Macro Lighting Best Practices II - in the studio - the equipment

Macro Lighting - Best Practices in the Studio - Equipment - Show Notes

Hello all! Welcome back to Allan Walls Photography!

Before I forget, if you want information about the equipment that I use and/or discuss throughout all three chapters of this video, you can find all that, with links, in the accompanying article, published on my website and available right here:
https://www.allanwallsphotography.com/blog/Lighting-Best-Practices-in-Macro-Photography

This is the final part of the never-ending (that’s a contradiction - but I like it) Lighting for Photography Series, AKA - Part VII - “My Best Practices for Lighting in Macro Photography”. And this was a monster of a video to put together. By the time I was finished it topped out at one hour and forty minutes! Obviously, I wouldn’t do that to you! So I went back and split the material up into three separate chapters (clearly what I should have done in the first place).

Surprisingly, the edited content broke down into three, roughly equal, standalone videos:
1. Macro Lighting - Best Practices in the Field
2. Macro Lighting - Best Practices in the Studio - Equipment (this video)
3. Macro Lighting - Best Practices in the Studio - Technique

This is the second of those chapters. But before I go further, my sincere thanks to my wonderful Patreon supporters and to the marvelous human beings who have made donations through my donation page (https://www.allanwallsphotography.com/donations). None of this would be possible without your support!

If you are not among these fine individuals, but 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 https://patreon.com/allanwallsphotography. I could certainly use your help!

In Chapter Two - this one - we focus our attention on lighting for macro photography in the studio. I discuss the various options for macro lighting and explain why they may, or may not, be a good choice for studio macro. I compare continuous LED lighting with flash and try to demystify the process of selecting the best light source for your project. I explain why some LED lights may be better than others, and why flash is my go-to weapon of choice. Finally I share some important tips for making a wise choice when purchasing lights of either kind. And, of course, there is a lot more. I only wander off the reservation a couple of times, but amuse myself both times, so that’s OK.

Just in case there is anybody who actually would have have watched the entire video, prior to my dismembering it, I am releasing all three chapters at the same time, so you still can. Chapters One and Three should be available right now. You’ll need to pack a lunch.

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Allan

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