7 EASY & CREATIVE TIPS for Glass Ball Photography | Sphere / Lensball / Crystal Ball

[@carollou7653]

I'm so happy I found this video! Great job and fun to watch! I'm part of a photo club and I'm taking over a demo for our president who can't be at our next meeting. You have saved the day for me with your great finger light shots. I'm off to practice and thank you so much! You're the best!😃

[@AndyHornbyPhotos]

Thanks so much. Glad you liked it and can use some of the techniques with your club!

[@noCfootprint]

Loved the ideas so efficiently presented. Thanks

[@AndyHornbyPhotos]

Thanks for watching

[@alandmarthaballon1747]

Absolutely love your creativity and good eye for photography.

[@AndyHornbyPhotos]

Thanks dude

[@ChooChooRosenbloom]

Wow!! You are one of the most creative people I’ve ever known! Thank you! So many ways to create incredible images in self isolation!

[@AndyHornbyPhotos]

Thank you. And thanks for watching.

[@ValkyRiver]

@@AndyHornbyPhotos The split-tone reminds me of the flag of Greenland 🇬🇱

[@blossom6893]

Well I’m going to the Atlantic Ocean so I think I am going to build a sand pile and do something with that, or with shells, and reflections

[@AndyHornbyPhotos]

Nice. Thanks for watching

[@kb0cow]

thanks Andy, i know the video is from a while back. i think ive watched it 3 or 4 times lol. just trying to get some ideas and knowledge of how to shoot the lens ball. great video. and ideas, thanks

[@AndyHornbyPhotos]

Awesome. Glad you at he'd it a few times matie. Good luck

[@janetandrew5919]

Wow, so many new ideas. I have used mine for the odd seascape etc but experimenting with lighting (and cheese graters) is on the list for a rainy day. Thanks Andy.

[@AndyHornbyPhotos]

Awesome. Can't wait to see your efforts Janet

[@KeywordManagement]

Inspiration achieved...thank you

[@AndyHornbyPhotos]

Glad you got some inspiration. Thanks for watching.

[@funkedup1981]

Funnily enough, I used my Lensball yesterday for the first time in probably about a year, it was fun i should take it with me more often.

[@AndyHornbyPhotos]

Thanks for watching dude

[@PhotoWays]

Thanks, They're such good fun. I've enjoyed doing light trails with mine during lockdown.

[@AndyHornbyPhotos]

Thanks for watching

[@cotswolddroner7714]

I ordered one of these on Amazon that will be here sometime tomorrow. I am so glad I watched this video to see some of the possibilities! Thanks!

[@AndyHornbyPhotos]

Great stuff - good luck with your photography

[@belleoftheblueball]

I just got one for Christmas & these are very inspiring. Thank you

[@AndyHornbyPhotos]

Good luck with your photography. Merry Christmas and thanks for watching.

[@mag.himbaer5467]

Where would I buy the little lights? What would I be searching for?

[@AndyHornbyPhotos]

Ebay. Search for "finger lights"

[@mag.himbaer5467]

@@AndyHornbyPhotos thx!

[@josephdee9208]

Cool Video! Cant Wait To Try These Out, I Just Ordered My First Proper Camera - NikonD5600 With 70-300mm Lens, Very Excited!

[@AndyHornbyPhotos]

Thanks for watching. Good luck. I hope you find a great hobby in Photography..

[@enriquegardemartin743]

Wow fantastic video , my new project I can see it will be fun , thank you for this great video

[@AndyHornbyPhotos]

Thanks for watching. Good luck.

[@markgoodchild998]

Great video, Andy. In my experience, remember to focus on the composition of the entire shot. So get everything lined-up appropriately. When you are happy with your composition, remember your focal point should be the CENTER of the ball. Also, experiment with a variety of apertures to get your desired effect. Have fun!

[@AndyHornbyPhotos]

Thanks for Watching Mark

[@BestmobilesInUa]

Super, very useful.

[@AndyHornbyPhotos]

Thanks for watching

[@TheClippityClop8]

Cool vid with some great ideas. My #1 tip. Clean ball every time or end up with photos like this 2:29 💯

[@AndyHornbyPhotos]

Thanks for watching

[@RayGilchrist]

you have nspired me to take the lensball out, even on rainy days - great video

[@AndyHornbyPhotos]

Thanks buddy. Glad you liked the video.

[@gerardlongobardi7890]

Fantastic ideas!

[@AndyHornbyPhotos]

Glad you like them!

[@robfj3414]

I bought a pair of these last year and thought, why not take them out and play with them a bit? But first, what are other people doing? Thanks for some brilliant ideas to play with, Andy.

