10%

up close & personal

featuring the best of my students' imagery from the 14 day macro challenge

By Tineke Ziemer

December 3^rd, 2019

what we've been up to

Macro photography is intense, challenging, complicated, tedious and INCREDIBLE! I joined up with 13 other artists to teach them close-up photography. We had a day-long workshop to learn the necessary skills and get set up with the right equipment. Then we dove into a 14 day photo challenge that allowed everyone to practice their new skills in a wide variety of ways.

I'd like to share some of the exciting images that were created by the students. I am so impressed with the heights they pushed themselves to and the successes they had in just two weeks. Keep in mind, they only had one day for each of these projects!

If you are interested in participating in our next macro program, please let me know.

#1 - mix things up

"Galaxy" by Michelle Taylor
"Let the Sun Shine In" by Christine Halls
"Good Morning World" by Jodi Duncan

up close & personal

up close & personal

up close & personal

#2 - office supplies

"Reflective Writing" by Christine Halls
"Transparent but Effective" by Laureen Witzke
"Untitled" by Nancy Lilienweiss

up close & personal

up close & personal

up close & personal

#3 - Vehicles

"Tunes for the Road" by Kathy Harms
"Bump in the Road" by Jodi Duncan
"Multifaceted" by Tracey Hackler
"Layers of ICBC" by Laureen Witzke

up close & personal

up close & personal

up close & personal

up close & personal

#4 - food

"Untitled" by Amber Guldbransen
"Breakfast of Champions" by Jodi Duncan
"I Seed You" by Shannon Stevens

up close & personal

up close & personal

up close & personal

#5 - back to nature

"In Hiding" by Michal Fedels
"Under the Surface" by Kayla O'Flynn
"Leaves of Time" by Shannon Stevens
"Worn" by Michelle Taylor

up close & personal

up close & personal

up close & personal

up close & personal

#6 - refraction photography

"Listen to the Sounds of Silence" by Kathy Philbrook
"Clockwork Yellow" by Christine Halls
"I'm Dreaming of a Flower" by Kathy Harms
"Untitled" by Amber Guldbransen
"Against the Flow" by Michal Fedeles
"Vibrant" by Patrice Karey

up close & personal

up close & personal

up close & personal

up close & personal

up close & personal

up close & personal

#7 - Painterly appearance

"Emerge" by Patrice Karey
"Growing Through the Thorns" by Kayla O'Flynn
"Silk" by Michal Fedeles

up close & personal

up close & personal

up close & personal

#8 - guess what it is

Toothpicks by Kathy Philbrook
Can opener by Christine Halls
"Perspective is Everything" by Michal Fedeles (a watch)

up close & personal

up close & personal

up close & personal

#9 - the human body

"Stark Reality" by Patrice Karey
"Step Up" by Kathy Harms
"The Mustache" by Tracey Hackler

up close & personal

up close & personal

up close & personal

#10 - reflections

"Music Notes" by Michelle Taylor
"November Flower" by Tracey Hackler
"Double the Rainbow" by Shannon Stevens
"Porous Pendant" by Laureen Witzke
"Untitled" by Nancy Lilienweiss

up close & personal

up close & personal

up close & personal

up close & personal

up close & personal

#11 - finding the best backdrop

"How Do You See the World?" by Kathy Harms
"Disco Panda" by Christine Halls
"Slip Sliden Away" by Kathy Philbrook
"The Time it Takes to Ride the Waves" by Michelle Taylor

up close & personal

up close & personal

up close & personal

up close & personal

#12 - one shot only

"Frosty" by Amber Guldbransen
"Explorer" by Michal Fedeles
"Untitled" by Nancy Lilienweiss
"Mother Nature's Blanket" by Kayla O'Flynn

up close & personal

up close & personal

up close & personal

up close & personal

#13 - toy story

"Morning Breath" by Kathy Harms
"Rock Climb" by Kayla O'Flynn
"Friends Playing the Nintendo Switch" by Michelle Taylor
"Spritely" by Patrice Karey
"Race Day at the Track" by Jodi Duncan

up close & personal

up close & personal

up close & personal

up close & personal

up close & personal

#14 - Bubbles

"Winter Bubble" by Tracey Hackler
"Linked" by Kathy Philbrook
"Livin the Frozen Dream" by Kayla O'Flynn
"Party Time" by Kathy Harms

up close & personal

up close & personal

up close & personal

up close & personal

bonus round - winter

by Patrice Karey
by Christine Halls
by Kathy Philbrook

up close & personal

up close & personal

up close & personal

Footnotes

Copyright for all photos remains with the original artist

FootNotes

Copyright for all photos remains with the original artist

© 2026 Tineke Ziemer

Photographer's Buffet

See the results of this 30-day online photography course

The Lost Castle

And the 55km trek I took to find it

Spencer Asks Bethany to Marry Him

by Buchanan Castle

Hidden Castles and Holy Isles

Highlights of Scotland from Autumn 2021

Beautiful photography from 14 Canadian photographers and the images from the UK that inspired them

Story Told With

Start publishing stories like this

Loading, please hold on.