How to do water droplet macro photography for beginners (part 1)

[@pragawa]

Thank you very, very much, Lee Hall. Beautifully explained and demonstrated. I'll save and share this for sure.

[@LeeHallphotography]

God bless you my friend thank you from the bottom of my heart for your kindness and support. I hope you have many hours of fun

[@larmstrong8832]

Thank you so much; how fun - I realized I had PLENTY of stuff around the house to make this happen. Greatly appreciated :)

[@LeeHallphotography]

No thank you ever so much for watching and supporting me with all your kindness. I am glad I have given you some Inspiration

[@debbiemckay9444]

luv watching your tutorials Lee. Keep up the great work

[@davewall4931]

Ideal vid for beginners and us not so new at it, it's through YOU and your vids I started doing macro droplet shots at the start of lock down and as helped no end. So many thanks Lee. ps. The wife enjoyed the Pringles and I got the tubes.

[@LeeHallphotography]

Lmao thank you ever so much my kind friend much appreciated

[@sandrabliss5299]

Love your method of teaching and allowing us into Your world. Your work is amazing 👏 Thanks!

[@LeeHallphotography]

Your most welcome please watch out for the second part my friend. Pluss I am doing my first live next Tuesday where you can ask me any questions you have. It will start at 8pm UK time 🙏

[@chrisburnard5157]

Thanks Lee. Excellent again.

[@heatherhaigh]

Magic, thanks Lee.

[@hankfoto]

Lee, Amazon has a set of syringes and various size needles for glue and oil but what they don't say is they work with water also.

[@pragawa]

Thanks for this information, Henry

[@EBzerozero]

Very hands on. Thx

[@LeeHallphotography]

Thank you kindly glad you enjoyed it my friend

[@chrissysimpson6692]

Brilliant thanks ill be practicing now ..

[@nn1982in]

Great video as usual. What I struggle with is to get a clear diffraction of the object through the flower, due to surface tension of the drop. Not sure if there is a way to get it. Would be great to get your thoughts / tips on the same.

[@PearTreePictures1950]

great video , what would be the best needle for water drops kind sir

[@johnlocke7097]

Another good one Lee. I have been doing it without the needle so I have a good tip from the video. Come On You Baggies. let's hope we win Friday

[@konstanzefischer3552]

Thanks for the video and the tips. All I need now is the patience to put the droplets on with a syringe. 😁

[@sohalscapes]

Awesome techniques Lee!

[@LeeHallphotography]

Lol thank you buddy 👍

[@southwestscenes1]

Love the new intro Lee👍👍

[@ritaophelia]

HI! Love your work! Struggling to understand the right settings! Could you please make a video of that, if you have time?

[@ritaophelia]

Is there an easy way for you to teach camera settings with a macro lens?

[@suits1346]

Lee, great video! Could you tell me what size gauge needle are you using or suggest for a beginner in water droplet refraction. Thanks

[@LeeHallphotography]

I could not tell you a size my friend the best ones to use are diabetic needles as they are the best you really need the sharp ones as the blunt ones really don't work as well. As soon as I find a good supplier I will definitely let you know.

[@suits1346]

@@LeeHallphotography Thank you so much for your quick response. I would appreciate a name of a good supplier once you find one. Thanks again.

[@LeeHallphotography]

I will find one I promise or one of my subscribers will let me know

[@doehaddon3602]

Great x

[@angelathomas2117]

Hi great video I keep trying this it is hard to get the drop off the needle

[@wayneogilvie532]

Awesome bud 👍

[@rhondalepley2366]

How do you get ALL of the drops, including the very small ones from the spray, in focus with a Macro Lens?

