My Favourite Macro I've Ever Done at Home

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In this easy macro photography tutorial I show my tips and tricks for a fun, creative project you can do at home with basic equipment. It's a great trick that uses oil on water to create beautiful bubbles, ripples and orbs that can look minimalist and abstract one minute to chaotic and vibrant the next.
I show how I set up the shot, from getting my camera overhead, to using manual focusing on my 100mm macro lens, to using lighting and coloured background paper to create the best look. Finally, I show how I edit the images in Lightroom and Photoshop, including removing dust and debris to using the Dust and Scratches and Gaussian Blur tools to smooth out the images.
I've genuinely loved the results I've got from this project and it's definitely one I'd recommend trying yourself if you're struggling for photo inspiration in the colder months. It's easy to set up and every single shot will be unique. I'd love to see your results if you give it a go so please make sure to tag me on Instagram:
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@michaelmcphee2930 3 дня назад

Great idea to use towels or T Shirts. That was an issue for me. I got a starter pack of painting oils for a craft shop for about $6 AUD and slathered it over paper kitchen towel. It worked. I drop a tooth pick on to the water and use that as my focus point. I have some 5mm plastic tubing to blow on the surface.

@louaiello1493 7 месяцев назад

Here’s a possible simplified set up. Use an ipad under the glass with a color screen saver. It will serve as the light source as well as the color or black and white combination for the table. Also eliminates a trip to the craft store.

@prsearls 4 месяца назад

I like these. Colored towels or pieces of Christmas wrapping would make interesting backgrounds. The black & white images are my favorites; very three-dimensional.

@gabriesl87 7 месяцев назад

Perfect for winter days

@AndrewLanxonPhotography 7 месяцев назад

My thoughts exactly, thanks for watching!

@lsmith304 7 месяцев назад

The lovely forest behind my house was clear-cut this week, so I’ve been looking for inspiration on more indoor macro projects I can do. Not only did this video provide that, but it also helped me figure out how a particular series of oil and water photos that has perplexed me for years now was done. Very inspiring, Andrew!

@wongkenneth4005 7 месяцев назад

Andrew, these are beautiful pictures , really enjoy the forms and shapes of the bubbles.

@keddyphotoeclecticphotogra6120 6 месяцев назад

Cool winter time shoot. Thanks.

@noelhewitt7434 7 месяцев назад

I had so much fun doing this during lockdown. I really must try it again. Instead of coloured paper underneath I used a tablet with colour and pattern changing videos from RU-vid and the results were fantastic.. great vid.

@berthaduniverse 7 месяцев назад

I watched the last episode on this technique, and loved it. YT just suggested this, and I still love it. Great work AL. Thanks for what you do!

@AndrewLanxonPhotography 7 месяцев назад

Nice! Did you give it a go? Would love to see the results! I love how I get completely different shots every time I try it

@berthaduniverse 7 месяцев назад

@@AndrewLanxonPhotographyI started down the rabbit 🐇 hole 🕳️ but never finished... Now I'm re-energized! So maybe this time.

@duringthemeanwhilst 7 месяцев назад

remember doing this during lockdown with some coloured fairy lights below the water and oil diffused with some tracing paper. great fun was had until I got oil on the rug and had a row!

@AndrewLanxonPhotography 7 месяцев назад

Well sure if you're gonna ruin a rug you can expect a row! Such is the photographer's dilemma!

@sophsaund304 6 месяцев назад

Such striking images

@paulhowardvideos 7 месяцев назад

This is perhaps one of the best "how to" videos on a photography project I've seen. Great instruction and detail on how you actually did it. I can't wait to try this at home. I love minimalist photography and been thinking of some shots that I can frame and hang at home. I think this might be it. Thanks.

@AndrewLanxonPhotography 7 месяцев назад

Thanks Paul, that's high praise indeed! Good luck with trying it yourself!

@andyallard5990 7 месяцев назад

As always excellent, I always love your videos I don’t get on as much as I would like but when I do I look for you keep up the good work you inspire me every time I see you work thank you❤

@AndrewLanxonPhotography 7 месяцев назад

Thanks Andy, much appreciated!

