Capturing the Hidden Beauty: Macro Photography Under the Night Sky

[@TheSunnySuttons]

I am super impressed with your dedication, 3am photoshoots are challenging. However, i am more impressed that your partner is willing to get out of bed at such an ungodly hour to help with the filming. I hope you bought her breakfast, lunch and dinner!!!! 😁 Well done, i love the results! ❤

[@Wilbur_Long]

Just exhilarating to watch you set up for these shots. I learned some things that I hope will help with my journey in photography. Thank you.

[@StewartWoodArt]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Augnos]

Wow that’s so incredible! I had no idea you could stack that many photos at once, everything is so crisp and detailed.

[@StewartWoodArt]

Thank you.

[@ulriktnnesen5987]

The photographs from that macro outing are phenomenal, I can't help but feel like I need to up my game. Splendid work mate :)

[@StewartWoodArt]

Thank you my friend 😀

[@itsmealex9290]

Great Video with a lot of helpful information! Thank you very much 🙏 Greetings from Germany 🇩🇪 Alex

[@Jo-AnnePowney]

Thank you for a great article. I have an Olympus Mirrorless and you have inspired me.

[@RenoLaringo]

Your shots are absolutely phenomenal ! Thank you for sharing the passion ! What a stunning result !

[@StewartWoodArt]

Thanks

[@wizard6207]

Fantastic Stuart. Looking forward to trying that sometime. 😀

[@StewartWoodArt]

Thank you

[@IAmR1ch]

I forgot to say how cool these image are. Fantastic.

[@StewartWoodArt]

Thank you.

[@michael-mvtd]

Wonderful video, esp watching you set up, explain your choices and troubleshooting issues. Have you no bothersome insects in the middle of night, such as mosquitoes?! The camera seemed to pause occasionally to let the flash recycle after a bunch of images and then carry on; I thought only OM flashes did that, not Godox.

[@antonystephenson4324]

Thanks Stewart. - really enjoyed watching your process

[@StewartWoodArt]

Thank you for watching.

[@zhuanjifarms5050]

"He's probably crappin' his pants right now!" This perfectly describes insect tyranny ma man. Stunning work Stewart...I'm a little late in seeing this as I just spent an entire season chasin' them in daylight!

[@StewartWoodArt]

Thanks.

[@pdrury1954]

Excellent video and thanks for sharing, you’ve inspired me 👍

[@LeonardFischer]

Great work, the results are stunning!

[@StewartWoodArt]

Thanks

[@Sayanmondalncbs]

Awesome, and excellent tutorial. Thank you for sharing..

[@marcalmecija5761]

Superb !

[@StewartWoodArt]

Thanks a lot

[@Franky_1974]

Great video! Thanks a lot. I`ve never thought about macro photography at night. But the results are really stunning! I will try it, too. ;-)

[@StewartWoodArt]

It’s a different type of macro walk.

[@alexanderschnell6503]

incredible flow, wich headlamp did you use ?

[@mrwates]

Brilliant & great images :) (was Christine awake) 😲

[@StewartWoodArt]

She was just about lol

[@andersalmstrom77]

really nice one mate! been waiting for ya to get out again now when the rain stopped for ya.

[@StewartWoodArt]

It’s hard, been raining again this weekend.

[@andersalmstrom77]

@@StewartWoodArt lets just say they are saying it will rain here too and I'm not looking forward to it as ill be out working for 4 days now

[@AmericanEagleF15]

BRILIANT!!!!! Very well done!

[@StewartWoodArt]

Thank you.

[@sabyasachibanerjee124]

Superb! Very useful technical details

[@StewartWoodArt]

Thank you

[@RayDuffill]

Great video - never considered nighttime macro before!

[@StewartWoodArt]

Try it 😉

[@foto-spective]

I absolutely love photographing insects at night. I find my cheap flash works better at night. I assume this is because it's not competing with other light sources. Normally my flash has a horrible recycle time. At night the flash power can be lowered, increasing recycle time. Lovely video!

[@StewartWoodArt]

Thank you, it is easier on the flash at night.

[@photopoeth]

This is great stuff! Kudos! It's perfect for my natural biorhythm - stay up late, instead of getting up early. ;) May I ask, where you got those background cards?

[@MacOSTen]

Just stumbled across your channel. What a great, interesting video. I’ve subscribed.

[@StewartWoodArt]

Thanks for the sub!

[@vasiliszappas369]

Great work! Can you tell me how you setup your flash with focus bracketing?

[@StewartWoodArt]

I have videos about my setup but the flash power changes depending on what I photograph.

[@alansharp1604]

Brilliant Stewart 👏🏻👍🏻

[@StewartWoodArt]

Thank you.

[@mapledelight]

Wicked work. Superb, hoping I can find your stacking tutorial or does Olympus do that too ? Can you purchase the background cards all ready printed as a set ?

[@StewartWoodArt]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/an-moKV4mK2CipYsi=p_OekK0ScP-u51S0 Unfortunately the backgrounds are not available as physical prints.

[@mapledelight]

Cheers there.

[@maximustheone3692]

Same gear, same place, but not the same photo !!! Very good job…….

[@StewartWoodArt]

Thanks

[@richardfounds9394]

Wow, great video, lovely images! What flash are you using?

[@PatrikSkiffardFoto]

What was the name of the stacking program? 😅

[@RaadMambles]

I'm torn between an Olympus and a fuji, bot have focus bracketing that my dslr doesnt have, plus half the weight. Id lean to the 4:3, but then again why not the A7cR?

[@StewartWoodArt]

Double check the focus stacking of each camera, all though they say it can do it some can’t stack while using a flash.