[@AndyHornbyPhotos]

No problem mate. Have fun

[@magnusmowat8024]

That is great ideas thank you for the inspiration

[@AndyHornbyPhotos]

My pleasure - have fun

[@kmaitra2124]

lovely ideas Bro....will give it a try for sure

[@AndyHornbyPhotos]

Thanks for watching. Good luck

[@zunairauzairvlogs4877]

Amazing!! Thx so mch 💖🥇✨🌈🎀🏆

[@AndyHornbyPhotos]

Thanks for watching

[@zunairauzairvlogs4877]

@@AndyHornbyPhotos ✨

[@analombardi178]

I love this! Do you have a link to the tiny lights, I can't seem to find them anywhere.

[@AndyHornbyPhotos]

Thanks. Search "led Finger lights" on amazon. They will pop up

[@cjtuba1]

New to your channel and love the editing and ideas, have a ball so will get going on it. Thanks so much. Awesome mate. Regards, Chris, Staffordshire.

[@AndyHornbyPhotos]

Thanks Chris. Glad you like the videos. And thanks for watching

[@azulmundi3350]

Thanks for sharing your tips and images ( some quite incentive ones :) To me the results at sunset seem quite pleasant regarding the use of this "device' for landscape pjotography.

[@AndyHornbyPhotos]

Thanks. Yes, sunset is a good time to use a glass ball for photography

[@HACKNOWGK]

Great ❤️👍 Make more video like this

[@AndyHornbyPhotos]

Thanks for watching. I'll see what I can do. 👍😁

[@jenbaker7124]

Love this! Thank you for sharing ❤️

[@AndyHornbyPhotos]

Thanks for watching

[@jeanproctor3663]

I ordered a set of glass balls which arrived yesterday. I'm only a phone photographer, but I'm lookingforward to getting out and using them. Thank you for the tips. :)

[@AndyHornbyPhotos]

Awesome good luck. Quick tip, if you have more than one ball, shoot through two and see what you get.

[@jeanproctor3663]

@@AndyHornbyPhotos Thank you, I will! It's a set of three, so I was going to see how it went using all three.

[@HarryBalsak]

Instead of turning the whole image upside down at the end of the video, you can just use PS to select the area within the ball, hold the Shift key so it makes a circular selection (instead of an oval), then invert the selected area within the ball. I have also put the ball on top of a laser disc instead of a mirror.

[@AndyHornbyPhotos]

Thanks for your input

[@paulhammond5507]

Just found your channel fantastic I’ve just bought a lens ball so you have given me loads of inspiration regards Paul

[@AndyHornbyPhotos]

Thanks for commenting Paul. Glad you found some inspiration. Keep up the good work

[@paulhammond5507]

Andy Hornby hi Andy how can I show you any I try from your great tips ? Are you on Instagram?

[@AndyHornbyPhotos]

@@paulhammond5507 join my Facebook Workshop group mate. facebook.com/groups/AndyHornbyWorkshops See you there.

[@andrewcroft2570]

Great video, Andy I've just bought a Grystal ball. Could I ask where you got the little lights with elastic on the, please?

[@AndyHornbyPhotos]

I got them from ebay, years ago. Just search for finger lights. Should come up with something!

[@andrewcroft2570]

@@AndyHornbyPhotos Great Andy, many thanks. I've just ordered some 😃

[@lehyeroisdu8386]

Good job.. 😍😍😍 shutter 5sec iso 100 👍🏻👍🏻 f6.3 f8 f11 ???

[@AndyHornbyPhotos]

Thanks for watching

[@mhsvz6735]

Very cool! Subscribed!

[@AndyHornbyPhotos]

Thanks for watching and subscribing

[@Nobile76]

congratulations for the video, I would like to know where I can find the leds that used to make the video

[@AndyHornbyPhotos]

You can find them on ebay. Search for "finger lights" and you should see them. Good luck

[@blimeyitsRichard]

will a cheese knife work as i dont have a cheese grater.. thanks for the video and setting my imagination alight :)

[@AndyHornbyPhotos]

Thanks for watching. Appreciate it.

[@maxcerruti447]

Hi, the coloured light you use in this video, what are thy? Where do you buy the light? Thanks

[@AndyHornbyPhotos]

I got them from Ebay. You should be able to search "finger lights".

[@susanfinn2175]

great ideas!

[@AndyHornbyPhotos]

Thanks for watching.

[@samrietti9848]

Amazing shots thanks What was the camera settings at 5:26

[@AndyHornbyPhotos]

Thanks I don't know which part / image you are referring to. But it would be different anyway. Just have a play and try different things. Good luck

[@3wheelie]

When taking a photo with the ocean I’m always trying to hold the horizont in level in the ball because then the line is one thru the picture if you understand what I mean.

[@AndyHornbyPhotos]

Yeah getting as close to the horizon line will ensure you have less distortion!

[@HauppaugeItalia]

very cool where you have take the sigle light ?

