{"id":16288,"date":"2014-01-08T18:57:40","date_gmt":"2014-01-08T22:57:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/?p=16288"},"modified":"2018-01-12T03:49:56","modified_gmt":"2018-01-12T07:49:56","slug":"wedding-photography-using-video-light-for-macro-detail-photographs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wedding-photography-using-video-light-for-macro-detail-photographs\/","title":{"rendered":"Wedding photography – Using video light for macro detail photos"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Wedding photography – Video light for macro detail photos<\/h1>\n

With the details photos of the wedding rings, I generally resort to on-camera bounce flash<\/a> for enough light … and for interesting light. Sometimes though, I mix it up by using video light<\/a> instead. Here I used an\u00a0LED video light<\/a>\u00a0(affiliate<\/em>). What I love about this LED video light, is that the White Balance can be changed from Incandescent to Daylight. This helps you blend the additional light to that of the existing ambient light where you are photographing the subject.<\/p>\n

The need for smaller apertures with macro photography, means we need more light … but working with a tripod is often just too slow with the hectic pace of a wedding day. Then a stabilized macro lens is essential. Recommended macro lenses would be the\u00a0Nikon 105mm f\/2.8 VR\u00a0macro<\/a>\u00a0 or\u00a0Canon 100mm f\/2.8 IS macro<\/a>\u00a0or the Sony FE 90mm f\/2.8 G OSS macro<\/a> (affiliate links<\/em>)<\/p>\n

The photo above was shot with an LED video light, so we had to hold the light very close to the rings to get enough depth-of-field. Fortunately though, with a macro lens, you’re working so close to your subject, that the positioning of the light source is unlikely to interfere with your composition.<\/p>\n