Macro Photography | Water drops on dandelion clocks

[@alfredocolon6622]

I have been enjoying your macro videos. You do great work. On this video I have a technical question. If you use live-view the mirror has to be raised, otherwise you could not use live-view. Therefore, I believe, there is no need to raise the mirror. In fact, I have read that using Mirror Lock Up may create some vibration when the shutter opens. In live-view the shutter is open and the exposure is initiated electronically, so there is no movement at all. So I think you may have made a mistake in your live-view vs mirror lock up comment.

[@StewartWoodArt]

Just looked over my camera settings and your right :) Not sure why it didn't work before when using live view, maybe my triggers are not compatible with live view. Thank you very much, next time I do this type of video I'll be sure to mention you :)

[@philipculbertson55]

Exactly right. The mirror has to be up for live-view to function (otherwise it would block the sensor) so no need for mirror lock up when in live view. If using viewfinder, Mirror lock up does help stem any vibration.

[@johnpettett7328]

@@StewartWoodArt I have found my extension tubes don't communicate perfectly. Affects remote trigger performance.

[@ChasWG]

5 years later and we now have mirrorless cameras. Set the camera to electronic shutter and there is zero vibration except for you pressing the button or touching the screen to release it there. But that's what the 2 or 10 second timer is for, allow things to settle and then the camera takes in the image. Love my Canon RF body! But a lot of my friends still use DSLRs.

[@annehenry3743]

Lock down photography heaven xx

[@ghostdancer58]

fantastic Stewart, and to think you live just round the corner from me, macro is something i have thought of doing for a long time, and you have made it more appealing with your instructions, thank you for inspiring me.

[@StewartWoodArt]

Where about?

[@ghostdancer58]

@@StewartWoodArt Chadsmoor, Glencoe Drive.

[@StewartWoodArt]

@@ghostdancer58 Yep, very close :)

[@chrissaunders1842]

I love macro work and don't do nearly enough of it the new daylight led lights are fantastic, thank you for keeping it simple.. Chris.

[@StewartWoodArt]

Thank you :)

[@Audrey7648]

I would love it if you showed how to make the background cards!! Please....

[@cbnyjwl]

He does, in a previous video. I'll see if I can't find that video and share the link. Stewert also has downloads of them available for purchase.

[@冰影摄界]

I really like this video, the teacher is great.

[@StewartWoodArt]

Thank you :)

[@vinayakhatu9481]

Amazing video😘💗💗💗

[@MadDogGiraffe]

Thanks for this, was looking for glycerin water mix ration but stayed to watch the whole video. Just a note, live view is shutter lock up I believe, thus the click when you go in and out of live view and why you have an image as the mirror is moved out of the way and shutter set to show the live exposure etc....

[@martinpettinger]

Great video Stewart !

[@philipedwardcaddick4294]

Brilliant video and some interesting ideas to think about and the effect of the glycerin is to increase the waters tension so it will create a better blob

[@I_Am_Bone]

Went out and got myself a couple syringes, glycerine, and tweezers. THIS will take some practice!

[@gregdesign]

Genue .to the point .interrsting .short. Great job

[@StewartWoodArt]

Thank you :)

[@daveknight9381]

Great informative video Stewart, giving me new outlets for me in lockdown. Cheers Dave.

[@StewartWoodArt]

Good to hear

[@Cagey7531]

Just what I needed! Been messing about with a Raynox macro filter on my lenses and looking for things to get creative with. This has given me a few ideas, cheers

[@StewartWoodArt]

Thank you for watching.

[@Cagey7531]

@@StewartWoodArt No problem, thank you for making the videos :) I've been watching any you upload since I found your channel when searching macro tips :)

[@lilianbc]

Great tips! I couldn't noticed if you talk about the light you used...now I'm in doubt...

[@StewartWoodArt]

I just used natural light, in this video the images are lit by my LED video lights.

[@liquid79]

Great job. Your voice is soothing and the music is very calm. Very chill mate 👌

[@StewartWoodArt]

Thank you, nice of you to say :)

[@teleking58]

Fun! Please talk about making the background cards.

