Macro idea at home: Easy splash photography (tutorial with lighting and compositing)

Splash photography in macro isn't difficult once you understand how your flash can freeze high speed action in an instant. In this week's video tutorial I show how I create a dynamic splash image with a single blueberry and my macro lens, including my settings and how I piece the images together in Lightroom and Photoshop.
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[@marvinspates924]

Wow what a stunning project to try! Thanks for sharing!!!👍

[@raduszilagyi6055]

Amazing shot. Amazing video with clear explanations. Thank you for teaching us :)

[@leeprater1435]

This is absolutely amazing I’m getting inspired already by watching this video

[@nigelhumphrey2980]

Wow out standing as a newbie to the macro and editing world will be trying this and sure I will be watching the video many times to try and remember what you did thank you

[@Anna-gv7vo]

OMG, I came across your vídeos and I've been watching them all night! Your work is amazing and we can learn so much! Although I don't have a macro lens, I bought some close-up filters for my 85mm and I will try so many things I'm learning from you! Thank you so, so much!

[@johnwest6141]

Many thanks for this excellent video with lots of helpful tips, all very well explained as usual, and a stunning image at the end of it all.

[@andrewwhite203]

This has given me some great ideas! Many thanks a great video

[@martinvachon7262]

As always, Your explanations are always very clear. The pace of the video is just right. The suggestions for exercises are excellent and demonstrate your desire to help us develop the skills that time, practice and effort have enabled you to acquire. I feel that everything is accessible to me if I take the trouble to try. All too often we are offered incomplete tutorials, whether deliberately or not, which don't allow us to achieve the result presented... Which is frustrating... That's absolutely not what you're proposing. Again... It's much appreciated.

[@AndrewLanxonPhotography]

Thanks so much, Martin, I really appreciate that!

[@loribeasley1956]

Excellent video, beautiful image!

[@ralphwatson7036]

Thanks for the excellent macro ideas. I've been enjoying your channel.

[@jaynepainter9743]

Brilliant I will try this at the weekend, thank you 😊

[@shlomoeshet8525]

Beautiful👌👌I like (and intend to adopt) your method to remove the halos by taking down the blacks. Thanks👏👏

[@tonybongo1122]

Great stuff I'm going to try this on an Apple with my splash Art so as to get the drops more controllable.

[@leeprater1435]

Absolutely beautiful

[@samelogio7441]

Great idea Andrew. I will definitely be trying this. As you stated, this is a great learning opportunity in many ways.

[@AndrewLanxonPhotography]

Thanks Sam, good luck in getting your own shots!

[@groggu]

Outstanding tutorial! So helpful and I’m thinking of several projects were I can use this technique. One question, I’d like to construct a backdrop/stage like the one you have, but don’t know the proper names of the parts. I’d love to see an overview of the clamps/rods/connectors for holding the background of the scene.

[@stevesag]

Good tutorial for developing PS skills. Another tip for the blending masks, you can paint on a disabled mask. When the mask is enabled you can't see the drop you want to reveal. Disabling the mask reveals the drop so you don't have to guess where it is and you can still paint on the mask to reveal it, then enable the mask and move to the next layer.

[@forsgren81]

Great stuff, thanks!

[@sh00kac]

Thanks for this great video, will implement those creative ideas with some other fruits also

[@peterc2248]

You and your channel are terrific. I learn so much and yesterday I finally managed to get a decent stacked focus macro photo of tiny mushrooms in Epping Forest. Many, many thanks for your kindness, talent and willingness to share :-)

[@EdwardKilner]

Quite well done, thanks!

[@er1ck24]

Super interesting and easy to follow. I'll try those next. 🙌

[@Edgeofhumansoul]

Great idea, nice work 👍

[@joyriggphotography]

Great video, good stuff

[@DiviPhotos]

Thanks for sharing great video

[@carolewithane_]

This is great and something I will try as I've done loads of water splashes but this is different and results much quicker of to buy blueberries now

[@RandyMcShag69]

Nice one 👍

[@thomasjohn4262]

Great video! Is it better to use an off camera flash to get the complete black background?

[@amzsphotography4684]

Very nice and informative video. Thanks Andrew. 👍

[@AndrewLanxonPhotography]

Thanks for watching!

[@JasonJonesPhotography]

Great video! I'd add that if you used a wired cable release, there wouldnt be all of that camera deflection introduced between shots. While not a huge deal for this method/series of images, it would relieve you of some post production masking. On something a bit more critical when stacking, say a wine bottle, where you do this method with highlights, relying on manually, or PS automated align layers isnt fool proof or 100% reliable, and could make for a big headache later if that deflection is there between frames.. Thinking on my response, you might even be able to shoot tethered with camera control software and set a continuous burst bracket on a timer, or delay. That would free up your second hand for double dropper shots, or possibly other effects? Just thinking out loud.

[@antdx316]

MD600 for these, MD200 for outside macro, what else is needed??

[@mutedmutiny9542]

Question for you - your live view usually looks like you are shooting on a white background, but all your pics make it look like a black background, is this just a thing with the live-view ?

[@moinnoori3456]

The 1st pic you exported in PS looked like a skull 😅

[@kamilpotato3764]

Since KZbin removed dislikes count on videos no more likes from me on even good videos. Videos that I don't like will get comment "dislike". I urges people to do same.

[@AndrewLanxonPhotography]

That will only hurt the people who create the videos you're watching, not KZbin.

[@kamilpotato3764]

@@AndrewLanxonPhotography Creators should be fully against this new dumb idea. You and the rest if content creators should pressure google to revers it

[@AndrewLanxonPhotography]

We are. But your strategy will only hurt creators, not help them change this.