MACRO FILMMAKING | How I film Product Shots!

This year I endeavored on how I can improve the quality of product shots as they became more and more regular on my channel. In this video we will explore what gear and tools you require to achieve professional looking product shots that you can use a b-roll for your videos or stand alone commercials. And to give it this extra touch through a macro lens.
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[@850Tech]

Moral of the Story " Macro Videography is Expensive " 😂😂

[@ryanjacobson505]

The content of this video is exactly what I’ve been searching for to learn more about macro videography! Thank you for sharing your experience and perspective. You’ve given me a lot of good information to think about. Great work!

[@Joey_Helms]

Thanks a lot! 🤙 Happy to hear it's been helpful :)

[@1solorainforest]

WOW !!! love the laowa shot.... i do macro in the wild and my mind is running wild with what i can do with that.... great video!

[@Joey_Helms]

Thanks so much!

[@nailivore]

Great video! I'm starting to understand a little bit more about macro, thanks to you. I do struggle with what settings I should use on my camera, though. I have a ZV-E10 and just bought the 30mm F3.5 lens, but I can't really understand what I need to change to make it look better. Do you have a video explaining macro settings for recording, or any tips?

[@iamandreja]

00:01 I don't like coffee either but I LOVE the smell. And coffee candies as well :D

[@Joey_Helms]

🤙

[@WorkingViews]

i need need need all of it. very cool. thank you for the tips!

[@Joey_Helms]

Any time! :)

[@adamfarkas7069]

Thanks for the tips. Unfortunately, the Slypod comes with the MOZA app which is catastrophically bad.

[@hazandthej]

Great tutorial, a lot of it really applies to renders too

[@Joey_Helms]

Thanks a lot Harry;

[@modernmusicstudio303]

This is a really awesome video!

[@idahofallsmagazine3691]

Nice slypod review. Let us know when you do a video on how to film product shots.

[@punctdaniel]

So you have the probe lens, an a7 III, a manual slider, an aperture 120D, and the mini light from the aperture. What else would you get to have a solid starting gear for product/macro videography? :)

[@Joey_Helms]

That's a great starting point. Possibly a lazy Susan would be helpful to add more motion to it and you can get them for fairly sheep.

[@punctdaniel]

@@Joey_Helms thanks so much! Do you find it bad to do free demos for brands and send them what you can do with their products in order to get leads? I am just starting out as an aspiring videographer, hope you don't mind the question..

[@Joey_Helms]

You gotta start somewhere right? If anything it's a great training ground to polish your skills and show your vision :)

[@jayros_parker]

Awesome thanks bro

[@justdoit3379]

awesome!

[@Joey_Helms]

Thanks so much

[@nogluelashlift]

awesome video! could you please recommend a lens and set up for macro videos of the human eye? My wife is in the beauty businesses and needs to make some training videos. Thank you Sir!

[@Joey_Helms]

Thanks! What camera are you shooting with?

[@nogluelashlift]

@@Joey_Helms canon ti3! Thanks!

[@Geekygordon]

Thank you for the good video, I am going to try bugs when I get home in October.

[@sluxbalboa]

Laowa lens is too expensive.
Isn't there a cheaper solution?
I would like to film a drop sliding on the glass in slow motion.

[@Joey_Helms]

Just try a fast macro lens. The Laowa Probelens is way too slow for a slow Mo shot anyways unless you have super strong lights.

[@stephansmokov4952]

Hey Joey, how you keep the focus on the subject while using the slider? I'm trying to use auto-focus but I'm getting awful results as it keeps trying to find the focus and don't lock it at the subject.

[@mrbuttion]

Is there anything that would help macro and phone recording?

[@EDWARDTHEEAUTHOR]

Grab that laowa 100mm 2.8 macro 2:1 sharper than the canon version

[@Ghassan.albalushi]

Very informative video exactly what I needed. I just received my Laowa 24mm lens and was on a hunt for a motorized slider to pair it with the lens. The Moza Slypod was on the list but unfortunately a lot of complained about the micro jitters you get from it. Any other options you recommend me to go for?

[@Joey_Helms]

thanks! I have been using the Edelkrone SliderOne for most shots with the Laowa which works out just fine without those kind of macro shots

[@Ghassan.albalushi]

Joey Helms looking into the Edelkrone as well seems like a solid option. The Slypod E was recently released as well apparently it performs better than the older Slypod.

[@Joey_Helms]

Have the Slypod E in my mailbox, hope to try it next week. Check in then ;)

[@socot97]

I am interested to hear thoughts on this as well. I ended up returning both the Edelkrone SliderOne and the Rhino Arc II because of micro jitters as well as odd movements while trying to do parallax moves.

[@WatchCataVlog]

Great information, been watching your videos for awhile, and I m starting a watch channel too, now the biggest challenge for me is the turntable, under Macro the turntable is not 100% smooth.....

[@Joey_Helms]

yeah getting smooth shots in the macro world is incredibly tricky, luck and stabilisation in post also play a role ;)

[@WatchCataVlog]

@@Joey_Helms yeah, feel free to visit my channels and see how you think.

[@pgtips4240]

Could you not just use a post process stabiliser in your software to remove shakes from your slider? The shaking did not look very bad at all from what I could see, this would be a piece of cake to perfectly stabilise in post.

[@Joey_Helms]

Yes in many cases it works. However if you have rolling shutter movement it all can look wabbly real fast.

[@jd5787]

Hi! Any idea on a substitute for the Laowa probe? Any macro lens could work for macro shots? (focal length?) thank you

[@ricasalsa]

Great video mate ! Where did you get the green focus gears for the lens ?

[@Joey_Helms]

Thanks!!! I 3D printed myself. Found the CAT file online.

[@Jambo1999]

I look for tips on macro video, but getting tired of posts about the Laowa. Its a very impractical lens for any work outside the studio.

[@tabeabussmann]

No…just get creative

[@marekwinski8854]

Great informative video! Keep it going! Do not get those dislikes. Stupid people.

[@Joey_Helms]

Thanks a mill! And I definitely do not get discouraged by a few dislikes. It's an interesting indicator though.

[@ulissesbruno3859]

what equipment? is it possible with an iphone 11 pro max to shoot small things like 5 to 8 mm ????

[@jungbrunnproductions]

4:19 what kind of gear extension ring do you use for optimization of your focus pulling game with the probe lens?

[@Joey_Helms]

We 3d printed it ourself . CATs are somewhere online

[@anything7087]

What about tik tok user” object” insane macro videos what cam and lens it use?

[@mehul3028]

1:46 Thats what she said

[@macroworld8khdr671]

nice one :P

[@guerrerosdigitales]

What F stop?

[@Joey_Helms]

F22-40 😂

[@tshegofatsoditshego3952]

Would you kindly share the inside bottle shot with me 😊??

[@SerotoninDrive]

No

[@iamandreja]

That's a silly demand :D

[@TheCannabisConnoisseur]

Thanks for the great video and information. I have been using macro filmmaking to create a diary of the different cannabis I have been trying. Check me out

[@Mvideosss]

)))

[@AlexandruKK92]