Stewart, you need to update your US links for your kit because some of them are no longer available or "can't be found". Loved the Lady Bug wrangling, they are such sweet little bugs!
i do like that you point out things thats also been wrong in your vids mate its what makes this channel my absolute favorite as your honest with it and not just hides it like plenty of others do. im also looking forward to seeing you use more live animals like the ladybird but hopefully others as well as in wild animals so go out to hunt mate =)
Terrific, Stewart!!! I have Lady Birds (we call them Lady Bugs here in the states) that slip into my house mostly in cooler weather. I have actually found that a small drop of water attracts them and they are relatively still while drinking. I don't know if that would help or hinder your shots but it might be something to try. A tiny drop with your syringe could keep one stable and in the right place as YOU move around a bit. Thanks for these tips!!!!
I got the little tripod with alligator clip that you use. They charge a lot for Airmail or Courier so I requested snail mail. It cost almost nothing and arrived in a week. The bingo clips were too light and fell over. I had foreign currency and stuck coins on the bottom for added weight. All is good! Still trying to get a water drop to stay on a dandelion seed! Lots of fun, thanks!
I've quickly become a big fan of your channel Stewart, a local lad too 😉I had a go at the seed with a water drop on it last week. That's when I realised how much the water drop would show every detail surrounding it in the surface reflection. Two hours of fun that I learnt a lot from though so I'm happy enough. I'll have to post one on your Facebook page. Don't laugh though 😆
Hi Stuart, I love the pace and content of your excellent videos. Thank you. I followed the link for the tripod specimin holder, which came up in amazon but on the American site, is it available in the uk? And if so could you recommend the company so I can purchase one. Thanks
Excellent tutorial Stewart, I tried the water droplet on the dandelion clock and will try this too. I got a lot of reflections in the droplet of things in the room which spoiled it a bit. Need more practise.
If you are still using the 80D and YonGNuo Flashes and triggers, try going in your menu and disabling "Silent LV Shoot". This should solve your triggering problem! (works on mine anyhow)
@@StewartWoodArt its worked on the 60d, 7d, 80d so guessing it works on yours. I have no idea what canon is thinking but took me awhile to figure it out.
That was good! A split second before you said "I like the blue one" (background), I said exactly the same thing! LOL. Another great video Stewart, my good man!
Not sure on your specific camera, but on most Canon cameras, if you "Disable" the "Silent LV Shoot." then the flash will fire in live view. This enables my YN560 (Mk1) and the Canon 580ex II flashes to fire in live view - so I doubt upgrading your flash will help you. Hope that helps, Kind regards, Mark
Unfortunately neither the 650d or the 750d have the option to turn off silent shoot. Canon flashes are coded to turn it off in these cameras but they're extortionate. Once again canon stick it to you for using 3rd party accessories
Another great video! (Question, you use different speed lights: one is an expensive one which sticks to the lens and the cheaper one you used in this video It is it worth to invest the 300 USD in an expensive one?)
It all depends on what you want out of your photography, there is not one light solution for all situations. That's why I keep changing. I still love my twin macro flash but sometimes the reflections from a single flash is better.
Pretty cool! That's the type of photography I'm used to. Can be frustrating but so rewarding with a killer shot. Love that photo at the end there, really nice. I'm not a fan of those diffusers though, you need some space between the diffuser and flash to reduce the glare (I have one similar). I have better luck aiming the speedlight just over the top of the insect. Still gets good light but no flash hot spots. Very good video, I have subscribed. :))
Hi, and thanks again for the video - have found using HSS re insects can be useful, using a sidelight as well means lower power rate = faster refresh sometimes allowing continuous shooting mode, you do power through the frames and a lot of editing ensues tho :-)
Candid and useful vid, Stewart - cool image. Might have been somewhat easier if the set-up holder had been placed on a small rotating platform so you could manipulate the composition to keep up with your star performer. In a prior life you must have been a flea circus manager😁. Do you have the background cards in a larger (8x10) size?
I've been a subscriber since a few weeks now and I am loving the videos! Please keep them up! I would like to add one thing. When you are posting the photo you took with the information, could you provide us information about the Manual flash power too? Thank you!