[@StewartWoodArt]

I'll work on a video for you.

[@teleking58]

@@StewartWoodArt I think a lot of people would benefit and enjoy that!

[@jokerownz]

Yep interested getting more information about these background cards!

[@johnporter1437]

John Porter. I would also be interested in a video on making the background cards

[@lmrk5705]

Thanks Stewart, another fantastic video 👍👍

[@StewartWoodArt]

Thank you.

[@DesiLensInParis]

These are great videos Stewart, with the confinement, I tried your techniques and even though it was my first time, I could get awesome results. Keep up the amazing work. +1 active follower :)

[@rosasgonzales9524]

I love your macro background sheets idea, I'm gonna make some :-) Thanks Stewart, your techniques are simple and easy to follow.

[@StewartWoodArt]

Thanks for watching :)

[@BrianDukes]

Great work Stewart - very informative video!

[@StewartWoodArt]

Thank you Brian, hope your well :)

[@sue120502]

Great video. Have subscribed and will definitely watch more.

[@mahmudulhaquehabib7379]

You are Awesome sir. I really like your videos.

[@StewartWoodArt]

Thank you :)

[@michaelofmelrose]

Fantastic and very well put together!!!

[@StewartWoodArt]

Thank you Michael.

[@robfielding100]

Great video. Really well explained.

[@StewartWoodArt]

Thank you Rob.

[@jamalbenjabbou3163]

Fantastic, thank u Stewart

[@StewartWoodArt]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@LynneLuxonJonesphotography]

Fabulous video Stewart , really awesome technique & very well explained 👌

[@StewartWoodArt]

Thank you Lynne.

[@RogerZoul]

need that background thingie! thanks. nice vid.

[@StewartWoodArt]

I'm working on it :), I honestly didn't think people would find it interesting lol

[@RogerZoul]

Oh, it is very important, in my opinion. Thanks.

[@welshman2081]

Hi Stewart Great video again and some ideas for close ups, I like the idea of small coloured cards, I will be making a set, look forward to your next video. PS I sorted my other problem with the Link to Jason's site, I did not open (more ) to see the Link.Many thanks Welshman 2081

[@StewartWoodArt]

No worries :)

[@jacktaylor6190]

Another good video Stewart!

[@StewartWoodArt]

Thanks Jack.

[@ShahzaibDamnCruze]

#nice

[@RainyClub90]

nice video

[@MsAmour2009]

great job!!!!

[@mariaeugeniapolson1339]

Nice! thank you for sharing!

[@StewartWoodArt]

Thank you for watching.

[@MegaFroso]

Thank you very much !

[@StewartWoodArt]

You are welcome!

[@RaraAvis27]

Brilliant , love love love this video , thank you for all the tips . A new subscriber on board :)

[@StewartWoodArt]

Thank you for subscribing :) don't forget to tell all you photography friends as well :)

[@existesters4002]

Great video Stewart, thank you for sharing. It makes me want to go out and try something similar.

[@StewartWoodArt]

Thank you for watching :)

[@outanout]

I have to try this ..Great video 📸👍

[@StewartWoodArt]

Thank you :)

[@outanout]

@@StewartWoodArt ....I joined your Facebook group last week as Marc Mc Coy I'm loving the images posted there .. have my son's portrait as my profile picture.. I think it should be me Thanking you ! Cheers 👍

[@StewartWoodArt]

Awesome :)

[@mad1804]

What a fantastic idea mate! Do you have a video for how to make backgrounds like yours?

[@StewartWoodArt]

Thank you, a video about the backgrounds is coming very soon.

[@ilyaaverbukh1482]

Thank you very much foe your videos. Can you please share one photo without cropping, straight from the camera? Just to understand the actual size of the drop in the frame?

[@MrSpringfellow]

Superb!

[@NoahPeeters]

Nice video! But I have a question: do you do extreme macro? If yes could you maybe make a video about it?

[@StewartWoodArt]

I'm working on it, will do a video once I'm confident about my results.

