion ways to get the right shot. Most of them, pros will tell you, involve taking a huge amount of pictures. Macro shots of in-flight insects are no exception — I don’t know if you’ve ...

Macro photography doesn’t have to drain your wallet — with a few clever tools and techniques, you can capture the tiny world in stunning detail. From using vintage lenses and extension tubes to DIY ...