[@alexanderschnell6503]

Hi, great video but one question,how fast is the mkii in bracketing mode ? my lumix g9 tooks 5 images in one second, the problem is the flash works only with mechanical shutter

[@StewartWoodArt]

I’d have to look it up but it’s more than fast enough for my work.

[@alexanderschnell6503]

@@StewartWoodArt HI iam waiting for your answer about the speed in bracketing mode :)

[@photochop9657]

Credit where its due ,a very good production .One question ,with all that gear in your bag where did you put your sandwiches .

[@StewartWoodArt]

I have two bags lmao

[@AndreAraujo_]

Realy amazing....im.using Canon and Laowa lens... Thais vídeo makes me deram with olimpus

[@kennyk4134]

Just getting started in macro and im loving the focus peaking on the m1 mark ii .the trouble im finding is when ths shutter is half pressed the peaking stops working. What setting do i change to stop this happening.

[@rabbitbert]

It seems that there is no chance of doing that stack manually. How to take 100 or even only 10 photos when turning th focus ring and always touching the camera let alone the model itself. What do you think?

[@StewartWoodArt]

I’ve already done a manual stack of 28 images using the Laowa 50mm lens to show it can be done, the image is on my Instagram account.

[@rabbitbert]

@@StewartWoodArtYeah, wonderful result. Respect for that effort. Still it is a very hard job. Thx for your answer. I'll try harder as soon as those beautiful insects are turning up again.

[@StewartWoodArt]

@rabbitbert so will I

[@Trickytechtunes]

Awesome. You really learned the nature of the insects. Subscribed. I need a help. I have R5 and Godox v1. I can't use flash burst mode during in body focus bracketing. Its only possible in high speed mode (flash don't work if I set focus bracketing from camera menu). Multiple flash firing during a focus bracketing is really fun. In my case I myself have to move forward or backward for a stacking to use flash. What is holding me back?

[@janwarnaphotography]

Flash on Canon only works with mechanical shutter. Focus bracketing only works on electronical shutter on Canon 😢

[@norbertjankowski9960]

What is a better combination: Olympus 60mm +Raynox 250 or Olympus 60mm + Nisi 49mm?

[@StewartWoodArt]

I like the Nisi personally but they both perform great!

[@norbertjankowski9960]

@@StewartWoodArt thanks!

[@stephenmarsh883]

Incredible

[@StewartWoodArt]

Thank you.

[@MrDennisk4]

Hi Stewart thanks for a great video & just one question I'd like to ask, what setting did you use to get your flash to keep firing when doing focus bracket, it's a problem I find to be able to do with my Canon 600 EX-RT?

[@StewartWoodArt]

I was using 1/32 power.

[@IAmR1ch]

So I have an R5, no flash focus stack. I bought a EM1-X for under 400 for live view. Little did I realize it is good for macro. I don't have a TT350o. I do have 2 MF12. Do you think one of these will work as well as your set up. I think the GN is 16 for ms and 32 for TT350. I don't want to have to buy yet another flash and I have to buy a 60mm Oly macro lens for this to work I am guessing my adapted ef lenses will not work with the Viltrox adapter. Did you try the MF12? If so is it powerful enough to not have misfires?

[@StewartWoodArt]

I haven’t tried the MF12 on the Olympus because I don’t have a trigger for it. It was quite slow on my Canon system though.

[@ScottWilliamsPhotography]

Amazing!

[@StewartWoodArt]

Thanks!

[@PeterUlman]

Where can I buy such a diffuser please?

[@StewartWoodArt]

Check the link in the description.

[@PeterUlman]

@@StewartWoodArt Thank you very much

[@igordmitriv8964]

Seems like there is no problem with micro 4/3 sensor.

[@StewartWoodArt]

I’m finding it perfectly acceptable.

[@macromicro9541]

amazing

[@StewartWoodArt]

Thanks

[@philiphigginson]

Why move the insects when they are resting overnight. Take the photos in situ

[@StewartWoodArt]

I explained this in the video.

[@ukaszbanaszkiewicz8328]

I take photos for the stack with the sony a6000 but when I see what olympus is doing and this focus bracketing function ... wow, in 10 years the photographer will only have to turn on the camera and possibly find a model lol. It will be all his work ... the question is where is the fun since everything does the camera?

[@StewartWoodArt]

Believe me, it’s the photographer who does the work. With out the photographer there is no photo.

[@snoogly]

I envy your nights. Here in Japan it’s already close to 30c at 3am. But enough bugs to eat you alive.

[@StewartWoodArt]

Sounds like fun.

[@MirceaAgrigoroaie]

The epileptics community has left the chat

[@StewartWoodArt]

Lmao

[@colintraveller]

I wonder if someone phoned the police reporting suspicious activity lolol

[@ColdCoffeePhotography]

Kudos for buggering about at that time of the morning, but f**k that for a game of soldiers!

[@StewartWoodArt]

Lol, hope you are well my friend.

[@ColdCoffeePhotography]

@@StewartWoodArt Yes bud, will try to catch up with you later this week as off with family

[@StewartWoodArt]

You know where to find me.

[@IAmR1ch]

Two countries divided by a common language.. You should let Americans know what a game of soldiers is. Sliced toast in a soft boiled egg.. cut me own I do. LOL

[@lottatroublemaker6130]

@@IAmR1ch Huh? How can you get a slice of toast in a soft boiled egg? 😮 That must be an awfully small slice of toast! 😉☺️😆 PS! Thanks a lot for teaching this Norwegian something new!

[@andrewlamberson539]

That was really 5 stars +

[@StewartWoodArt]

Thank you 😊

[@wsnachum]

Sorry but not a successful macro photography job