[@brendonwhite2382]

Correct me if im wrong stewart but i think the mirror is already up when in live view on most cameras.

[@peterbonnez]

Excellent, thanks for the tips. I'll give it a try.

[@stackedmofo]

Superb content and information 👌📷 just subscribed ☺️

[@StewartWoodArt]

Thank you for subscribing :)

[@dougedstrom]

Great video, thanks for the tutorial!

[@StewartWoodArt]

Thank you for watching :)

[@piotr.cichosz]

Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge 😍

[@StewartWoodArt]

Your welcome :)

[@bürgerfüraufklärung-hildesheim]

Great Video !!!!! Greetings from Germany !

[@StewartWoodArt]

Thank you :)

[@dland4766]

Very cool video... keep doing you!!!

[@StewartWoodArt]

Thanks

[@It-s-me-Jk]

Nice video

[@StewartWoodArt]

Thank you :)

[@szilardtube]

Spot on mate, great job! Thank you!

[@StewartWoodArt]

Thank you :)

[@rickavery1723]

Great videos.... Can you tell us what you use to stick the seed into? Is it some sort of clay or?? Keep up the great work

[@StewartWoodArt]

Thank you Rick, I stick the seed into plasticine/modeling clay.

[@barksworld1]

Like the cards would be interested please also where to get specimen holder please

[@StewartWoodArt]

I'm getting the textures ready for download and will be making a video on how to create them. You can get the specimen holder from wemacro.com

[@barksworld1]

Stewart Wood many thanks 👍

[@barksworld1]

Have tried to open WeMacro.com no luck have I got it right please ?

[@StewartWoodArt]

The link you posted works fine so not sure whats happening.

[@AngeloTullio]

A very good job, as always!!! :)

[@StewartWoodArt]

Thank you Angelo :)

[@joanrichards627]

Very interesting.

[@AhmedElgohary4]

So creative

[@christinehommet1638]

Hello Stewart i recently bought you the color plates to print either my question and the next one wich papiers have used you because the rendered is not conclusive for me .. i printed on premimum matte photo papers 235gr/m2 thank you your answer i'm french

[@StewartWoodArt]

I use Canon Matt paper.

[@PerfectError]

Hi. I've recently found your channel and impressed with your work. On a few reviews, including yours, I went ahead and bought the Laowa 100mm f2.8 2X Ultra Macro APO Lens for Nikon D5600. Looking forward to receiving it.. I'm really interested in tabletop photography with items found around my home and garden. I want to try using droplets of water with glycerine mixed in, but I can't seem to find any. Is there some brand or online store you can poing me in? Thanks. Can't wait ot see what you come up wi th next.Keep up the great work.!

[@timothyraven6820]

Love that idea thanks for sharing I’ll try this one day

[@mrwates]

So good!

[@StewartWoodArt]

Thanks buddy :)

[@Farrukhw]

Thank you very much for such great tips. Just one concern: Wouldn't that Glycerin pollutes the water and affects its crystal clarity? I think there would be more clarity in water drop if it was pure and you'll be getting a clear refractive image of threads behind the drop...

[@StewartWoodArt]

The Glycerin works fine, in fact some photographers use just Glycerin in their images.

[@Farrukhw]

@@StewartWoodArt I will try that myself sometime. Never bought Glycerin for any medical purpose before, but let's try it in photography :)

[@GoodTravelChannel]

great work

[@StewartWoodArt]

Thank you :)

[@aurorapintore9356]

Thank you !

[@salvadormalondavidal3695]

Donde compraste las cartulinas de colores? Muy buen Video

[@StewartWoodArt]

I made the cards myself.

[@jeanscotland7749]

Hi, videos great. Where can I get a specimen holder & coloured cards. I looked for the link below & couldn’t find them. Please help. I enjoy your videos & I am learning so much. Thankyou

[@johnm0eou]

HI STUART I AM NEW TO YOUR CHANNEL AND WHY HAVE I NOT FOUND IN BEFORE IT IS GREAT KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK BUT CAN YOU PLEASE TELL ME WERE DO YOU GET THE GLYCERINE AND HYPODERMICS FROM

[@wergraphy4220]

5:04 ääähm yeah sure mirror lockup won't work in live view, because in live view the mirror is already locked up. If it woulndt be you couldn't see an image on the live view display. So there should be no difference between taking a picture with mirror lock up or live view mode.

