LED or Flash? - Macro Talk #61 - from Allan Walls Photography, September 19, 2023

New information has once again opened the conversation comparing LED and Flash - the pro and cons of each, with some useful guidance on how to use both light sources for the best results! If you are looking for the best selection of macro gear in the world, use this link to go over to Amazon and look at this amazing rail system (https://amzn.to/3KJaIIn) and when you get there, buy something cool for yourself, like this camera https://amzn.to/46zGqRz (but you can buy anything you want) - because this is an affiliate link, I may make a small fee from Amazon - and you get the best gear at the best prices. Good deal! Thank you! Don't forget to email me your LIVESTREAM suggestions to [email protected] Macro Talk is for anyone remotely interested in closeup and macro photography, and is brought to you by @Allan Walls Photography. The livestream is for all macro photographers, at every level from beginner to seasoned expert. As a dedicated and experienced macro photography teacher, Allan has made hundreds of videos and written as many articles on every aspect of closeup and macro photography and can answer most of your questions on cameras, lenses, accessories, focus stacking, insect preparation, editing and retouching, focus stacking software, or anything else you need to know - and he does it all with his trademark sense of humor. So if you want to learn some macro photography and have a few laughs at the same time, you have come to the right place. I am occasionally asked about my own choice of gear, so... When in the studio I use the Nikon D850 as my main camera - https://amzn.to/3zEznWK My primary video lens is a 24-70mm f/2.8 zoom - https://amzn.to/3zzaoUy My main focus stacking body is a Nikon D7500 - https://amzn.to/371KoFe A Nikon D3400 is for emergencies - https://amzn.to/3xbwXgu A Fujifilm XT-2, with a battery grip, is my main microscope camera but also does duty as a livestream back up camera - https://amzn.to/3l3Agnw I use Adobe software for almost everything, because it is good and the support is fantastic. I am an outspoken fan of Zerene Stacker, and for anyone who thinks I must be a Zerene employee to speak of it in such glowing terms and to recommend it so unconditionally, I am not. It is just the only complete professional macro focus stacking software program on the market. It is in a class of its own. That is just some of the stuff I use - if you have any questions about my macro gear, or my recording equipment, just ask. All my audio, music and sound effects come from Epidemic Sound - I have been with them for about 3 years and they are pretty awesome - www.epidemicsound.com Unless I state differently, all the photography you see on my channel, in my videos and on my website, was done by me. I tell you that so that you know I would never blame another photographer for my photographic mediocrity. But I love taking pictures, so I do. FIND ME HERE Here is how you can find me on: Instagram:   / old_dog_new_trix   Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/manofma... Twitter:   / allanwalls   Discord: This is an invitation… come on over and meet the rest of the gang!   / discord   My website: https://www.allanwallsphotography.com SUPPORT ME HERE If you would like to support my work, you can do so in any of the following ways: by becoming a Patreon patron -   / allanwallsphotography   By making a donation to the video assistance fund on my website https://www.allanwallsphotography.com... You could buy me a cup of coffee via PayPal, by clicking on https://www.paypal.me/manofmacro If you wanted to help me without having to give me anything, you could use this link when you go shopping on Amazon - that is it, you don’t have to do anything else but you will have helped the channel pay the bills - the link is https://amzn.to/3eV74vk