Mike Moats:
Creative Ways to Photograph Flowers
Thursday, January 15, 2025
Lake House, 2319 Seabrook Island Rd, Seabrook Island
Time: 6:15 – 8:15 pm
Refreshments 6:15 pm
Announcements 6:45 pm
Presentation 7:00 pm
Cost: Free for SIPC Members
$5 for SI Birders Members
First-time guests free.
Access: Non-residents, please email seabrookislandphotographyclub22@gmail.com to arrange a gate pass.
Mike Moats is an international award-winning full-time pro macro photographer from Michigan. He is a Tamron Image Master, Vanguard Pro, and his articles and images have been published in many photo magazines for over 20 years. He has a Macro Photo Club online with over 2,800 members, from 29 countries. Mike teaches workshops and speaks at photo conferences throughout the US.
Mike first presented to SIPC on April 17, 2025. In this Zoom Macro session with SIPC, he will cover:
• equipment and setup
• soft focus vs everything in focus
• filling the frame
• water drop flower refraction
• shooting through subjects
• creating and working with backgrounds and using natural backgrounds
• finding character
• flower backsides and backlighting
• focus stacking
• tight aperture diffraction
• working with silk flowers or dried / dead flowers.
Even if you’ve never dabbled in Macro photography, Mike’s talk will give you the foundations to help you capture the beauty in the tiny details of the colorful blooms all around us. This presentation will appeal to photographers of all skill levels. We hope you can join us on January 15.
-Submitted by Jeff Davis for Seabrook Island Photography Club
(Images credit: Mike Moats)