[@StewartWoodArt]

I know now lmao

[@hermanmunster4949]

Stewart, I truly enjoy your videos and I find them both inspirational and informative. I really like the background cards on the ring that you use here and I am interested in learning more about them. Is there somewhere that I can purchase a set of them?

[@StewartWoodArt]

Hi Herman, I created the textured backgrounds my self in Photoshop. I may offer them for sale if more people request them.

[@lkaufman719]

@@StewartWoodArt I would like to purchase them as well

[@StewartWoodArt]

I'll see what I can do.

[@Brunomilitelli]

@@lkaufman719 Me too!

[@billmeador215]

Do you have a video or instructions available on how to make those background cards.......think they would be a great tool to have around!? Thanks............

[@StewartWoodArt]

I'm working on one at the moment.

[@billmeador215]

Great, thanks..........will be watching for it!

[@carlos1982]

Love macro just came across your channel new sub 👍🏼👍🏼

[@StewartWoodArt]

Thank you Carl :)

[@trippytrappy4282]

Awesome!

[@Farrukhw]

Great tutorial and motivation towards more ideas... Thanks a lot Stewart... Btw, mixing Glycerin in water would affect its clarity and blurred the refraction which you could have with some object in the background: NO?

[@StewartWoodArt]

Thank you. Yes, glycerin can affect how the drop looks. Sometimes I use it sometimes I don't.

[@clanelliott0305]

Another Great Video,

[@StewartWoodArt]

Thank you Chris.

[@donvitui77]

What aqueous solution do you use?

[@stephenhunt7655]

Nice video Stewart, this is a great idea for a rainy day like today. How you made the cards would interest me. I'm going to share this video on my FB page. Thanks.

[@StewartWoodArt]

Thank you Stephen.

[@СергейЗаворотный-х1х]

Thank you very much.

[@mariemarcoux5066]

Hi I found your video very interesting. Love the idea of bakcground card. How do you make them? or were can we have them print! thanks you

[@StewartWoodArt]

I'm working on a video about the backgrounds.

[@pukster88]

Awesome images. Those background cards are decent. Any link?

[@StewartWoodArt]

I created them my self so no link ;)

[@pukster88]

@@StewartWoodArt sell them....

[@StewartWoodArt]

Not a bad idea ;)

[@newtuber4freedom43]

Stewart Wood :: would love to see a tutorial on your creative process, supplies and materials on making the background cards. I have my own ideas, but would appreciate yours :) ... Awesome video today!!!

[@StewartWoodArt]

Will do :)

[@weddingbells100]

Excellent Video Stewart, 1st class you really inspired me to some Dandelion clocks, would a 55mm micro and extension tubes be OK Oh and where do I get the glycine From..??

[@niceday2015]

thank you

[@MrDs131]

Just discovered your channel, great tips. I like the specimen holder but not available in UK and triples in price to import!

[@StewartWoodArt]

Thank you, it does cost a bit to import. be nice to find a suppler in the UK.

[@mickaldridge3609]

Where did you get your specimen holder from?

[@paulm8157]

Well done, Stewart. Good tips on backgrounds and glycerine. I wonder if corn syrup (alone) would work. Is the flower strong enough to support an orbeez?

[@StewartWoodArt]

Not sure about corn syrup, it won't be strong enough to hold an Orbeez.

[@tonyb2760]

What was the putty like substance you put the seed into? Thank you

[@StewartWoodArt]

It was Plasticine, a type of modeling clay.

[@tonyb2760]

@@StewartWoodArt Thank you

[@welshman2081]

Hi Stewart looking at your cards, you mentioned were you had them in a previous video, Please can you give a link to this video, I have been taking photos of various items and mounting them on some spare mount boards, Yours look a lot better on Plastic.Regards Welshman 2081

[@johowell673]

What size syringe do you use. Everytime I use mine the water just runs away!! I use glycerine too

[@wampiva]

Awesome video, how did you made de backdrop? Thank you!

