Water droplet photography on a budget

[@CarlConstantine]

Thanks for making this video. I love that you do a lot of stuff DIY and budget. Shows you don’t need a ton of fancy or expensive equipment to get great shots. Keep up the great work Lee!

[@LeeHallphotography]

Thank you kindly my friend as i always say i am all for the beginner and at a low cost. Thank you kindly for watching and supporting me

[@seanc3913]

Finally a DIY dropper that doesn't require a Mechanical or Electrical Engineering degree to construct! haha Thanks so much for another excellent video, Lee!!

[@LeeHallphotography]

Thank you kindly my friend glad you like it 👍👍👍👍

[@amcastre]

That’s the best low budget macro liquid drop macro I’ve seen EVER! Please keep on enlighten us with your knowledge.

[@mark1hancock]

Brilliant, love your water dropper

[@LeeHallphotography]

Thank you my kind friend

[@xavidub]

Beautiful results, yet again. You're a constant source of ideas and inspiration. Thank You.

[@chriswarriner2368]

Hi Lee, Just found yr channel, wish I had found it earlier. Excellent videos please keep them coming.

[@LeeHallphotography]

Thank you my friend i most definitely will

[@Carol-us9yr]

Thanks for another great video, loving your water droplet construction, I will try and make one myself. Hello from a sunny Western Australia

[@LeeHallphotography]

Thank you ever so much my kind friend hope you are staying safe

[@clanelliott0305]

Just revisited this video for a bit of inspiration, keep up the good work and thanks for the education.

[@LeeHallphotography]

Good evening Chris trust me I often go back through my own videos to see how I can improve or because I have forgotten my settings lol

[@colliwobbleonaaec]

Finally! A simple way of practicing and having a go at a price I can afford. I am expecting a flash gun today and will be trying some of your techniques later today off to sainsburys in a bit for some "essential" shopping and will be adding cards and colouring to my list. I have a 750d also withe the three tube extension kit along with an 18-55 kit lens ,a 10-18 mm and a 50mm 1.8 so i can see a lot of snaps being taken later. love the simplicity of your videos for the everyday hobbiest photographer have subbed your channel and look forward to seeing your previous videos along with your new one's. thanks Lee for giving me back some inspiration.

[@LeeHallphotography]

God bless you my friend thank you kindly for watching and supporting me. I am so happy that i have given you some inspiration pleses ask if you get stuck please i am always willing to help 🙏👍🙏👍🙏

[@stephenmills6244]

Another great video with fantastic tips. I will definitely be trying them out.

[@LeeHallphotography]

Thank you I still use this setup today I take it with me on my photography talks and people absolutely love it

[@garysefton5614]

fantastic ideas lee, thanks. off to get my toolbox.... lol

[@LeeHallphotography]

Happy diy my friend 👍👍👍

[@kathyinok]

I love how you make complicated so simple. Looks like I will have a new project for my husband to make for me! Thanks for sharing.

[@LeeHallphotography]

Bless thank you kindly my friend i am so glad you enjoyed it happy snapping

[@enriquediaz8939]

Hi Lee, excellent video that you are publishing, I congratulate you for the simple way to explain things and how we can do them without spending a lot of money but best of all, you teach us that we should make the macro photography fun and make it as a distraction and not that we suffer, I love the way you take us step by step to explore new ways of doing macro. I have learned a lot with your videos and I will implement all this in the next few days. Thank you very much Lee! with best wishes!!

[@LeeHallphotography]

Wow thank you for your kindness and support it really does mean a lot to me. I love photography and just want everyone to feel they are just the same as everyone else. 👍🙏👍🙏👍

[@virtuosomuso]

hi Lee thnks for all your awsome videos , i have just joined happy and snappy , and posted my first ever attempts at water droplets , many thanks for the tutorial

[@LeeHallphotography]

Your most welcome my friend

[@korhancharlotte3619]

Another great work Lee. Simple yet effective. Bravo 👏

[@LeeHallphotography]

Thank you kindly my friend

[@rhiwderinraytube]

Love your ingenuity Lee. Thanks for that, I may give it a go sometime!

[@laurielphotography1118]

Great how-to video, Lee! Thanks for sharing!

[@LeeHallphotography]

Your most welcome my friend glad you enjoyed it

[@shaunpalmer7323]

Thanks for a brilliant idea Lee i made one myself and got some good results. Cheers mate and happy new year.