@@StewartWoodArt I was checking the properties of my own pictures with manual flash and it doesn't say the power, that could be hard to remember.. You could however say before taking the shot what the power is of your flash (not every picture ofcourse but when you change the power)
Hi Stewart, just to pick up on you flash not working in live view? Just tried mine with Canon 750d & 80d and had no problems with a neewer speed lights or my apeman speed light and I tried in slave mode and by using triggers.. So not sure why yours don't work? Great video again keep it going 👍
Another great vid! I just ordered my very first true macro lens and am using your vids as reference when I first attempt to use it..Your vids are very informative and helpful.Thank you!annie👍👍👍👍👍
New to the channel and find your vlogs so interesting. Great technical & practical info, really helpfull stuff. Plus love the out-takes at the end, shows the real side of creating a video, just Brill.
sorry for the delay... don't throw your speedlite at trashbin ... give them to me I am at the begining of macrophotography and every extra photon is real help for me :D
Sorry, seeing this on phone, no clue it was your video. I wish u get some more advanced equipment. You have knowledge and patience to do everything on pro level. Best wishes to you and keep up the good woek.
Hey man you can nail it in 1 or 2 shots if you put the insect a few minutes in the freezer. That will make the insect slow and you can place it any position you like. Don't worry, it wont move until it warms up again :)
183/5000 Most insects are excited, so before taking a photo, they should be put in a fridge for a few hours. It will have nothing to do with it, and in the end you will always have to bring them back to their surroundings!
@@Evenstar100 Ladybird | lādē,berd | noun British Another term for Ladybug Ladybug. | lādē,beg | noun a small beetle with a domed back, typically red or yellow with black spots. Both adults and larvae are important predators of aphids.
What a load of... Go out of your studio and you'll find subjects by the bucket load - subjects that you don't need to artificially arrange and which may show natural behaviour. Learn to behave in the field and you'll get beautiful macro shots of plants and insects in their natural environment.
@@StewartWoodArt I just don't think you should be showing manipulation of insects in studio. Are you expert enough to distinguish a critically endangered species where just removing it temporarily would mean a felony from one that is invasive and may need to be removed from nature anyway?
I understand where you’re coming from, but I do my research before I start recording a video and I am trying to help people to get better at macro photography. I'm showing how to photograph a ladybird not a critically endangered species.
Are you sure that all of your viewers perform the same diligence? I am versed in entomology and I can‘t distinguish some ladybird species - and quite a few are critically endangered since the Chinese harlequin ladybird (used by plant growers against aphids) is breeding faster and eating everything living of the right size, including the larvae of the native species...
@@k.g.wuensch9998 so your claiming to know witch ladybirds, in this case, is on the cites redlist in the UK then as when i did a search on the actual cites site today there where NO endangered listed at all. when it comes to ladybirds this discussion is about. And about Stewarts other users / weivers /members ill say 2 things. 1: i do understand that YOU have strong feelings regarding this matter BUT do you take into account that as ppl are living all over the world they them selfs will have to look up the species they will be photographing 2 when you are out and about what about that might be rare or endangered species of ant you might have walked over or butterfly behind that branch or grass type that only lived in that specific habitat. I do hope you see my point. and saying this as number 2 is that every single person should be aware of there surroundings including you and Stewart and me and the rest of the world's population due to this right. and its also up to the person taking the pictures or the video as in this case to take care of what they are doing. as of i cant see your point of even starting this argument with the harsh tone that you are bringing to the table. yes, I know Stewart. yes, i know more then a couple of ladybird species but do i try to both degrade or hack down at a person trying his best to do instructional videos for other ppl to learn from on a youtube clip .. no, I don't .... if your now an entomologist as you claim you should also see the good init not just the bad. learn from it.
I've watched a few of your videos now. The indoor shoots are very interesting. It certainly takes the wind out of the equation! Good stuff!
Thanks Mark :)
So glad you are feeling better!! Patience & Perseverance!! ♥️🐞📸
Thank you, at least my neck works again.
Thanks for your comment Stewart and keep sharing your great videos. I enjoy them a lot.
Thank you :)
Nice to see you back ..Great content yet again.. Awesome shots 📸👍
Thank you Marc Mc
Stewart, you need to update your US links for your kit because some of them are no longer available or "can't be found". Loved the Lady Bug wrangling, they are such sweet little bugs!