[@StewartWoodArt]

I'm doing a video soon on them, they are my own textures printed on matt paper.

[@terrybrooks395]

Thanks

[@khnzaukhnzu5858]

Did you use glycerin make drop water ?

[@StewartWoodArt]

Water and glycerin 50/50 mix.

[@heatherrees5051]

I'm LOVING your channel! I was wondering if you could tell me if there is a trick to getting the droplet to stay on the dandelion seed? I'm wondering if maybe my saringe is too large or maybe I added too much glycerine to the mixture making it to heavy ?.. Each time the droplet rolls right off! Thank You!!!

[@StewartWoodArt]

Thank you Heather, try starting with a small drop. I find that if you got too big they do tend to just fall off. Also, play around with the mixture as sometimes just water works best.

[@heatherrees5051]

@@StewartWoodArt Thanks so much!!

[@rogalaphotography]

Your website is very confusing trying to find the macro backgrounds you used. Where is the EXACT page?

[@StewartWoodArt]

Here you go: stewartwood.com/product-category/texture-packs/

[@rogalaphotography]

@@StewartWoodArtThank you very much! These are printed already correct?

[@StewartWoodArt]

No, they are digital downloads. You print them yourself.

[@rogalaphotography]

@@StewartWoodArt Ah ok…too much work for me since I don’t have a photo printer. Thanks

[@bernhardtsen74]

very inspiring!I had Nikkor 40mm but it got too close to the motives and subjects!is the 85-90mm still the best macro lenses overall?

[@StewartWoodArt]

I wouldn't know what the best macro lenses are as I've not used all of them but the working distance is very important when working in the field.

[@3dstereoman]

IK HEB GENOTEN VAN VAKWERK EN JE LIEFDE VOOR DE FOTOGRAFIE HARTELIJK DANK DAARVOOR T BRAAMS.

[@StewartWoodArt]

Thank you :)

[@carolinehart9795]

where do i get/make the coloured cards?

[@StewartWoodArt]

Check out my website at www.theartofstewartwood.com

[@kingbunegaming2925]

What light did you use? because I really want to try doing it but i dont have the right light for it

[@StewartWoodArt]

I use just available light with a long exposure.

[@asdhtio]

Awesome🤔👍👍

[@StewartWoodArt]

Thank you :)

[@karlovincicaballero4156]

Bravo manifico

[@valpatterson9758]

How do you make your backgrounds, what type of paper do you use ??

[@StewartWoodArt]

I created them myself using canon Matt paper.

[@snax_4820]

I tried to use extension tubes to get closer but I had a trade off in sharpness. Is this normal? Is cropping the better alternative?

[@StewartWoodArt]

I only crop if I have to. I've never had a drop off in sharpness when using extension tubes. What lens are you using?

[@snax_4820]

@@StewartWoodArt Sony A7R3 and the 90mm Macro (1:1). The lens is quite heavy. Using extension tubes the lens hangs down a little bit. I can lift the Lens some mm. I´m asking myself a. if a bellow would be the better solution b. filter lens or c. if should by the metallic version of the extension tube instead ob the plastic one. Furthermore, I figured out that the minimal focus distance of the lens is 14cm and not as indicated 30cm. I think this value refers to auto focus.

[@snax_4820]

@@StewartWoodArt Addendum: I tried the extension tubes on my A6000 (outdoor/travel) camera and I get good results on 35mm+ focal length. That is great. On my next journey I can make some macro photos without carrying a 1kg lens.

[@StewartWoodArt]

I would not use the plastic ones, try the metal ones. with that setup you should be getting sharp images.

[@snax_4820]

@@StewartWoodArt Thank you. Will order them and sell the plastic.

[@elisabethm.lafontaine4835]

Love this video! Where are the links for making the background cards and where di I get the alligator clip on a tripod? 🇨🇦Thanks.

[@StewartWoodArt]

Links are in the description and on my website.