[@candidonthestreetanupamgos5283]

Wonderful video. You made it very easy for us. Thank you. 🙏

[@doehaddon3602]

Another great demonstration making photography so.simple Really enjoyed watching great x

[@LeeHallphotography]

You are so so kind thank you from the bottom of my heart xx

[@davian68]

Great little video again lee, i will be giving it a go in the week, all the best mate

[@LeeHallphotography]

Thank you kindly my friend hope tou get some great shots 👍👍👍

[@creativephotographyexplain5731]

Fantastic video again Lee. Keep doing them.

[@LeeHallphotography]

Thank you kindly master

[@joxford1951]

Brilliant Lee, due to Covid 19 I'm stuck inside on a wet Manchester day so I made a drop delivery kit based on your great design.This kept me occupied scouring the shed for some time as I cant get out to our nearest aquatics shop and didnt want to tie up Amazon with a delivery of tubing etc.Finally made one using a spare plumbing 15mm isolater valve. I got some really interesting shots but as usual in photography you have to take a lot of shots to get to the keepers, also the "collision" shots take a lot of messing about with the timing of the drops and also using different colours in the drop water soon result in the bottom liquid becoming the same as the top, but loved messing about with this.Great fun and many thanks,.Well done mate keep up the good work!

[@LeeHallphotography]

Wow great stuff my friend glad i have helped out

[@AppelmoesArtandPhotography]

You seem like a very friendly guy. Greet video’s. Nice construction you’ve made for the droplets. I’m gonna try to find the stuff I need for this kind of photography. Have a nice day, greetings from the Netherlands

[@LeeHallphotography]

Thank you my friend and a big hello from sunny England. I am glad i have gave you some inspiration plese ask if you get stuck or have any questions 🙏👏🙏🙏

[@xenomorph42]

If I were your next door neighbor I’d be pestering you all day for things to shot, you make everything so relaxing, encouraging and so fun. You and Stewart are my mentors and I just love you guys, keep up the good work, I’m off to the hardware store right now to try this. 👍🏾👍🏾

[@LeeHallphotography]

Bless you my friend Thank you ever so much for your kindness and support ❤

[@Macroadventures]

Great video Lee. I have been trying out a few of your macro ideas over the last week or so. Would love to spend more time practicing but with family/work my time is limited. So glad i found your channel, full of inspiration. Will have to give the water drop images a go. Keep up the great work 👍🏻

[@LeeHallphotography]

Glad you enjoyed it my friend i know the feeling about work and family i have the same problems that is why i started macro photography so i can just pop into my background when i have 10 minutes to my self

[@misterb3543]

Your videos are for now labelled with the category "five-a-day"👍. Your simplicity approach is stunning. It's easy to throw in tons of money into ones hobby or professional gear for that matter. I like the idea that it is possible to create gorgeous results with less expensive but creative solutions. I should wish for a video about all the wee assistant tools macro photography requires 💅😁 preferably on DIY basis.

[@LeeHallphotography]

Ha ha ha thank you ever so much kind sir. I only use things that I find around the house or in my garage. Trust me I am all for things that are cheep and things we can all afford. I will be putting more videos out as soon as the kids have gone back to school

[@snowwold4767]

Thanks

[@LeeHallphotography]

You are most welcome 🙏❤🙏

[@susanmcdowall3544]

Enjoying your videos, can you tell me where you got your backgrounds from? Thank you

[@LeeHallphotography]

Tesco supermarket my friend

[@susanmcdowall3544]

Thank you 🙂🙂

[@johncuthbert4426]

Nice one Lee...

[@LeeHallphotography]

Thank you mate much appreciated

[@stevekarn5753]

NICE ONE LEE, SIMPLIFIED THE WHOLE PROCESS, KEEP IT UP MATE, PROUD OF YOU.

[@LeeHallphotography]

Thank you kindly sir for all your kind words and support it really does mean a lot to me 👍👍👍

[@richardlewis7214]

Hi Lee, great video mate 👍 Thanks very much.

[@LeeHallphotography]

Thank you kindly mate i really do appreciate your kindness

[@joemagri7984]

Hi Alan thank you for very interesting topics. I am learning every-time I watch your vedios. Keep them coming buddy. By the way i am 70 years young.