I'm so sorry you were ill while creating this video. Thanks for your dedication and for sharing valuable information.
i do like that you point out things thats also been wrong in your vids mate its what makes this channel my absolute favorite as your honest with it and not just hides it like plenty of others do. im also looking forward to seeing you use more live animals like the ladybird but hopefully others as well as in wild animals so go out to hunt mate =)
Thank you mate, I hope to get out soon for more videos.
Patience is hard to learn at times, great video Stewart glad you are better.
Patience is something I never had, thanks for watching.
I have learned with age but it was not easy!
Love how real you made this.I always think it is my lack of skill . But it is patience .
Patience is the best skill you can learn when it comes to macro photography.
Terrific, Stewart!!! I have Lady Birds (we call them Lady Bugs here in the states) that slip into my house mostly in cooler weather. I have actually found that a small drop of water attracts them and they are relatively still while drinking. I don't know if that would help or hinder your shots but it might be something to try. A tiny drop with your syringe could keep one stable and in the right place as YOU move around a bit. Thanks for these tips!!!!
Thank you Burt, I have used water drops before with ants but with this shot I didn't want any water drops.
Great video and I do love your Bloopers. We all learn together and I thank you for that..
Thank you Rose, as I said I'm still learning my self :)
I got the little tripod with alligator clip that you use. They charge a lot for Airmail or Courier so I requested snail mail. It cost almost nothing and arrived in a week. The bingo clips were too light and fell over. I had foreign currency and stuck coins on the bottom for added weight. All is good! Still trying to get a water drop to stay on a dandelion seed! Lots of fun, thanks!
Thank you Elisabeth, it does take practice so keep on trying :)
really enjoyed the video, the clamps look like a real benefit, great final image
Thanks, they are good helping hand :)
I've quickly become a big fan of your channel Stewart, a local lad too 😉I had a go at the seed with a water drop on it last week. That's when I realised how much the water drop would show every detail surrounding it in the surface reflection. Two hours of fun that I learnt a lot from though so I'm happy enough. I'll have to post one on your Facebook page. Don't laugh though 😆
I won't Tony, how local are you?
@@StewartWoodArt I'm in Stirchley. I'm assuming you're a Brummie or at least in the West Midlands ;-)
Close enough, Cannock.
Great video and very interesting . I have only just got my Sigma 105mm lens so I am looking forward to have a shot at it.
Liked before even watching, love to see you upload new vids, such great macro tips
Awesome :)
Hi Stuart, I love the pace and content of your excellent videos. Thank you. I followed the link for the tripod specimin holder, which came up in amazon but on the American site, is it available in the uk? And if so could you recommend the company so I can purchase one. Thanks
The specimen holder I got from www.wemacro.com but it can cost a bit with shipping.
More great stuff. as always, love the out takes
Great video
Excellent tutorial Stewart, I tried the water droplet on the dandelion clock and will try this too. I got a lot of reflections in the droplet of things in the room which spoiled it a bit. Need more practise.
Reflections are a pain, just keep practicing and try moving the lights and object around to reduce the reflections.
You did a great job as usually, Stewart! I didn't imagine that ladybird wasn't so heavy for the dandelion seeds.
She was a little over weight lmao
If you are still using the 80D and YonGNuo Flashes and triggers, try going in your menu and disabling "Silent LV Shoot". This should solve your triggering problem! (works on mine anyhow)
I'll give it ago, not sure if it will work on the 650D.
@@StewartWoodArt its worked on the 60d, 7d, 80d so guessing it works on yours. I have no idea what canon is thinking but took me awhile to figure it out.
I think my triggers was worn out lol
Very sympatic way of youtubing. Serious and well done content in the vid and a smile on my face in the end:-) Thank's a lot
Thank you :)
That was good! A split second before you said "I like the blue one" (background), I said exactly the same thing! LOL. Another great video Stewart, my good man!
Thank you Ashley.
Hi I love your videos you have helped me now I need to try this as well and your water droplets video Thank you
Lovely shot in the end. I love that you put in the outtakes as well. We are all human eh?
Thank you.
