Mastering White-Background Macro Photography - Show Notes
Hello all and welcome back to Allan Walls Photography.
As always, a huge thank you to my Patreon supporters and to those kind folks who have made donations through my donation page (www.allanwalls.... None of this would be possible without your generosity!
Creating this content is my full-time job, so if you would like to support my efforts and help keep the videos coming, please consider signing up as a Patreon patron, which can be done by going to / allanwallsphotography .
The equipment used in this video is as follows (some of these links are Amazon Associate links which means that I may make a small commission when a qualified purchase is made using these links - it helps me and doesn't cost you anything):
The Nikon D7500 - my go-to studio macro camera... amzn.to/38sghba
My studio strobes from Paul C. Buff... amzn.to/3rzTz8B
My backup studio lighting is Godox... amzn.to/2Obwb2P
But will soon be replaced by the awesome AD600s... amzn.to/3bE3HHX
The speedlights I use are also from Godox - love em... amzn.to/3l4KuCa
I use SmallRig articulating arms and super clamps... amzn.to/3esSPyq
... and the larger version... amzn.to/3eqFrus
... and to put on the ends (get at least 4)... amzn.to/3bzysh6
My favorite light meter, from Sekonic can be found here... amzn.to/3esoBvq
... but as it is no longer made, the best option is ... amzn.to/3vfpEEC
The last time we got together, I talked a lot about using colored backgrounds in your macro photography, but didn’t say too much about using pure white backgrounds, other than that it is one of the more challenging ways to shoot closeup. I think you will see exactly why this subject deserved its own video - there was a lot to cover.
I start out by defining white-background photography and walking through all the issues that make it a difficult skill to master. Then I show you how to set up your studio space and describe the two key methods for making sure your lighting is right - one of which uses the in-camera histogram and the other rehires the use of a light meter. After shooting and stacking a couple of subjects, we then go over to Lightroom to learn a couple of quick and easy retouching concepts for getting a pure white background when our imported images are less than pure white. Lastly, we look at a much more difficult image of a spider with a lot of fine white detail and I show you a tried and tested technique for purifying a white background under these tricky conditions.
As usual, there is a lot of information in this video. I tried to trim it down, but really couldn’t find anything that wasn’t important enough to leave in. But at least I tried!
If you check out my blog post (which can be found at www.allanwalls...) you will find some links to the equipment and supplies used in this video.
Thanks for watching, and don’t forget to subscribe and ring the bell!
Cheers,
Allan
30 сен 2024