How to Light Your Extreme Macro Photography

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Figure out what your options are.

   What are you going to be photographing? Is it portable? Is it reflective? How extreme is your macro setup? The further away from the sensor/film plane the lens is, the more light you will need.
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   Step 2: Have some potato chips.

   Well, actually, you could pour them out.
   
   You can use the tube to focus your flash onto the subject., This is where the ingenuity comes in handy. ,, Everyday discoveries and new inventions are made.
   
   Something like a Fiber Strobe method of lighting can really step up your photography to the next level., There can be NO movement when shooting extreme macro photography. ,
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   Step 3: Get a bunch of strong LED lights and find a way to focus and aim their light at the subject.

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   Step 4: Remember that you will need a really strong light because you will need to have some decent depth of field so that you can see what the subject is.

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   Step 5: Check out 'The Next Big Thing'.

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   Step 6: Be sure that your subject

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   Step 7: camera

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   Step 8: and flash are all very solid.

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   Step 9: aim the light at your subject

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    Step 10: make sure everything is secure

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    Step 11: and take your shots!

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