@klaustomasini 7 месяцев назад

I enjoyed your vlog a lot. A glass Macallan should not be missed for winter days. ☺

@AndrewLanxonPhotography 7 месяцев назад

Anything to keep the cold at bay!

@MAXR_ 7 месяцев назад

What a great idea, definitely going to try this! Great video Andrew 👍🏼

@AndrewLanxonPhotography 7 месяцев назад

Thanks!

@galesaunders4120 7 месяцев назад

Brilliant, loved it from start to finish, will have to give it a try....its so grey outdoors and its great to see how to execute some new techniques, knowing me my camera would drop in the water dish🤣

@upload638 7 месяцев назад

I tried something similar with some lighting and ice, and when I was done my wife said "those AI programs can do that now". LOL

@AndrewLanxonPhotography 7 месяцев назад

Haha that would have saved you some time!

@upload638 7 месяцев назад

@@AndrewLanxonPhotography I simply responded with "Which AI?" and that fell apart pretty quickly. That and I sucked at it

@markbarkntrunk102 7 месяцев назад

Awesome for me as a beginner in macro

@boristahmasian9604 7 месяцев назад

Great video. Fantastic images.

@AndrewLanxonPhotography 7 месяцев назад

Thank you!

@AlOne-xg6dv 7 месяцев назад

Very nice abstract creations. Thanks.

@AndrewLanxonPhotography 7 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching!

@garysd9943 7 месяцев назад

Very good video. I did not think I'd actually sit through the whole half hour but it kept me interested. Those black and white images really have a more pronounced 3D effect, which is really cool. I tried doing this a few years back, might have to give it a go again.

@AndrewLanxonPhotography 7 месяцев назад

Thanks Gary! I'll be honest, I didn't expect anyone to sit through the whole half hour either! Thanks so much for the commitment!

@garysd9943 7 месяцев назад

@@AndrewLanxonPhotography That's refreshing honesty :) I tried last night with baby oil but it seemed less viscous, so the bubbles looked flatter, and it also seemed like the small bubbles more quickly joined into one large bubble. So I think I'll go back to cooking oil. I need to figure out a way to set things up with more distance between the glass container and the background too.

@bmcla34 7 месяцев назад

I just got my macro lens in the other day. I'm definitely going to give this a try. Great video!

@AndrewLanxonPhotography 7 месяцев назад

Good luck with it, I hope you love the results as much as I did!

@colinyoung9432 7 месяцев назад

Nice one Andrew, love the video I will have a go at this, some great shots you have.....Colin in Devon.

@AndrewLanxonPhotography 7 месяцев назад

Thanks Colin!

@youphototube 7 месяцев назад

Thank you for your inspiration and education. I will add oil and water to my list of projects. Surprised to see you editing with a mouse and not a Wacom. When I bought my Wacom, it sat in a drawer for a year. I was going to eBay it, gave it another go, got to grips, and now it is indispensable. So much quicker and more accurate than a mouse.

@AndrewLanxonPhotography 7 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching! I have a Wacom and I use it from time to time, especially when I'm having to do more 'painting' style strokes, but for the most part I find I'm better off overall with my mouse.

@5RustyBin 7 месяцев назад

Just the inspiration for a project I was looking for Andrew. Thanks for the detailed explanation of the actual set up - very helpful. Will be having a crack at this over the christmas period if the missus allows me to commandeer the dining table :)

@AndrewLanxonPhotography 7 месяцев назад

Thanks so much for watching, and good luck in taking over your dining table for it!

@5RustyBin 7 месяцев назад

Im on it !@@AndrewLanxonPhotography

@emayayche 7 месяцев назад

Yeah...I'm gonna do this, mate. Thank!

@AndrewLanxonPhotography 7 месяцев назад

Yay! Would love to see the results!

@emayayche 7 месяцев назад

Certainly. I'll share a link when I'm done. This week Maybe.@@AndrewLanxonPhotography

@kennycreel3383 7 месяцев назад

Cool thank you

@robinc-k7162 6 месяцев назад

I find it so hard to get the vessel of oil/water level, and then your camera as well. With such a shallow DoF, even being the smallest bit out of level seems to result in part of my bubbles being soft. Great video!

