How to photograph butterflies - Macro Photography Tutorial (Equipment, Focus stacking, etc.) 

Thanks Fabian. Love your work!

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A tutorial on photo stacking would be great!

Nice video

Would be cool to see your process for focus stacking in photoshop.

Nice video I use both the R5 and R7 with the canon RF 100mm-500mm 1x4 converter it means I do not have to get to close and disturb the butterflies or insects and I have got some excellent shots

Gruezi Fabian Interested in the focus stacking for future show. Maybe show photoshop since we all have it plus one specialised software to show differences Bob

Nice

Have you tried wide angle macro of the many butterflies? I normally use my tele, because I mostly can't get close without them escaping 😬 probably because I can't get up before sunsets in summer 😅

Nice video. Interestingly, you do not need a macro lens for this. Many telephoto lenses give a good enough macro ratio for butterflies and give a better working distance than macro lenses. A bigger working distance means that you are less likely to disturb your subject. I use either a Canon EFS 55-250 or a Canon EF 100-400 MKii both of which focus to under 1 metre.

This sounds to me like the most complicated way of shooting butterflies, and the results often look quite generic - that's why I never use a tripod when it comes to butterflies, I use a stabilized 100m Macro instead, and I know it's rather difficult to achieve, but when my photo tells a little bit of the natural surrounding of the animal AND is aesthetically pleasing, than I'm really happy with my efforts. I want to tell stories, not just create decorative two-dimensional objects. And by the way this works any time of the day, even with a little wind. Everyone to her or his likings, I only want to emphasize that the style of butterfly photography you are demonstrating here is not without productive and maybe more authentic alternatives.