My Favourite Macro I've Ever Done at Home

[@louaiello1493]

Here’s a possible simplified set up. Use an ipad under the glass with a color screen saver. It will serve as the light source as well as the color or black and white combination for the table. Also eliminates a trip to the craft store.

[@prsearls]

I like these. Colored towels or pieces of Christmas wrapping would make interesting backgrounds. The black & white images are my favorites; very three-dimensional.

[@duringthemeanwhilst]

remember doing this during lockdown with some coloured fairy lights below the water and oil diffused with some tracing paper. great fun was had until I got oil on the rug and had a row!

[@AndrewLanxonPhotography]

Well sure if you're gonna ruin a rug you can expect a row! Such is the photographer's dilemma!

[@michaelmcphee2930]

Great idea to use towels or T Shirts. That was an issue for me. I got a starter pack of painting oils for a craft shop for about $6 AUD and slathered it over paper kitchen towel. It worked. I drop a tooth pick on to the water and use that as my focus point. I have some 5mm plastic tubing to blow on the surface.

[@gabriesl87]

Perfect for winter days

[@AndrewLanxonPhotography]

My thoughts exactly, thanks for watching!

[@vijaykarve736]

all the images are simply wonderful,but those b-w are simply awesome.i will try in the coming week as i have been working on this for sometime.Tons of thanks man for a wonderful video.May God bless you.

[@colinyoung9432]

Nice one Andrew, love the video I will have a go at this, some great shots you have.....Colin in Devon.

[@AndrewLanxonPhotography]

Thanks Colin!

[@klaustomasini]

I enjoyed your vlog a lot. A glass Macallan should not be missed for winter days. ☺

[@AndrewLanxonPhotography]

Anything to keep the cold at bay!

[@youphototube]

I was in denia about my Wacom for over a year. But when I eventually got it, I got it. It is faster and more acurate than a mouse for all actions in Lightroom and Photoshop, with the exception of zooing as it does not have a scroll wheel. For individual spot removals the Wacomb is multiple times faster than a mouse if set up correctly and you have the feel of it. But not for everyone as some people do not like the extreme range of movement compared to a mouse.

[@boristahmasian9604]

Great video. Fantastic images.

[@AndrewLanxonPhotography]

Thank you!

[@johnsmith-lb4mo]

This is very beautiful and frustrating at the same time, the initial shot is fine but the amount of work involved post shoot is phenomenal trying to eliminate all the dirt marks and tiny bubbles...a very informative video though and i will try this again.

[@wongkenneth4005]

Andrew, these are beautiful pictures , really enjoy the forms and shapes of the bubbles.

[@andyallard5990]

As always excellent, I always love your videos I don’t get on as much as I would like but when I do I look for you keep up the good work you inspire me every time I see you work thank you❤

[@AndrewLanxonPhotography]

Thanks Andy, much appreciated!

[@markbarkntrunk102]

Awesome for me as a beginner in macro

[@noelhewitt7434]

I had so much fun doing this during lockdown. I really must try it again. Instead of coloured paper underneath I used a tablet with colour and pattern changing videos from KZbin and the results were fantastic.. great vid.

[@berthaduniverse]

I watched the last episode on this technique, and loved it. YT just suggested this, and I still love it. Great work AL. Thanks for what you do!

[@AndrewLanxonPhotography]

Nice! Did you give it a go? Would love to see the results! I love how I get completely different shots every time I try it

[@berthaduniverse]

@@AndrewLanxonPhotographyI started down the rabbit 🐇 hole 🕳️ but never finished... Now I'm re-energized! So maybe this time.

[@lsmith304]

The lovely forest behind my house was clear-cut this week, so I’ve been looking for inspiration on more indoor macro projects I can do. Not only did this video provide that, but it also helped me figure out how a particular series of oil and water photos that has perplexed me for years now was done. Very inspiring, Andrew!

[@AlOne-xg6dv]

Very nice abstract creations. Thanks.

[@AndrewLanxonPhotography]

Thanks for watching!

[@emayayche]

Yeah...I'm gonna do this, mate. Thank!

[@AndrewLanxonPhotography]

Yay! Would love to see the results!

[@emayayche]

Certainly. I'll share a link when I'm done. This week Maybe.@@AndrewLanxonPhotography

[@keddyphotoeclecticphotogra6120]

Cool winter time shoot. Thanks.

[@bmcla34]

I just got my macro lens in the other day. I'm definitely going to give this a try. Great video!

[@AndrewLanxonPhotography]

Good luck with it, I hope you love the results as much as I did!

[@paulhowardvideos]

This is perhaps one of the best "how to" videos on a photography project I've seen. Great instruction and detail on how you actually did it. I can't wait to try this at home. I love minimalist photography and been thinking of some shots that I can frame and hang at home. I think this might be it. Thanks.

[@AndrewLanxonPhotography]

Thanks Paul, that's high praise indeed! Good luck with trying it yourself!

[@5RustyBin]

Just the inspiration for a project I was looking for Andrew. Thanks for the detailed explanation of the actual set up - very helpful. Will be having a crack at this over the christmas period if the missus allows me to commandeer the dining table :)

[@AndrewLanxonPhotography]

Thanks so much for watching, and good luck in taking over your dining table for it!

