Book a lesson directly, take the Macro Photography Skills Assessment, or send me one photograph for a complimentary personal image diagnostic.
Whichever route you choose, the aim is the same: identify the most useful next step, work on your own photography and avoid paying for teaching you do not need.
You do not have to take an assessment before booking, and you do not have to know the technical name of the problem before asking for help. Start with whichever route makes the most sense to you.
If the problem is clear — lighting, stacking, specimen preparation, editing, field technique or another defined area — go straight to the booking form.
Take the 30-question Macro Photography Skills Assessment. It compares your goals and workflow with applied technical questions and builds an education-first result.
Send me one macro photograph for a personal image diagnostic. I’ll identify the most useful thing I would work on first and give you one practical next step.
The assessment uses 26 core questions followed by four questions selected from your earlier answers. It looks at your goals and workflow, but your demonstrated technical decisions carry the weight — not how confident you say you feel.
There is no pass or fail. You may be given a focused learning priority, a connected lesson pathway, or told that no essential structured lesson is indicated for the evidence you provided.
Send me one macro photograph. I’ll personally identify the most useful thing to work on next, explain why it matters, give you one practical thing to try, and tell you honestly whether a lesson would help.
Thank you, . I’ll personally review it and send the diagnostic to .
I normally reply within 2–3 working days.
Your photograph will not be published or shared. The stored image file is scheduled for deletion 30 days after I send the review.
Whether you arrive through the assessment, an image diagnostic or direct booking, the principle is the same: use the smallest amount of teaching that makes educational sense for the result you want.
Best when one clearly defined issue is holding you back and the supporting skills are already reasonably secure.
Best when two skills are connected, or when the problem you want to solve depends on one earlier skill being addressed first.
Four connected sessions for photographers whose goal requires improvement across several stages of the same workflow.
The diagnostic is mapped to a structured curriculum rather than a loose list of lesson topics. You may need one area, several connected areas, or a longer development pathway.
Magnification, working distance, depth of field, exposure, focus, sharpness and making sensible equipment choices around the subjects you actually want to photograph.
Move beyond chance encounters. Learn fieldcraft, habitat and behaviour, field lighting, focus placement, working distance, composition and live-subject technique.
Focus-plane coverage, step size, rails and physical setup, repeatable lighting, reflections, white balance and deliberate black, grey, white or coloured backgrounds.
Live insects are approached through behaviour, temporary environment and welfare. Preserved specimens require inspection, cleaning, relaxing, positioning, pinning and mounting. These are alternatives, not compulsory consecutive lessons.
Learn to distinguish capture problems from rendering problems, work with source frames, deal with halos and difficult edge interactions, then take the completed image through colour, cleanup, background refinement, sharpening and output.
The starting route can be different, but the teaching principle is the same: identify the problem, work on your own photography, practise, then refine.
Book directly if the problem is already clear, use the assessment if it is not, or send one photograph if you want me to look at the evidence itself. The objective is to understand what will make the greatest difference before teaching begins.
The session is live and one-to-one. We can discuss your equipment, review your images, examine failed attempts and work through the decisions relevant to your own subjects.
With two or four sessions, you apply the first lesson, make new work and return with real results. The next session can then refine what actually happened rather than simply adding more theory.
I am Eduard Florin Niga, author and photographer of Ants: Workers of the World. My specialist macro work has developed through more than a decade of photographing insects at extreme scale, while my teaching background spans 15 years.
The purpose of these sessions is not to make your photography look like mine. It is to help you understand why your own workflow behaves the way it does, make better decisions and become less dependent on trial and error.
Photographers around the world have used these sessions to improve technique, workflow and confidence.
“Eduard is a talented educator and macro photographer. His lessons are clear, practical and inspiring.”Salvador Vitanza, Ph.D.Arizona, USA
“I improved my lighting and post-production skills dramatically. Worth every minute.”Terry TurnerFordingbridge, UK
“His visual illustrations make complex topics easy to understand. Highly recommended.”Antony G. Raj, Ph.D.United Arab Emirates
“Hands-on equipment testing and advice that changed my approach completely. A game-changer.”Ewelina OszustLondon, UK
“His packages are personalised, his information clear and useful, and his lessons tailored to our needs.”Tine & Jean-Pierre Vercruysse-HermanBelgium
“His clear recommendations saved me time and money. I learned more in a few hours than months of trial and error.”Bob DammsCambridge, UK
“One of the best learning experiences I’ve had—engaging, inspiring and full of practical knowledge.”Dr Sundus Zahid, Ph.D.Pakistan
“The specimen preparation lesson was detailed, inspiring and worth every penny.”Tine HermanBelgium
“The lesson was pertinent and inspiring. I look forward to deeper technical discussions.”Robert ChiavariniPortland, Oregon, USA
“A comprehensive, detailed and engaging course from a master of insect photography.”Marius F.London, UK
If you completed the skills assessment, your recommended package will already be selected and your assessment information will travel with the booking. If a personal image diagnostic recommended a lesson, choose that lesson or pathway in the booking form. If you already knew what you needed, book directly. Payment is requested only after the appointment has been reviewed and approved.
Your assessment is attached to this booking request, so you do not need to repeat your experience, goals or learning priorities below.
Request a 90-minute lesson time. Nothing is charged until Eduard confirms the appointment.
No. If you already know exactly what you want to work on, book directly. The assessment is for photographers who want help identifying the most useful starting point.
You send one macro photograph and I review it personally. I identify what is working, the first issue I would address, why it matters and one practical thing to try. If a lesson would genuinely help, I can recommend the most relevant one.
Each photographer can use one complimentary image review every 30 days. There are 10 complimentary review places available each week, and the live availability is shown on the page.
Your image remains your property. It is used only to provide the requested review and is not published, shared, licensed, advertised or used as teaching material without separate permission. The stored image file is scheduled for deletion 30 days after the review is sent.
Each private session is 90 minutes. The two-session and four-session options are separate 90-minute appointments rather than one long block.
The lessons are live and online through Microsoft Teams, allowing us to discuss images, equipment, workflow and technical problems in real time.
Request your preferred time first. Payment is requested only after the appointment has been reviewed and approved.
The gap is intentional. You need time to apply the first session, make new photographs or stacks and discover what happens in your own workflow before we move to the next stage.
Yes. That is one of the main advantages of one-to-one teaching. Your current photographs, setup, subjects and technical problems can form the basis of the session.
Yes. The limit applies to each photographer, not to a household or internet connection. Each person can use one complimentary image review every 30 days, subject to the weekly availability.
If the lesson you need is clear, book it. If you are unsure where the gap is, take the assessment. If you would rather start with an actual photograph, send me one for a personal image diagnostic.