[@LeeHallphotography]

Bless thank you my good friend you can never stop learning i am constantly learning off people like your self.

[@mumgilly9694]

Thank you, great video

[@LeeHallphotography]

No thank you my kind friend for watching 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@torbjrnraschpettersen7506]

Excellent as always! Doing a few hundred test shots myself now. :-D

[@LeeHallphotography]

Lol this video has been a pain in the but mate. But i am glad you enjoyed it i will be looking out for your pictures 👍👍👍👍👍

[@vickieodell6852]

Thanks so much. Awesome. Could you explain what type of hose and nozzle I need to buy? You mentioned an aquatic pump ?

[@LeeHallphotography]

Hello my friend it is just some hose I got from my local aquatic center it is what they use in tropical fish tanks. The nozzle is a flow restriction

[@philgreaves1]

Nice one Lee, been having a go myself earlier. Thanks mate.

[@LeeHallphotography]

Excellent mate please tag or send me some of your pictures please if you dont mind 👍👍👍

[@cristinacoltro4517]

Hi Lee, great video. Could you tell me what the backgrounds you use are called and where to find them? Thanks!

[@LeeHallphotography]

Hello my friend I got them from a craft shop they are just reflective card. You can also use shiny gift rapping paper. It works just the same I will look and see if I can find a link on amazon for you.

[@cristinacoltro4517]

@@LeeHallphotography Thank you!

[@LeeHallphotography]

www.amazon.co.uk/Sheets-Holographic-Colours-Assorted-Patterns/dp/B016ZPN15Y/ref=mp_s_a_1_13?dchild=1&keywords=reflective+craft+card&qid=1614228546&sr=8-13 This is what I use my friend hope it helps.

[@cristinacoltro4517]

@@LeeHallphotography Super helpful! Thank you so much!

[@LeeHallphotography]

@@cristinacoltro4517 your most welcome

[@robertsiqueira9899]

Great video!!! How tall is the support ? Tks

[@LeeHallphotography]

Thank you my kind friend its only 2ft tall my friend

[@brendanshine2686]

Where can I get daffodil clocks from , the ones that you used in your videos , I have got the small daffodil ones , but want to try the larger one that you use , Can i buy them on the web , love your videos please keep them coming as I have just stated macro , and you have given me lots of ideas with your you tube videos.

[@chazsteadman5020]

Lee - are you also going to do a video on the best way to sell images like this, including printing perhaps? Thanks again for the great money saving tips.

[@LeeHallphotography]

I will definitely be looking and doing that mate 👍 great idear

[@mick1956]

Hi Lee just came across your channel last week and was totally blown away with your simplistic approach. I have watched most of your videos and cannot wait to get going on some of your projects. Keep up the good work and look forward to future videos. Did you create your own signature. If so how? Cheers

[@LeeHallphotography]

Hi my friend thank you kindly for your kindness and support. I down loaded it from a site i will have to look and send you the link my friend

[@matharvey87]

Hi lee Nice one really wanna try this now ha 😂 are your coloured backgrounds shiny or matt effect

[@heatherhaigh]

Excellent, think I'm gonna get my OH on making me this, he's gonna love you lol

[@LeeHallphotography]

Lol bless thank you

[@Joshleonard30]

This was another great video! The question I have is when you said 'let's start adding some color". Was that food coloring in the resovoire? How did you get the slight blues and greens in the first drips?

[@saleemdeen24]

Awesome, could you tell its possible with kit lens like 18-55 or we need macro lens?

[@LeeHallphotography]

No my friend you can do this with out a macro lense 👍👍👍👍👍

[@lindadean8615]

I going to attempt this this weekend. What is that valve used for the tubing?

[@ThePauldavies30]

Brilliant Lee! My daughter is (hopefully!) taking photography at college and has reignited my interest. Your video's are really clear and informative, many thanks for this and hopefully they will help my daughter in her coursework. Can I ask though, are your backgrounds use use in this video matt or reflective? Thanks again Paul

[@LeeHallphotography]

Hello my friend thank you ever so much for watching and supporting me. The background are reflective my friend i got them from my local tesco superstore

[@LeeHallphotography]

If she needs any more help just ask my friend

[@ThePauldavies30]

@@LeeHallphotography thanks Lee. Ive sent you a reply in Messenger

[@candidonthestreetanupamgos5283]

Hello again. I have one query. If a dedicated water drops controller system is not available at my place, can I achieve similar nice results with a DIY set-up like yours?