[@5RustyBin]

Im on it !@@AndrewLanxonPhotography

[@garysd9943]

Very good video. I did not think I'd actually sit through the whole half hour but it kept me interested. Those black and white images really have a more pronounced 3D effect, which is really cool. I tried doing this a few years back, might have to give it a go again.

[@AndrewLanxonPhotography]

Thanks Gary! I'll be honest, I didn't expect anyone to sit through the whole half hour either! Thanks so much for the commitment!

[@garysd9943]

@@AndrewLanxonPhotography That's refreshing honesty :) I tried last night with baby oil but it seemed less viscous, so the bubbles looked flatter, and it also seemed like the small bubbles more quickly joined into one large bubble. So I think I'll go back to cooking oil. I need to figure out a way to set things up with more distance between the glass container and the background too.

[@galesaunders4120]

Brilliant, loved it from start to finish, will have to give it a try....its so grey outdoors and its great to see how to execute some new techniques, knowing me my camera would drop in the water dish🤣

[@MAXR_MTB]

What a great idea, definitely going to try this! Great video Andrew 👍🏼

[@AndrewLanxonPhotography]

Thanks!

[@youphototube]

Thank you for your inspiration and education. I will add oil and water to my list of projects. Surprised to see you editing with a mouse and not a Wacom. When I bought my Wacom, it sat in a drawer for a year. I was going to eBay it, gave it another go, got to grips, and now it is indispensable. So much quicker and more accurate than a mouse.

[@AndrewLanxonPhotography]

Thanks for watching! I have a Wacom and I use it from time to time, especially when I'm having to do more 'painting' style strokes, but for the most part I find I'm better off overall with my mouse.

[@sophsaund304]

Such striking images

[@venkateshtn8118]

Thanks for the great video, tried it and got some amazing shots…would love to have your views on one of the pics…how do I get it?

[@christopherberry8519]

You could easily use the camera app to fire instead of a wired release!

[@robinc-k7162]

I find it so hard to get the vessel of oil/water level, and then your camera as well. With such a shallow DoF, even being the smallest bit out of level seems to result in part of my bubbles being soft. Great video!

[@WildAlberta]

Great video, wondering what booms you are using and what you used to hold the messuring cup?

[@Elman-76]

Cool thank you

[@Pine4205]

TY

[@Paddle65]

Hi Andrew, thanks for the great video, it has inspired me to give it a go, i think that i might have missed the focus but need to look on a bigger screen, 😢, stupid question...is there any specific oil that is the best 😅. Thanks again

[@brianthomas6500]

I have not done any of this for years. Found out you do not need a great depth of water. Another thing to try after you have done these rather basic shots is to add a little food dye and give a good mix in but multi coloured backgrounds are the way to go, for me anyway.

[@shawnoneill1045]

What type of oil are you using

[@thesoulmindspirit]

did you use any pattern paper

[@sharvo6]

As a beginner, how do you decide which wireless trigger to use with the Godox AD200 for macro?

[@AndrewLanxonPhotography]

Godox do their own trigger (the X-pro) that works with their flashes, so there's no decision to be made!

[@gary4739]

Great vid, but my question is, your bike looks like a Time Trail cycle, True?

[@AndrewLanxonPhotography]

It's a Wattbike Atom and I don't use it enough, so thanks for reminding me!

[@gary4739]

Don't feel bad, I have a WaterRower that needs to be dusted off.... @@AndrewLanxonPhotography

[@weisskm]

Really nice. What kind of oil did you use?

[@AndrewLanxonPhotography]

Thanks Ken! I used sunflower oil in most of them and a light coloured olive oil in others. It made almost no difference to be honest. Ideally I'd have been able to get some clear baby oil or something that doesn't have the yellow tint but it didn't seem to be a problem.

[@guglielmo_arte_naturale]

Hi Andrew, sorry to bother but i don't know how to fix this... i've always done focus stacking in photoshop but i this time i have a big problem.. i do my edit in lightroom > then i open layers in photoshop but then i notest that the previous edit in LLC is gone and the image is flat like if it was a RAW file. can you please help me ? i m desperate and i dont know how to fix it.

[@robinc-k7162]

hello! I don't know if this will be helpful but I always export my images from Lightroom to a folder on my computer first. Then I will open them from Photoshop as a stack (layers).

[@guglielmo_arte_naturale]

@@robinc-k7162 thank you Robin for your advice, but the same day i solved the issue.. i should delete the comment. what happened is that i wasn't using the same color space as photoshop, or sorry PH wasn't set the right way. so now every time i finished working on LLC i edit as layer in photoshop and then choose the right option which is the one up top using same color science as LLC. only for stacks tho cause i only use LL which is better.

[@ppBizU]

Will you actually try to replicate macro with low-budget? No stands, no professional light? Will you take that challenge?

[@upload638]

I tried something similar with some lighting and ice, and when I was done my wife said "those AI programs can do that now". LOL

[@AndrewLanxonPhotography]

Haha that would have saved you some time!

[@upload638]

@@AndrewLanxonPhotography I simply responded with "Which AI?" and that fell apart pretty quickly. That and I sucked at it

[@lordjim9744]

👍👏