http://blog.gregdisch.com Arkansas Photography Workshops Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:00:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://blog.gregdisch.com/2011/08/23/macro-photography-class/ http://blog.gregdisch.com/2011/08/23/macro-photography-class/#comments Tue, 23 Aug 2011 18:04:36 +0000 gdisch http://blog.gregdisch.com/?p=3575     October 8 2011 Discover a New World for your photography or close-up photography will let you see the world in a new and unique way. By moving in close we can see detail and perspective which we are unable to se... 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