[@virtuosomuso]

What is the internal diameter of the tube, 4mm or 6mm, and what is the top on the bottle the tube is attached to, brilliant videos by the way

[@quemerehq]

hello can you tell me where I can find the color background paper thank you

[@LeeHallphotography]

I got these from my local crafts store

[@quemerehq]

@@LeeHallphotographyhello thank you for your answer I can not find the background in the artisanal store near me can you give me an address so that I can order this product and bravo for your video

[@LeeHallphotography]

Tesco supermarket my friend

[@quemerehq]

@@LeeHallphotographythank you for the answer I already look and there is not at us that can find it on internet yes or thank you for taking the time to answer me sorry to bother you

[@kennethtyrrell3684]

Hi, Lee..Love all your videos but I'd like to ask a favour. I'm 84 years old and a little deaf. Could you shoow the name of the products you use. i.e. I couldn't make out the name 'Incence sticks' on your video and had to ask my daughter to listen to it. Thanks in advance. Ken Tyrrell

[@LeeHallphotography]

Hi my friend i definitely will i am so so sorry i promise i will definitely be doung this for you in all my upcoming videos i really appreciate your kindness and support 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@chazsteadman5020]

I thought that I read that the fastest shot you can take with a flash is 1/200sec. Is this not correct since you're shooting at 1/320sec? Thanks! Great video.

[@LeeHallphotography]

Correct my friend

[@LeeHallphotography]

It also depends on you flash

[@gailplatts6153]

What lens did you use to do the water drops? Thanks

[@LeeHallphotography]

Hi my friend this was taken with my canon 100mm macro lens 🙏👍📸

[@gailplatts6153]

@@LeeHallphotography thanks would this work using macro tubes with a 50mm or 35mm macro with the tubes do you know? Thanks again. Sorry for the 100 questions this may end up to be lol

[@LeeHallphotography]

@@gailplatts6153 hi my friend I love your questions yes it can be done with a 50mm lens and extension tubes. The water droplet is fairly big so you don't have to get that close in. This was one of the first things I did when I first started off with water droplet photography.

[@user-ev4nu2uk8j]

Should have shown photo results with the needle and without the needle

[@davewall4931]

So simple but so effective water dropper Lee, one question I need to ask is was the flash on or off camera?

[@LeeHallphotography]

Hello my friend the flash was on the top of the camera in thease shots i used a home made snoot made from a old pringle tube to light up my back grounds

[@davewall4931]

@@LeeHallphotography Thanks Lee, was hoping for that answer as my high speed sync only works when on camera and not on remote trigger when off camera.

[@LeeHallphotography]

My one is the same my friend i dont have the best kit so i try to keep everything simple as possible that way we all can do it 👍👍👍

[@chazsteadman5020]

what kind of coloring or dye is that?

[@valoer]

Christ the quality of them images

[@LeeHallphotography]

Bless thank you

[@janh6639]

Brilliant thank you 🙏 those images absolutely banging

[@LeeHallphotography]

Wow thank you from the bottom of my heart

[@haynerbass]

Try rubbing alcohol. It makes super fine droplets.

[@_EchoO_o]

Were is ur glasses

[@johnlocke7097]

Hi Lee, thanks again for another excellent video. Your subscribers will come, your videos are too good for them not to. I am going to post you on my facebook page LockedOut Photography it may get you a few USA subscribers.

[@LeeHallphotography]

Wow thank you ever so much i would really appreciate that it would be great i really do appreciate your kindness and support my friend please stay safe and happy snapping 👍👍👍👍

[@johnlocke7097]

Pleasure

[@me1be1]

Thank you Lee for a fabulous tutorial. Hubby made this dropper for me and I'm really pleased with my first attempts. A rainy day today so im going to have more fun with it, this is so addictive. This is my favourite image from the many I took. www.flickr.com/photos/melbutcher/49822317758/in/dateposted/

[@LeeHallphotography]

Your most welcome my friend I love your picture 👌👌👌👌

[@me1be1]

@@LeeHallphotography Thank you Lee

[@me1be1]

I'd also be interested to see how you use the syringe if you ever add to this video.

[@LeeHallphotography]

Well thought I forgotten about that you have just given me a new video to do thank you 👌👍👌👍👌👍👌👍