Flashes KILL Your Macro Photography Learning 

Just curious, in the second subject you did the preliminary work in PS but then went to LR for final adjustments. Why not just stay in PS? Is there a creative reason to make that move? Thanks!

I use natural light, sometimes static lights but mostly with a very well diffused flash and stack either by hand or in-camera on a tripod. My favourite is well diffused flash then control the background light with exposure time.

Another great lesson. Your tips&trics are very helpful. Thank You!

Great video. I do alot of this type of photography. With flash there are options for defusers and off camera flash that make a better photo.

Thank you for your tips! Really made me think about lighting with when shooting macro! I'm curious about the articulating arms you used on the Lumecubes, as they look very handy!

Great information. I really like the details brought out using continuous lighting.

Merci pour les trucs Daniel. Thanks for sharing

Nice video. Really turned out well. I really have been trying to move in to the flash space and stacking, but my R5 will not shoot flash with focus stacking. I have been using my olympus. I have the Godox MF12, 3 of them in total. What I like is they work with focus stacking on Olympus. Also with 3 flashes you can do what you are doing but you can easily gel the flashes with different colors so you can get different light combinations. I do think continuous light like you are using are easier because what you see is what you get, but multiple flashes give you more power/options

Thanks. I loved both images.

Controversial "click bait" title, Daniel -- uncharacteristically "violent" for Canadian😀, but sure to get lots of comments. Great practical tips and instructive techniques on building up a composition. Would never think to stick the flexible arm in the ground. Learned lighting principles from studio shots in general can also be applied to macro. Vid overlooks (somewhat unfairly, IMO) flash modifiers that have their function in macro -- particularly built-in modeling lights, diffusers, gels, snoots, zooms, slave flash units, etc. A mention would have been warranted, although I take it you wanted to address beginners. Yes, we have to "chimp" flash shots in trial and error method, but that doesn't take much effort or time. I'm firmly in the tripod camp, but some folks get amazing macro results using diffused camera-mounted flash bursts while hand-holding their rigs and slightly moving to and from subject (including flying insects). Re focus stacking: what's your opinion of using focusing rails, where camera and lens move in relation to fixed subject? Some manual focus macro lenses require moving camera or subject to attain focus. Compare with minor focus adjustments on the macro lens focus ring. Ever use in-camera focus bracketing? BTW, the "final shot" comparison was an unfair "set-up" if there ever was one -- nice😂. Cheers!

That's great, and I commend you for your enthusiasm.

I Love micro photography and thanks for sharing this knowledge

Very informative! Thank You 😊

Your photos really stand out with this technique, compare to a flash. I love macro and you motivated me to try this!

Really useful tips. Thank you.

Hi thank you for the video, I am just getting into macro photography and I was going to purchase a ring flash but not now. Thanks again.

Love this ❤❤❤😮❤❤❤

Thank for the tips my friend❤🙏😇

Beautiful pics, ty

First time I come across your channel. You just got a new sub. Not to mention that I love the fact that you hired George St-Pierre as voice actor for your narration!

Genial and great thanks!

I watched a video of a macro photography teacher and learned that flashing lights can interfere with learning macro photography. Through the video, I would like to learn techniques to reduce the depth of field and do my best to express the delicate texture of flower petals and the fine fur of insects The light has already been purchased.

Great images and tips 🙂👍

The 2nd image is much better unlike the 1st one a little bit blowned out.

Thanks for sharing

Great info, thank you.

Muito bom ! 📷👍

Great photo at the end, albeit you seem to have used a bare flash (likely on camera flash) without trying to mimic your light arrangement of the LED lights. That seems a bit unfair and biased to me. You can get the same final shot using flash if you apply the same steps and editing, only downside would be triggering the flash units (slave mode makes it simple) and the lack of lighting preview. It seem like a very intentional bad representation of the other method and its viability. Criticism aside, I liked your workflow and your approach when setting up the scene and the lights. I will try my hands at using continuous lights next time I go out for a macro walk.

Merci!

😊 Great ..

Thank you so much for this detailed video. 90 second is too fast for my brain 😅

Valuable lessons. Will you please write down names of lights you have been using. Also if possible, from where to get them. Thanks.

Hello, I really admire your macro photography works and I am also learning from you. Could you tell me the brand and model of the lamp you use? Thank you!

thank you for the information - I like to know why you did not use the soft box or the diffuser - it is not convenient to macrophotographs. thank you

You can recommend types of lamps for macro photography in your next video?

The Photo with continuous light is the best - no doubt.

Нравится съемка, у нас эндемики, мхи, лишайники красиво цветут, все цвета рвдуги, очень ярко.

Wothing your videos Davies, learning 😁

hello excellent video but at what time of day do you take your photos because the ambient light should not be intense, thank you for your answer bonjour excellente video mais a quelle heure de la journée faites vous vos photos car la lumiere ambiante ne doit pas etre intense, merci pour votre reponse

The second photo with continuous light is better.

Do you find a difference personally between M43 macro photogoraphy and like using your Canon R5? Like, if you had to use OM-1 for now, would like like it, or hate.. for something (like image quality)?

My dream

love ur content. Does the mobile phone can be like you?

What’s the name of that stick attached to your mini light? I like that it’s not a full mini tripod.

What color balance do you use?

Where did you buy your macro flash? thank you

Привет из России!!! вы делаете нереальную красоту, уважаю👍

I support you Daniel🖖🏻

even twice😂 youtube showed me your shorts🎉🎉🎉

What articulated arm you are using ?

support

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Prefer continuous light one.

continues light of curse

Sorry Daniel 😊

Not impressed. The images of the Forget-me-nots look so false - more like they've been taken in a studio than in the wild! I've been photographing wild flowers for over 40 years and I always use balanced flash with daylight to add just a little brightness to the subject while at the same time slightly under-exposing the background but without that false look that you achieve!