[@LeeHallphotography]

Hello my friend the way I do it is to get the subject as flat as I can so that they are all more or less on the same focal plain. This way it helps you to get 99% of them In focus with out photo stacking them. Hope this helps you out

[@DiviPhotos]

very nice video

[@charlesbarles5359]

Love that intro

[@LeeHallphotography]

Thank you mate its different

[@quemerehq]

hello super your video can you tell me the composition for the manufacture to make the drops of water cordially

[@wendyhardy2424]

Hi where do you get you back ground cards from lee secondly your defuses I can never find Jan bells link thank keep the videos coming love em melv

[@LeeHallphotography]

Hi my friend i get the backgrounds from my local tesco or Asda super store. They are fantastic. I will have to put a link up on my next video

[@LeeHallphotography]

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[@rippasnortus]

Not really what I was looking for. I like to shoot in nature, in the rain or after a ran, preferably in the rain. I shoot water drops on flowers, grape vine tendrils, almost anything that can support a raindrop clinging to it. I am at the mercy of low light, the wind and my own clumsiness. I was hoping to learn about camera settings, lens selection, manual focusing etc... I did manage to grasp a thing or two from this video, so thank-you kind Sir.

[@LeeHallphotography]

You are most welcome I also love going out in the rain or after the rain it is truly the best way to capture the natural beauty of a water droplets hanging on tho a flower petal. The only thing is my camera I video with would not let me show the natural beauty with the poor lighting.

[@ThePauldavies30]

Lee, I mentioned on another of your posts that my daughter is taking up photography at college. She would love to see your comments on some macro photos she's taken - could she sdnd them to you, and if so, how? Thanks again Lee. Paul

[@LeeHallphotography]

Yes my friend please do. Send them to my Facebook messenger please so I can see them it would be great to she her work. I did say if she needs help just ask any time

[@ThePauldavies30]

@@LeeHallphotography Thank you Lee, will do

[@leslierusso7775]

Hi Lee, just wanted to thank you so much for all your videos! You give the most practical suggestions on how to improve my photos. I tried spraying water on something similar to a dandelion clock but I'm struggling with focus. Any suggestions? I heard about focus stacking but I'm not that advaned. Photography is a new hobby of mine.

[@ilyaaverbukh1482]

Thank you!

[@LeeHallphotography]

Your most welcome my friend

[@atahassanzadeh4878]

🙏🙏 Which part of the drop should be focused on?

[@richardwinlondon9689]

Lee, where do you get your syringe from?

[@OliverHerbold]

Cheers mate, you should have made that video a long time ago - before I had to learn it all myself the hard way - LOL

[@briantaylor2599]

Hi Lee, thank you very much for your videos I have found them really inspirational so much so I would like to have a go at macro. Now, I have a Nikon d3400 could you recommend a reasonably priced lens I could start off with, I am on a limited budget as I am an o a p. I understand you may not be familiar with my camera but any help would be greatly appreciated, many thanks, Brian.

[@LeeHallphotography]

Hello my friend thank you ever so much for your kindness. I started off doing macro with macro extension tube my friend they are brilliant you can put them straight onto a 50mm kit lens and you will have a great start to macro. You can get a set from amazon for around £40 pounds. Then if you really want to get a lense i would recommend a sigma 105mm for the price. I get a lot of my lenses from MPB online they are used but they are a great price and a very reputable company. I keep all my gear to a budget my friend. I really hope this helps you. Thank you once again if you have any more questions please ask

[@briantaylor2599]

Thank you very much for your help Lee, I am looking forward to giving it a go, keep well and safe my friend.

[@RaraAvis27]

why not adding glycerin in the water on the rope or the grass ? it is way easier

[@LeeHallphotography]

Hi my friend I find it much easier without glycerine to be honest and I seem to get a lot better results with my pictures. I manage to get perfect results without using it but if you find it makes a difference to your pictures and it works well for you don’t stop using it my friend

[@RaraAvis27]

@@LeeHallphotography I feel that it makes the droplets kind of thicker and sometimes it lasts longer on grass ( but not glycerine alone I diluted it with water ) . I loved how you made the idea of the grass 🌹 I ve always waited for rain to shoot the droplets on grass ( you can imagine the mud and the mess after that ) 😂🤦🏻‍♀️

[@LeeHallphotography]

I can imagine my wife goes mad at me when I come back with muddy knees lol. I now take a little kneeling mat with me but still come back muddy. To me it’s part of the fun

[@RaraAvis27]

in my case no one can yell at me except myself for the mud 🤣simply because I CLEAN lol @@LeeHallphotography