MacroWorld – Creative Flower Photography Tips & Tricks…Macro Photography Style
MacroWorld – Creative Flower Photography Tips & Tricks…Macro Photography Style
In this latest project, Ray Scott walks you around his garden with an eye on finding flower subjects that lend themselves well to macro photography. He suggests different apertures for various depth of field effects plus sometimes getting down low to show off the flowers in a different way.
Equipment…
Canon eos 6d camera
Canon 100mm macro f/2.8L IS USM lens
Canon Life-Size Converter EF
Kenko extension tube set (12mm, 20mm, 36mm)
Yongnuo Digital Macro Ring Lite YN14EX
Manfrotto macro focusing rail (Art 454)
Manfrotto Carbon Fibre Tripod
Manfrotto table top tripod (492)
When in studio, Ray uses Westcott lighting to make sure everything is well lit.
Great stuff. It’s what I love to do in my garden.
beautiful
Thank you, just loved the day lily shots. So inspiring. going to try this myself.
Hi Ray, thanks for a really instructive video. Did you use just the natural ambient lighting or did you add any lighting?
Great video Ray, I’m having a ball shooting macro. Keys, flowers, clockworks, screws what ever has some texture I’m going macro on it. thanks for the inspiration Ray
Inspirational as always. I’ve not been satisfied with my macro flowers but you’ve given me some ideas
Another great learning video Ray, great job.
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Keep up the good work my friend, like the videos a lot.
Greetings from The Netherlands.
Excellent shots, I love the lavender shot at f/2.8.
Love the video Ray. As I get older the local area becomes more attractive. My problem with the tripod if being able obtain an angle, so prefer hand held and if, (as on the coast there seemingly always is a breeze), use a diffused filler flash so I can pump the s/s speed up. Best wishes & good health.
As always awesome video Ray, I have the exact same day lilies in the rear yard. I really like the one with beetle on the petals. I took a few shots similar to your with the pollen, your so right because of DOF, you really need to decide where you want to place that focus point. Keep up the great work, you bring inspiration to many people !
Thanks for your tutorials! Love this channel…
Hi Ray, I like this project, but if I wanted everything in focus, can I use focus stacking in macro? and should I bring the flower inside to prevent movement (from the wind)?
Ah Macro, I love it and hate it….mainly because of limited success on my part and the fact that where I live on the West Coast there is always a factor called wind. Early morning or ‘the blue hour’ works best for me.
Enjoyed your video as alway. Cheers!
Ray, I loved it. Have been taking pics of everyone’s flowers. Even at restaurants. They like to decorate and they don’t mind. My wife doesn’t mind if i cut some of hers and bring them in to a little light box I purchased. Am shooting macro and then getting some stunning shots of the flowers before they are finished. Didn’t know there was such beauty hidden inside the flowers. Have some Orchids, Million Bells, Mandevilla’s. Try the last ones’s here, they are stunning.
Great tutorial, Scott. I’m wondering about the yellow flower with the black background, if it was made indoors?
What a coincidence, Ray. I shot this very same bug with my macro lens, but he wasn’t on a gorgeous flower like yours, only on a simple stalk of something green. However I should have used my tripod to get the bug really sharp. Thanks for reminding me to not be so lazy ha ha. Thanks Ray, I love your new slogan "shoot small, but think big." Love that opening too.
Joan
volim da fotografišem macro i close up cveče i insekte.Good images macro
I really appreciate your work and your content, your voice is amazing
Hey Ray. I really loved the composition of the yellow daisy. The petals coming up from the right bottom of the frame give the photo a little something extra!
That last shot is stunning. All of your examples are inspirational. Hadn’t thought about shooting from the back of the flower, that will be a project for this weekend. This is the 3rd video in a week talking about garden photography, I think someone is trying to tell me something. Actually have a couple around here that might work. Thanks.
Awesome! Thanks so much!!
Hey, if you are ever out this way look me up! Love to go shootin’ with you. Stay cool Ray 🙂
Hi Ray, another fantastic video, thank you. My favourite day lily shot is the f/2.8 at the 9:00 mark. Out here in Vancouver we have a sunflower festival happening so I am heading there next week.
Thanks for being a great inspiration.