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Article

Photographing Floating Flies

May 22. 2024
Surface Getting a decent macro image of a dry fly sitting on water is one of the hardest shots to pull off
Learn more here
Article

Doing a Step-By-Step

Sep 22. 2023
Photography This article teaches you how to do a proper series of step-by-step photos of a fly pattern being tied - also known as an SBS.
Good advice is found here
Review

FISK - scaled-up

Sep 10. 2023
Larger This book features some stunning images of fish! It’s a Danish book, but I think it deserves some attention here anyway
Review

Imaging Imitations

Feb 14. 2023
Photography Want to take stylish fly photos? This book will go through all the gear, accessories and methods that author Nick Thomas uses.
Article

The Fish’s View

Feb 8. 2023
We, wet, wet Why go to the trouble of photographing a fly that is soaking wet? Well, in many cases it can dramatically alter the appearance of the imitation.
Read more here
Video

Fly Tying Videos. Which camera should I buy?

May 27. 2022
Are you thinking about getting into fly tying videos? Don't wait, start now! When it comes to cameras, you have TONS of options, and this video shares a few I've used over the years.
Article

Big Flies Photo Gadget

Feb 24. 2022
Light I have covered lighting flies for photography in various articles, and mentioned Siberian Ramil Yamaliev’s gadgets before. Here’s another one.
See the review here
Video

Scaled-Up

Dec 9. 2020
The story of the Fish Scaled Up project told by Søren Skarby.
Article

Fish Scaled Up

Dec 8. 2020
Large Danish fly angler and professional photographer Søren Skarby got an idea: to photograph fish like they'd never been photographed before
More here
Review

The Atlantic Salmon Fly

Jan 9. 2020
Art Why review a 30-year old book? Well, because it's a great book that deserves some attention.
Blog entry

Flies Photo Gadget v2.0

Aug 30. 2019
Russian Ramil Yamaliev has upgraded his fly photo ringlight, and improved its performance significantly
Article

Today’s Fly

Aug 20. 2019
Stored Over the years I have collected a ton of flies, tied by all kinds of tyers. I have started publishing pictures of of these flies.
Read the intro here
Article

Flies Photo Gadget

Jun 17. 2019
Photography This 3D-printed contraption is a fly holder with built in light designed for fly photography.
Read a review here.
Blog entry

Flies for a friend

Jan 20. 2019
A good friend offered me a macro flash he didn't use any more in exchange for a handful of flies
Video

Natural Beauty

Nov 23. 2018
Fly tying photo essay. Fly tying materials look up close. In this little film we explore the beauty and magic of some of the materials used in flies for trout, steelhead, salmon and sea trout.

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