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Here’s another short clip documenting how I shoot arthropod macros in the field. Special thanks to Kathleen Neeley (www.kinkprints.com) for filming the outdoor scenes.
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24 responses to “Methods in Macro Photography with Thomas Shahan”
You are the best!!!!!
phenominal photos Thomas. I tried the reverse ring with my wide angle lens, I needed so much light just to see the subject I had to use a 6000 lumen bike flood light, I guess this is the different between macro video and photo. That spider at the end was savage.
Hi, thanks for the tutorial. when I am taking macro shots, I see very nice green bokeh as my background but if I use flash, my background goes black. if I increase my ISO I can see the background a little bit. what are your suggestions on this?
Amazing video tkx for explaining
thanks a lot for your very interesting video. I would love to reach your level of quality!!
Hi Tom – GREAT images! Very inspiring. Without going to school for 327 years to learn all the botanical names, can you recommend a good book (or 5) looking up names of critters? Showing cool macro photos to friends and family is fun, but identifying them is icing on the cake! Ay suggestions, sources, guides, websites for help? Thom Ream
3:25 wow
There is no more left for us to do – you have done it and all we can do is to imitate – amazing job of yours, wow !!
Mr Shahan, I could not believe it when I saw you hand-holding rather than using a really fancy tripod. Plus your gear is (no disrespect intended) quite "ordinary" rather than mega-bucks expensive. Your results are amazing – truly beautiful images. I'm inspired to try and emulate what you do. Many thanks for helping. Regards Steve (UK)
We need a tutorial video on how to make that diffuser sheet!
woah he take macro photo with one hand and still stable, mine too much shake :'(
Thomas, I just love your feeling on all of the videos!
Thanks for sharing it!!!
Amazing.
Thomas! <3 You capture them so beautifully.. I was starting to get emotional by the end. I can't believe it's taken me this long to find you.
so much inspiration in a video
Just done my first Macro trip into nature and did a few close-up images. Really hard to camouflage and get close to insects because they are very frightful. I recommend you always get some nature-related color wardrobe because it won't scare them away so easily. Good video, man!
Man, you´re the Ansel Adams of macro photography! Marvelous work, marvelous tutorials, marvelous way of thinking out of the box
Very Intelligent, great voice, the Bob Ross of macro !!!
Love learning all these new tips, so many different types of photos and styles of taking pics. Endless possibilities on how to take pics.
I love your attitude towards the critters! Fabulous shots, also!
Really inspiring and force me to take my canon and to go to grasslands around my home.
You really inspired me to shoot macro photography! Thanks!
These pics make for a great Desktop background. First I turned off 'Annotations' and at full screen @3:36 I took a screen shot of the caterpillar using the "print screen key" on the keyboard and then I opened Windows Paint program and selected paste then I saved the picture in PNG format and now I use the picture as my Desktop background. : )
Absolutely gorgeous pictures! I love getting to see these creatures from up close… they are beautiful! <3