Not sure on your specific camera, but on most Canon cameras, if you "Disable" the "Silent LV Shoot." then the flash will fire in live view. This enables my YN560 (Mk1) and the Canon 580ex II flashes to fire in live view - so I doubt upgrading your flash will help you. Hope that helps, Kind regards, Mark
Thank you Mark, I shall take a look.
Unfortunately neither the 650d or the 750d have the option to turn off silent shoot. Canon flashes are coded to turn it off in these cameras but they're extortionate. Once again canon stick it to you for using 3rd party accessories
@@lowrez2703 Thank you, Canon do like to stick it to us Canon users lol
Another great video! (Question, you use different speed lights: one is an expensive one which sticks to the lens and the cheaper one you used in this video It is it worth to invest the 300 USD in an expensive one?)
It all depends on what you want out of your photography, there is not one light solution for all situations. That's why I keep changing. I still love my twin macro flash but sometimes the reflections from a single flash is better.
Pretty cool! That's the type of photography I'm used to. Can be frustrating but so rewarding with a killer shot. Love that photo at the end there, really nice.
I'm not a fan of those diffusers though, you need some space between the diffuser and flash to reduce the glare (I have one similar). I have better luck aiming the speedlight just over the top of the insect. Still gets good light but no flash hot spots.
Very good video, I have subscribed. :))
Thank you :)
Hi, and thanks again for the video - have found using HSS re insects can be useful, using a sidelight as well means lower power rate = faster refresh sometimes allowing continuous shooting mode, you do power through the frames and a lot of editing ensues tho :-)
Great video 👍🏼
Great video keep them coming
I will do, thank you.
Candid and useful vid, Stewart - cool image. Might have been somewhat easier if the set-up holder had been placed on a small rotating platform so you could manipulate the composition to keep up with your star performer. In a prior life you must have been a flea circus manager😁. Do you have the background cards in a larger (8x10) size?
a cake turntable would be perfect for this kind of work as you can spin it around.
I have a lazy susan but it was too big for this shoot so I'll be looking for a small one :)
I love your bloopers
Thank you :)
I've been a subscriber since a few weeks now and I am loving the videos! Please keep them up! I would like to add one thing. When you are posting the photo you took with the information, could you provide us information about the Manual flash power too? Thank you!
I'll see if I can, some times I don't remember ;)
@@StewartWoodArt I was checking the properties of my own pictures with manual flash and it doesn't say the power, that could be hard to remember.. You could however say before taking the shot what the power is of your flash (not every picture ofcourse but when you change the power)
Hi Stewart, just to pick up on you flash not working in live view? Just tried mine with Canon 750d & 80d and had no problems with a neewer speed lights or my apeman speed light and I tried in slave mode and by using triggers.. So not sure why yours don't work? Great video again keep it going 👍
Thank you, I'll take a look and see why.
Hello, great macro..may i know where i can buy diffuser flash ?
Check out my website for a list of gear.
How do you keep the ladybug from flying?
what is that macro lens please? perfect pics.
I was using the Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
Hello,
Good Job
Where to buy the background colors?
Thank you
Best regards
Bruno
(France)
Thank you Bruno, the backgrounds are not quite ready yet. There will be a video out when they are available.
The teacher took a great photo and was happy for you.
Thank you :)
On the backgrounds, could I have the images on my IPad, and use that?
Yes you can but be careful if you use a flash it will bounce of the screen.
Great Pictures!
If I would find a ladybird it would instantly fly away :D
This one tried once or twice lol
Awesome! But Where did you buy that kind of background?
I made the backgrounds my self.
what mode you use sir ?
Manual.
I have seen some really awesome 3d macro on Facebook. Maybe an idea for a video?
I'll take a look thank you :)
Great video 👍I found the clips on amazon as.... Memo Clip Holder Stand with Alligator Clasp 😁
Awesome, thank you for letting me know.
What really coool?
Alfred Colon is that you Cheesy Colon? Where have you been mate?
