Freelensing Macro Photography | Des Moines

I read about doing freelensing to turn a normal lens into a macro lens the other day by holding a lens in reverse in front of your camera. Since it’s a cold night here in Des Moines I thought why not give it a try. Turns out it’s hard to pull off but the results are different looking […]

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Blue Rings | Des Moines

Here is a fun photo I took of a painting I did with our kids for Mother’s Day. This is just a small part of a 2×4 foot canvas.

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Blue Bokeh | Des Moines

I’m thinking of making this a series of 5 photos. However the photo from day 2 doesn’t quite match the latest two. However I don’t have an immediate idea of where I can locate the 3 colors I want to add with these so it may not be finished for a little while. Tonight’s the […]

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Green Bokeh | Des Moines

Exploring more bokeh with day 3 of this year long photo project. Until the weather gets a little warmer here in Iowa there may be more abstract photos coming out of this then I had planned.   Stay warm Iowa! – Alex McGinnis

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Red Dust | Des Moines

This one was actually an accident. I was getting ready to take a photo of something else and my flash was catching the dust in the air. It was so cool I decided to wait and shoot my subject another day and focus on this one… bokeh via dust.  

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Mortar And Pestle | Des Moines

This is the awesome mortar and pestle I got for Christmas. On a cold day like today I had to find something around the house in Des Moines to use as my first photo of this project and this caught my eye.  

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