[@AndyHornbyPhotos]

Thanks. I got the little lights on Ebay

[@ansxw_]

mate do you photo shop them or no ? if yes can you show us how did you do it plz

[@AndyHornbyPhotos]

Great question. I don't do a huge amount of editing to these. I just used Lightroom to do some basic editing. There are loads of videos on my Chanel on how I edit my images. Have a quick look. Thanks for watching

[@ansxw_]

@@AndyHornbyPhotos thank you mate have a nice day

[@andraioana3345]

Wow

[@AndyHornbyPhotos]

Thanks glad you like the video.

[@Bobbysmitreshop]

All the different colors in the lighting is that added in post production?

[@AndyHornbyPhotos]

Hi. For which image? The light trails were little lights on a stick! They were coloured light. You can see the process in the video. Good luck.

[@Bobbysmitreshop]

@@AndyHornbyPhotos I was more refering to one like the colander and the pier. In the video they have material light but in the photo it is a different color.

[@AndyHornbyPhotos]

Ah yes. A little change of the white balance, in Lightroom. This gives a different colour. Very simple and easy to do

[@peterrauh1899]

Hi, how did you let rotate the lensball and the little lights like satellites?

[@AndyHornbyPhotos]

Hi Peter. You can rotate the image using any image viewing or editing software. In this video, I used the video software to rotate it You can buy the finger lights on ebay. Just search for "finger lights".

[@mikeanderson2404]

I know this sounds like a dumb question Andy but how are you using one hand to hold the ball and the other to focus and then snap a picture. My camera is not heavy but a bit awkward to try and look at the screen, use the zoom and then focus also and then push the button all while holding everything still. :) I have disabled auto focus and tried the macro button etc etc. I know it can be done as I have seen dozens and dozens of pictures but nothing in a video tutorial - only the end result. TIA. Mike

[@AndyHornbyPhotos]

Hi Mike great question. And it comes down to focus peaking on the Sony. This was manual focus. I just moved the ball back and forth intill I saw the spinnaker Tower was in focus. It took a few attempts. What you see on video makes it look a lot easier I know. But persevere buddy and it'll all come into focus... Sorry I couldn't resist the pun.

[@mikeanderson2404]

@@AndyHornbyPhotos Well that makes more sense now that I think about it. Thanks for putting that into perspective. Sorry I couldn't resist the pun.

[@HarryBalsak]

I use a light stand to support the ball

[@Holly5794]

Where did you find the little lights?

[@AndyHornbyPhotos]

On ebay. Search for finger lights. Thanks for watching

[@kalas73]

Can I use it with mirrorless cameras? Will it have the same effect?

[@AndyHornbyPhotos]

Yes. This is with a Sony mirroless camera. Good luck

[@kalas73]

@@AndyHornbyPhotos Thanks for the quick reply.

[@jackiespencer8303]

What kind of lights are the multi colored ones

[@AndyHornbyPhotos]

The little lights, I found on Ebay. Search for "Finger Lights" on Ebay and you'll find them. Good luck.

[@lensballaustralia]

Some great ideas for running water / moving water at 3:08 #lensball #lensballshots #lensballphoto #lensball_world

[@AndyHornbyPhotos]

Thanks for your comment - appreciate it

[@diamondly6250]

wow

[@AndyHornbyPhotos]

Thanks for watching

[@diamondly6250]

No problem it was fun to watch

[@stgodless]

Well I'm going to return the lensball I purchased yesterday....you already took all the best pictures ever possible ☹️

[@AndyHornbyPhotos]

Hahaha thanks. I'll take the complement. But I'm sure there are more to be had. Don't take it back just yet. 👍

[@stgodless]

@@AndyHornbyPhotos oh hey... thanks for the shout out Andy! I really needed a good how to video and this one helped immensely 😀✌️ Cheers!

[@heckanice7278]

The universe

[@AndyHornbyPhotos]

Thanks for watching.

[@braggaboutitphotography5771]

would appreciate it if someone could link me to those tiny clip on lights!!

[@AndyHornbyPhotos]

I found them on Ebay mate bag of 50.

[@braggaboutitphotography5771]

@@AndyHornbyPhotos thanks mate, what did u search lol I can't find anything like it

[@AndyHornbyPhotos]

Finger lights.... Here - www.ebay.co.uk/itm/273777953332

[@zerphs]

camera setting?

[@AndyHornbyPhotos]

Thanks for watching. Your settings will always be different to mine, so no point in giving you what mine were. Good luck

[@zerphs]

@@AndyHornbyPhotos i’m a photography student currently, do you have an email I can contact you on for questions as I am also focusing on glass ball photography

[@AndyHornbyPhotos]

@@zerphs [e-mail]

[@zerphs]

@@AndyHornbyPhotos thanks !

[@qbrown4239]

Where can I find those little colored lights?

[@AndyHornbyPhotos]

Amazon. Search for finger lights and they will show up...

[@qbrown4239]

Thanks so much. Loved the video 👍🏾😉