In this week's tutorial, I show an easy macro idea to try at home that beginners and experienced photographers can have great fun with. I explain how I use LED lighting and focus stacking to create beautifully-lit, sharp images using little equipment and a plant I picked up at good old Morrisons.

I demonstrate how lighting angles can totally change the look of your image, and why a spritz of water changes everything. I then show how I merge my focus stack using Helicon Focus and how I edit my exposure and colours using Lightroom. 

The light I used is the Zhiyun Molus X100: https://amzn.to/41baj7Y (Affiliate link - I will receive a commission if you buy through this link)

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00:01 - Intro
00:25 - Macro subject idea
01:00 - Macro camera and lens
01:20 - Zhiyun Molus X100 LED light
02:15 - Lighting angles for macro
06:10 - Backlighting in macro
06:38 - spraying water droplets for macro photography
08:00 - Focus stacking
12:22 - Export as DNG in Lightroom
13:05 - Focus merge in Helicon
14:34 - Better shadows in Lightroom
16:00 - Brush tool for clarity
16:30 - HSL tool in Lightroom
19:50 - Best presets in Lightroom