Build a DIY Tabletop Macro Studio for Under $10.00

[@roseckansas3871]

Love how you get some of your flowers to have that soft dreamy look. Those are my favorite.

[@bonniemarquette2127]

Thanks Rose! That's use of Depth of Field to get that effect. :)

[@thomastuorto9929]

A great vid for pointing starters in the rite direction. One thing that would help with the shallow depth of field that comes with macro lens photography is keeping your subject as flat as or parallel to the front lens element.

[@m.witter5115]

So Well done....Everything I've been trying to find out..I knew what I needed but didn't even know what the various items were called...of course, it's a THIRD HAND. Thank you so much for a well thought out, instructive, helpful video with minimal dialog! Would love to see a video on a simple set up for doing macro refraction water droplet images...

[@ChameleonzDream]

Thank you so much Bonnie!!!! I needed you in my life desperately!

[@robertvarner9519]

I enjoyed your video on macro photography. It's full of great ideas and tips. Wish you would make more videos. Anyway best wishes.

[@robinalcorn5140]

Exactly what I needed. I have all the parts and now I know how to put them together. Really really helpful!!!

[@marshamcdonald1475]

Thank you. This is the best Teaching, instruction, price list I have encountered. Quick and to the point! No blabbing. No long introductory comments. Please do more Videos. You are awesome!!

[@howiemclaughlin3070]

Bonnie, this was great. I wish you would make more videos. By the way, I stopped by your website. Your work is amazing!

[@june2gem]

Great tips thank you! All those photos looked so beautiful! Love these ideas and your presentation was great too!

[@garydeacon4389]

Love thestraw idea for the clamp

[@Norderney73]

Very helpful, well explained and presented...just started with macros and will pick up some ideas! I actually have the same Neewer lights and same Tripod. Thanks all the way from Germany.

[@laureenignarro8030]

Going to the Dollar store tomorrow!!!! I'm into macro but not into spending stupid money and these were great tips!! Thanks!!!!

[@martinpettinger]

Thank you for Bonnie for a great video... My best regards ... Martin

[@shaunmichaels6801]

Really great advice and knowledge shared, Thank you so much😀

[@prabirsenuk]

Great tutorial. The sliding mechanism that you have shown in your video, what is its product name? I am just an amateur.

[@Yokuska]

Great video and info so nicely simplified !

[@hankfoto]

Thank you!! I enjoy doing Macro and thanks to you I can Save on future backgrounds.

[@elisabethm.lafontaine4835]

Really liked your presentation. I sometimes add scarves draped over the backdrop or wrapping paper to get different colours. Very inexpensive. If I’m buying lights do you recommend The Neweer backlight or the Cowboy Studio stands with bulbs - and what strength of bulb? Thanks!

[@bonniemarquette2127]

Hey Elisabeth! If I could only buy 1 light at the moment, it would definitely be the LED light by Neweer or a similar brand. They're portable and dimmable. I use mine almost daily. If you do buy upright lights, make sure the bulb is daylight balanced for a more natural look. I'm in the process of putting together an online macro/closeup tabletop training course and will go over inexpensive lighting anyone can do. Watch for the intro video I'll be posting soon. I shot a few objects yesterday using the Neweer light and a simple set up, you can see one of the results here: bonniemarquette.smugmug.com/Clients-Products-and-Services/i-3WtJWzZ/A

[@desfutcher3266]

Loved the idea of using the iredescent paper

[@SeanDIY]

Very cool. Thanks for doing this video.

[@MrJagdiesh100]

U can use clay or potatto, onion or tomato to keep steady

[@sarajitsil]

Thank you so much for making this video. Very informative and helpful.

[@newtuber4freedom43]

Thank you so kindly for the wonderfully informative video. Just subbed! 💖🎞👍🏻😎🌈

[@pskourides]

Thanks, good tips for a begginer like me in macro.

[@purpleheart5203]

Superb Video, really appreciated your hard work. 👍👌

[@kategreenfield1720]

Thank you -- hope you make more videos!

[@gerrifortecaster7007]

Hello! Impressive. What is the brand of your focusing rail?

[@annawhit941]

Thank you.PLEASE make more videos

[@robertanadler4645]

Wonderful video

[@leniehulse1621]

How far was the tip of your lens to the feather? I have a 100 mm tokina but I find that if I place it too close to the object then it is not sharp. I use a tripod.

[@jamespayne4759]

what is the brand of mount you used to adjust your camerato move in & out and side to side?? I want to buy one but, I need the model and brand to order the correct one. "Thank you for any help you can give me", Jim PP.

[@bonniemarquette2127]

Hi James. Sorry it took so long to reply. I'm not sure of the brand, there's no name on it and actually I very rarely use it. When I'm shooting food, I prefer to handhold. When I'm doing tabletop and experimenting with lights, then I'll use my tripod but the macro lens is so sensitive, just moving my tripod slightly will change my DoF depending on my F-stop. ;)

[@mahmudulhaquehabib7379]

Please upload more videos like this one... Thanks

[@elisabethm.lafontaine4835]

Dollar store sells black or white three-fold cardboards for Cdn.$3.00. They last well.

[@bonniemarquette2127]

I just bought that very same thing last week!

[@sunilsrivastava3970]

Is the book FREE ? I don't see it.

[@medpeek6089]

Hello, we are med peak and we make videos for medical marijuana patients on KZbin. What would be the best lens I can use in your opinion that would connect to my android note 8 for taking super close up clear pictures of cannabis. We don't have a huge budget come up but we desperately need to get super clear closeups. Love your video and the way you explain things, thank you

[@medpeek6089]

And you blew my mind with the 3rd hand idea. I can't believe I never thought of that, I have also worked with jewelry for a long time lol

[@medpeek6089]

If you CR channel, you could see how we can improve. So far I have shot everything with my cell phone and a jeweler's loop, and our lighting is a nightmare lol

[@kaleazentog1848]

Very well, bravo.

[@kayecarlson5146]

Going to try this with crumpled up tin foil for the background.

[@holahola1109]

En cuanto tu vídeo todo está muy bien muy bien, explicado muy bonito y con buenas técnicas económicas, pero porque no te planteas hacer un vídeo el día en que sueltes a ese loro que está dentro de la jaula, pobre loro 30 años de cárcel, simplemente para que la gente lo disfrute, déjalo en libertad, ese sí sería un gran vídeo.

[@glen-draketoolworks7186]

And your camera cost how much?

[@davidhefner5668]

You didn't count the desk and the window.

[@ToxictheOGTrader]

Just keep subject in focus

[@OldGirlPhotography]

Sometimes doing it cheaply also means doing it wrong. Macro images should never be shot wide open and the goal is to ensure ALL of your subject is in focus, not just the small bit in the centre.

[@bonniemarquette2127]

Nina Kirienko Photography it depends on what you want. Photography is an art and what I like might not be what someone else wants. That’s the beauty of any art, it’s in the eye of the beholder and anything goes. Not everyone can afford thousands of dollars of equipment.

[@davidrapant6398]

🤣It’s whatever you want to have in focus. What does that have to do with doing it cheaply or not. I can shot wide open with expensive gear too. You can use focus to draw the eye to something of interest or use it in an artful way which she is doing here. If everyone did everything the “right” way it would be boring real quick.

[@ronjenkins4257]

Shooting wide open gives the best control of depth of field when focus stacking. Sometimes you want **a good portion** but not all of your subject in focus, then have the focus drop away quickly. Shooting wide open and then focus stacking is the best way to achieve that specific effect.