@youphototube 7 месяцев назад

I was in denia about my Wacom for over a year. But when I eventually got it, I got it. It is faster and more acurate than a mouse for all actions in Lightroom and Photoshop, with the exception of zooing as it does not have a scroll wheel. For individual spot removals the Wacomb is multiple times faster than a mouse if set up correctly and you have the feel of it. But not for everyone as some people do not like the extreme range of movement compared to a mouse.

@johnsmith-lb4mo 7 месяцев назад

This is very beautiful and frustrating at the same time, the initial shot is fine but the amount of work involved post shoot is phenomenal trying to eliminate all the dirt marks and tiny bubbles...a very informative video though and i will try this again.

@venkateshtn8118 7 месяцев назад

Thanks for the great video, tried it and got some amazing shots…would love to have your views on one of the pics…how do I get it?

@WildAlberta 3 месяца назад

Great video, wondering what booms you are using and what you used to hold the messuring cup?

@keithorr9098 7 месяцев назад

Hi Andrew, thanks for the great video, it has inspired me to give it a go, i think that i might have missed the focus but need to look on a bigger screen, 😢, stupid question...is there any specific oil that is the best 😅. Thanks again

@superbmediacontentcreator Месяц назад

If you were old enough you would have known that a guy named "Joshua" did it all before in the 60s with two giant watch glasses squeezing the liquids. He projected this and became famous as Joshua's Light Show at rock concerts. What's old is always new again...

@Pine4205 7 месяцев назад

@lordjim9744 7 месяцев назад

👍👏

@christopherberry8519 6 месяцев назад

You could easily use the camera app to fire instead of a wired release!

@brianthomas6500 7 месяцев назад

I have not done any of this for years. Found out you do not need a great depth of water. Another thing to try after you have done these rather basic shots is to add a little food dye and give a good mix in but multi coloured backgrounds are the way to go, for me anyway.

@gary4739 7 месяцев назад

Great vid, but my question is, your bike looks like a Time Trail cycle, True?

@AndrewLanxonPhotography 7 месяцев назад

It's a Wattbike Atom and I don't use it enough, so thanks for reminding me!

@gary4739 7 месяцев назад

Don't feel bad, I have a WaterRower that needs to be dusted off.... @@AndrewLanxonPhotography

@shawnoneill1045 7 месяцев назад

What type of oil are you using

@weisskm 7 месяцев назад

Really nice. What kind of oil did you use?

@AndrewLanxonPhotography 7 месяцев назад

Thanks Ken! I used sunflower oil in most of them and a light coloured olive oil in others. It made almost no difference to be honest. Ideally I'd have been able to get some clear baby oil or something that doesn't have the yellow tint but it didn't seem to be a problem.

@thesoulmindspirit 7 месяцев назад

did you use any pattern paper

@sharvo6 6 месяцев назад

As a beginner, how do you decide which wireless trigger to use with the Godox AD200 for macro?

@AndrewLanxonPhotography 6 месяцев назад

Godox do their own trigger (the X-pro) that works with their flashes, so there's no decision to be made!

@guglielmo_arte_naturale 7 месяцев назад

Hi Andrew, sorry to bother but i don't know how to fix this... i've always done focus stacking in photoshop but i this time i have a big problem.. i do my edit in lightroom > then i open layers in photoshop but then i notest that the previous edit in LLC is gone and the image is flat like if it was a RAW file. can you please help me ? i m desperate and i dont know how to fix it.

@robinc-k7162 6 месяцев назад

hello! I don't know if this will be helpful but I always export my images from Lightroom to a folder on my computer first. Then I will open them from Photoshop as a stack (layers).

@guglielmo_arte_naturale 6 месяцев назад

@@robinc-k7162 thank you Robin for your advice, but the same day i solved the issue.. i should delete the comment. what happened is that i wasn't using the same color space as photoshop, or sorry PH wasn't set the right way. so now every time i finished working on LLC i edit as layer in photoshop and then choose the right option which is the one up top using same color science as LLC. only for stacks tho cause i only use LL which is better.