How to Light Your Macro Photos and Get Sharper Images

When you think about macro images, we often imagine those really, really detailed close up photos. As long as there is good lighting, it's simple to do with focus stacking or even just stopping the lens down with enough light in the scene. Many photographers on their spare time adore the meditative act of fixating on an object and photographing it to get every single detail of the subject. These objects are typically small toys, food, insects, plants, etc. It's fun and requires the photographer ...