Macro at home: Advanced lighting, focus stacking and Photoshop tips
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- Опубліковано 1 жов 2024
- In this week's video I show some techniques for more advanced lighting and focus stacking for macro photos you can try out at home. Using multiple lights and bouncing light as I do here is something I use more for product photography (like the ring I shoot today) but the same principles can apply to macro photography when you're out and about or taking macro photographs at home.
I show how I balance multiple lights, how I combine exposures and how I focus stack my shot in Lightroom and Photoshop.
The ring I shot was a recent purchase I made from Flinn & Steel in Sheffield: www.flinnandst... -- absolutely no affiliation or partnership here, I just they're excellent rings and I'm really pleased with my new one.
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This was such a great learning video. Thank you. I saved this one. I learn so much watching the videos where you show us how you use Photoshop. I truly had no idea how much the program is capable of doing. It seems every video is an “ah-HA” moment. Another great macro lesson. 🙂
Thanks so much, Tamara!
25 mins of absolute gold. Thank you
Quality tutorial, Andrew - concept to final edits.👍 Will adapt these techniques, for sure. Vid sub-title: “Sir Andrew, Lord of the Ring”. Slate reminds of Rock of Gibraltar. How long did it take you (iterations) to settle on a final composition? That phase could be the most challenging, IMO.
(Isn’t it strange how moms know just the right time to call?😁) Cheers!
Thanks Paul! Not a huge time spent in setting up the composition as I had the idea pretty firmly in my head beforehand and it's a relatively simple shot. I did a couple of practice runs to make sure it actually looked like I wanted so I suppose I maybe spent a few hours on it before I started filming. Some shots can take way longer though!
This was a awesome video because it demonstrated #1 A interesting macro subject. #2 A very explicate demonstration of lighting. #3 A nice tutorial on Photoshop. and #4 The video was nice and concise. Overall I really enjoyed the total learning experience. WELL DONE!!
Thanks so much, Paul!
Thanks Andrew. I am a jewellery designer who just invested in a sigma macro 105mm lens for my 90D. Your tutorials are very helpful with a lot of helpful information re lighting & tips for macro. Thanks for producing such amazing content. I need to save up for some godox lighting! Thank you😊
Thanks so much for watching and good luck with your own macro work!
I never have thought of blending different lighting modes - that works out really well.
Thank you for this great tutorial.
Thanks for watching, Simon!
Awesome!! I learned so much in 24 minutes!! Thank you for this, I’ll definitely subscribe and view your other content.
Now, I would've never thought you were from Sheffield! You do surprise me! That's not a Sheffield accent tha's got there? 🤨😄😄
Well Rotherham technically, but yknow,Sheffield adjacent I suppose. Accent has softened somewhat over the years!
Brilliant video - thanks for sharing
Awesome!! I learned so much in 24 minutes!! Thank you for this, I’ll definitely subscribe and view your other content.
Thanks so much Rodney, I really appreciate that!
i going to pay for Helicon. Photoshop takes FOREVER to blend the stack
I bought a one year to start with but next time I will go for lifetime. (want to try make good result images from microscope too)
Your first light is worth more than my camera
Excellent practice.. 👍😎🇺🇸
Some great tips there Andrew and I love your ring. Have you worn it yet? Thanks for the tutorial.
Thanks Chris! I tried it on to check it fits!
My favorite toys as a kid were those tiny race cars with fine details you had to get up close to see. They were called Macromachines, wait no they weren't called Macromachines, they were called MICROMACHINES.
This is superb, “tricks of the trade”. I will definitely keep this video. Thank you so much.
Thanks Robert!
Always enjoy the videos and always pick up some tips, Andrew. Great stuff. Thank you.👍
Thank you, David!
try that with reflective rings
Nice video! Hey Andrew, can you please recommend a lens for me? I'm shooting with a Canon Rebel T7 with a kit lens and don't have enough working distance to get up close to my artwork. Imagine taking a photo of a flat circuit board full of details and pushing the minimum focus distance of 10". I can't get in close enough to capture a full frame photo without cropping the image and then I lose my pixels. I need to get "big ass prints" made up from my images. Can you or anyone out there assist please? I don't want to buy another camera but I will spend the money for another lens. Thank you.
Great knowledge sharing video on a 'camera trick', Andrew. Excellent tips on gravity defying subject selection idea, on creative lighting control & photoshop editing. Thanks
Good video. To help viewers get familiar with Photoshop, you could show what you are clicking on with a little more clarity!!!
Hey Andrew, i had a question hoping you can help.
So i am new and wondering how you can see the ring and everything lit up when looking at your screen but then when you take the photo its black? I have a sony A7r3 and pretty much what i see on screen is what I get when i snap the picture
I like the combination of showing techniques and showing what you "value" in a photo. And since I do mostly nature photography, I really liked the concept of using indoor shots as rehearsals for field work. Thanks so much!
Thanks so much for watching, glad you found it helpful!
This is fantastic! So many great tips, especially around the lighting setup, I never thought to start with a black frame.
Interesting! Thanks
Brilliant and very clear step by step explanations, from a to z. Thank you very much, Andrew. You made me subscribe 🙂
My precious.....
Absolutely a great macro video from A-Z. Keep'em coming.
Thanks so much, Alonzo!
Great Video!
Excellent!
Really enjoyed this video,lovely image you finished of really cool.
Great video, i enjoyed every minute...covers everything and you are an excellent instructor.
It was super as always, i go to practice, thank you for your work!
Thank you!
Thanks for this 🙏 Many good tips for us to use. 👌
Thanks for watching!
A lot of good stuff there Andrew, thank you for all that info.
Thank you for watching, Warren!
Another great video, thanks Andrew 👍
Thanks Mike!
Excellent tutorial - many thanks
Amazing work, thank you!
Thanks for watching!
Brilliant, I learned a lot . Thank you
One ring to rule them all
(Didn't know Mordor was in Sheffield).
such a cool photo! nice video !
Excellent, Thanks.
very nice tutorial
Thanks for watching, Chris
I so wish I had time to spend more time on here with you excellent tutorial on micro photography I don’t really do much flash photography something I should try and get into like everything else is having a time thank you for sharing this excellent tutorial Andrew all the best from Andy
Thanks Andy, flash photography can seem like a big learning curve, but once you get into it you'll find you're able to create some really interesting shots quite quickly and it becomes really fun in trying new techniques. Good luck!
awesome work,sub done
Thank you!!!