When she left the seed head and walk on your branch, looked like I had a small bug on my screen
Great video thanks
Thank you :)
Another great vid! I just ordered my very first true macro lens and am using your vids as reference when I first attempt to use it..Your vids are very informative and helpful.Thank you!annie👍👍👍👍👍
Awesome, hope you used one of my affiliate links lol
New to the channel and find your vlogs so interesting. Great technical & practical info, really helpfull stuff. Plus love the out-takes at the end, shows the real side of creating a video, just Brill.
Thanks Jeff :)
make a video on how u edit ur macro photos
Will do :)
I am inspired by ur work and will soon take some macro shots and will tag u on Instagram
Peace out 😘
sorry for the delay... don't throw your speedlite at trashbin ... give them to me I am at the begining of macrophotography and every extra photon is real help for me :D
cool :)
Mirror lock, live view....
What is this? Middle ages?
God bless Sony.
Seems so :)
@@StewartWoodArt Guy has knowledge. no doubt about that. Its pain to see equipment pulling him back.
I'm sure that will change as I develop :)
Sorry, seeing this on phone, no clue it was your video. I wish u get some more advanced equipment. You have knowledge and patience to do everything on pro level. Best wishes to you and keep up the good woek.
Anyone here who knows where I could get a 90 degree thing that I can use my flash in portrait mode?
😍😍😍
toppers
Your site isn't working. Dead link.
Hey man you can nail it in 1 or 2 shots if you put the insect a few minutes in the freezer. That will make the insect slow and you can place it any position you like. Don't worry, it wont move until it warms up again :)
I'll look into this but it might upset the snow flakes lol
183/5000
Most insects are excited, so before taking a photo, they should be put in a fridge for a few hours. It will have nothing to do with it, and in the end you will always have to bring them back to their surroundings!
I don't put the insects in the fridge , I prefer to photograph them right after catching them and releasing them after.
It's not a "ladybird" as you call it, it's a "ladybug".
They are called ladybirds in Britain, I believe they are called ladybugs in North America.
'Ladybird, ladybird fly away home,' ....... check the poem the English version dates from around 1744.
@@Evenstar100 Ladybird | lādē,berd |
noun British
Another term for Ladybug
Ladybug. | lādē,beg |
noun
a small beetle with a domed back, typically red or yellow with black spots. Both adults and larvae are important predators of aphids.
What a load of... Go out of your studio and you'll find subjects by the bucket load - subjects that you don't need to artificially arrange and which may show natural behaviour. Learn to behave in the field and you'll get beautiful macro shots of plants and insects in their natural environment.
Maybe you should watch some of my other videos before being rude ;)
@@StewartWoodArt I just don't think you should be showing manipulation of insects in studio. Are you expert enough to distinguish a critically endangered species where just removing it temporarily would mean a felony from one that is invasive and may need to be removed from nature anyway?
I understand where you’re coming from, but I do my research before I start recording a video and I am trying to help people to get better at macro photography. I'm showing how to photograph a ladybird not a critically endangered species.
Are you sure that all of your viewers perform the same diligence? I am versed in entomology and I can‘t distinguish some ladybird species - and quite a few are critically endangered since the Chinese harlequin ladybird (used by plant growers against aphids) is breeding faster and eating everything living of the right size, including the larvae of the native species...
@@k.g.wuensch9998 so your claiming to know witch ladybirds, in this case, is on the cites redlist in the UK then as when i did a search on the actual cites site today there where NO endangered listed at all. when it comes to ladybirds this discussion is about. And about Stewarts other users / weivers /members ill say 2 things. 1: i do understand that YOU have strong feelings regarding this matter BUT do you take into account that as ppl are living all over the world they them selfs will have to look up the species they will be photographing 2 when you are out and about what about that might be rare or endangered species of ant you might have walked over or butterfly behind that branch or grass type that only lived in that specific habitat. I do hope you see my point. and saying this as number 2 is that every single person should be aware of there surroundings including you and Stewart and me and the rest of the world's population due to this right. and its also up to the person taking the pictures or the video as in this case to take care of what they are doing. as of i cant see your point of even starting this argument with the harsh tone that you are bringing to the table. yes, I know Stewart. yes, i know more then a couple of ladybird species but do i try to both degrade or hack down at a person trying his best to do instructional videos for other ppl to learn from on a youtube clip .. no, I don't .... if your now an entomologist as you claim you should also see the good init not just the bad. learn from it.