Macro Photography Tips & Tricks

Posted on December 5, 2014 by ShutterBug

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25 Responses to Macro Photography Tips & Tricks

  1. Bill Astell says:
    December 5, 2014 at 7:02 pm

    Hey Austin… Just ignore AllAmericanGuy01 He’s an insignificant nothing
    troll. This is a great video and AllAmericanGuy01 couldn’t do anything
    creative if he lived two lives.

  2. Ron Asor says:
    December 5, 2014 at 7:17 pm

    I wonder how you guys haven’t covered reversed/stacked primes, in case I
    would be shooting still subjects at high reproduction ratio that would be
    my best pick, just by reversing a 50mm you get a real close to 1:1 lens
    (though I heard aberrations are a pain by these, but seen some impressive
    shots as well, more likely on stacked rather than solo though)

  3. Andrew McCall says:
    December 5, 2014 at 8:06 pm

    Easy and cheap macro lens trick –> http://imgur.com/a/P0wzv

  4. AllAmericanGuy01 says:
    December 5, 2014 at 8:36 pm

    My original comment were two words; “they’re gay”. What point could I
    possibly make out of that? Was my comment pointless? Yes. It was an obvious
    statement. Did you make something out of nothing? Yes. You more than likely
    would of appeared a tad bit intelligent by calling it quits before you got
    to this point.

  5. 66cool99 says:
    December 5, 2014 at 9:07 pm

    Good effort in your video. I use a tripod with a reversible column. This
    allows me to get as close to the ground as I want; even till the camera is
    touching the floor.

  6. SSchithFoo says:
    December 5, 2014 at 9:14 pm

    Hey I have a Nikon 50mm F1.8 lens. If I combine it with the Kenko extension
    tube set, would it provide enough magnification to photography insect
    heads? Thanks

  7. Austin Scriver says:
    December 5, 2014 at 9:42 pm

    Questions have question marks.

  8. spankbutt123 says:
    December 5, 2014 at 9:43 pm

    Nice video. Thanks guys.

  9. Paulo Latães says:
    December 5, 2014 at 10:12 pm

    Nice Video. Informative. More pic samples wold be cool tho 🙂

  10. Austin Scriver says:
    December 5, 2014 at 10:25 pm

    I don’t understand how “They’re gay.” is intelligent at all. It’s just you
    hiding behind your computer screen being an asshole.

  11. joshuadaran says:
    December 5, 2014 at 10:35 pm

    i have a question. how good are bellows? cause im not financially ready for
    a macrolens but the bellows look really intresting

  12. Bianca Macy says:
    December 5, 2014 at 11:19 pm

    Hey! Have you thought about photo sfxart tricks (do a search on google)? My
    cooworker Catalina made some stunning photography with their photography
    tutorials.

  13. Giant Angry Robot says:
    December 5, 2014 at 11:43 pm

    cool video, would suggest investing in a lens with IS for your channel.
    keep them coming

  14. zbynek janc says:
    December 5, 2014 at 11:53 pm

    why every tutorial starts with boring talks about lenses if I search for
    tutorial I already have a lens don’t you think…

  15. Avid Visions says:
    December 6, 2014 at 12:03 am

    You should be good with that setup, it’s what I used for a while. Just be
    ready to get up really close to your subject and to pump a lot of light
    into the scene

  16. WiegerSimonMovies says:
    December 6, 2014 at 1:01 am

    Loved the video guys, learned a lot thx!

  17. AllAmericanGuy01 says:
    December 6, 2014 at 1:16 am

    Terms are not the issue; you making an attempt to write one word and claim
    that’s a question, is the issue. However, to answer your question, it
    doesn’t matter if they’re gay or not. And no I do not have a problem with
    it. I’m curious as to why you assumed it was a problem when all I did was
    make a simple, obvious statement.

  18. Xander Johan says:
    December 6, 2014 at 2:00 am

    @AvidVisionsVideo haha, no way! It is a great video, and you guys were
    awesome!

  19. Avid Visions says:
    December 6, 2014 at 2:31 am

    While this is true, I (Roman) personally like using natural light more.
    It’s less cumbersome without the flash, and you won’t scare away any
    insects as easily. It’s all personal preference though. I do use a flash
    when there isn’t enough natural light to make sure I don’t need use high
    ISO levels. For the purposes of this video though, we just wanted to
    introduce some basic tips for macro photography, without getting too
    technical for newcomers about flash.

  20. Avid Visions says:
    December 6, 2014 at 2:53 am

    It depends. It might be helpful for you to watch the video we made about
    extension tubes because some cheaper tubes require an aperture ring on the
    lens to work (and I know the 70-300mm is gelded and will be locked at f/22
    or above while being used with the tubes). I honestly recommend a 50mm
    f/1.8D or one of the good old 60mm f/2.8 micro lenses (especially the ones
    with an aperture ring, the D-series) unless you got AF extension tubes like
    kenkos in which case you’ll be okay.

  21. akkaasi says:
    December 6, 2014 at 3:40 am

    Check out my toy photography on my channel or at akkaasi.tumblr.com. I am a
    amateur artist so please follow and support. 🙂

  22. Silas Golden says:
    December 6, 2014 at 3:59 am

    or to kick your stupid ass and then put you in a freezer…tawt…lol

  23. Ox1ze says:
    December 6, 2014 at 4:04 am

    Velbon Luxi M tripod is nice for macro!

  24. Xander Johan says:
    December 6, 2014 at 4:34 am

    great job! i loved the frog scene 🙂

  25. Austin Scriver says:
    December 6, 2014 at 5:25 am

    So you’re saying there was absolutely no point to your comment other than
    you were trying to be an asshole.

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