Using off-camera flash for woodland macro photography (macro lighting tutorial) 

Thank you for watching, Susan, I'm glad you found it helpful!

Keith, where did you get your tarpaulin?

It's something I apparently use just because I'm not properly thinking about what I'm saying before I start saying it!

It's not something I do all the time but I definitely should. Thanks for watching!

Thanks Sam!

Haha thanks Brian!

Thanks Michelle, I appreciate that!

Thanks so much! I definitely recommend giving it a go if you've not tried it before.

Thank you so much, it's a pleasure to have you along for the journey!

Thank you!

Thanks Julia, I'll definitely try to then!

Thanks so much for such a kind comment!

@@AndrewLanxonPhotography You're more than welcome, sir. I haven't been able to get outside today as my health isn't what it should be, but you can bet that I WILL be getting outside very shortly. ;-)

Thanks! Where do you think you've gone wrong before? Maybe there are things I can specifically address!

@@AndrewLanxonPhotography I feel like I don't really know how to combine flash with natural light? The logic behind it seems pretty straightforward, but with macro I usually get a less than satisfactory outcome. There are so many things to balance 😅

Same questions here. I recently bought an Godox AD200Pro and matching trigger + a few accessoires. At first I was a bit overwhelmed but after a few tests I'll be OK with it. Now I just need to do some serious testing in the field. A bit confused at what the "zoom" on the trigger exactly does. Don't seem to see any difference. And how to adjust for more or less light, using the trigger or using the f values (which I mostly not prefer because of the bokeh in the background)... A lot to learn still!

Thanks, I appreciate that! Personally I've never used a rail slider and haven't really had much desire to do so. They require a slower more methodical way of working which for a lot of the faster-moving things I shoot it wouldn't necessarily be good for. But, like I say, I've never tried -- maybe I'd love them! Certainly I'd say they haven't been at all necessary for me!

Thanks Bill! Generally led light is less powerful so I wouldn't be able to overpower the ambient light in the same way and I'd have to rely on wider apertures or longer exposures to get Sharp images. Some people swear by led but I always prefer flash for my macro work.

Thanks Greg! Yes, if you lower the shutter speed it will capture more of the ambient light so your flash will act more as a fill light adding in an extra touch of light alongside the natural ambience. It's always a balancing act between the light sources and it's great fun to experiment with!

Hi Allan, thanks for watching! As far as I'm aware it's currently not possible to use flash using built-in automated focus bracketing tools (as found on the EOS R5 etc). You can use your flash in burst mode and twist the focus barrel to create a quick stack (assuming your flash can keep up) but otherwise relying on constant LED light is the better option for focus bracketing as the light is there on your subject whatever mode your camera is on. Hope that helps!

Thanks Tim! I'm definitely keen to do more on this topic and I hope to put together a variety of guides soon. Thanks for watching!

Hm, LED lights instead of flash could be interesting as well. Good point, you could see before you shoot what it does.

Thanks Dawn. I'm using a Godox AD200.

Andrew Landon Photography .sorry I meant Alan

Andrew rather:)