Macro Photography with Speedlights and the Macro Lighting Cage

Speedlights were made for macro…

There is no other lighting system that give you more accurate and reproducible results in macro photography than a multiple speedlight setup. And in this video we cover everything you need to know to get started with the exacting practice of flash macro.

The hardware

I go over the hardware you are going to need - speedlights, modifiers of various types, diffusion panels, reflectors, and so forth. Then I show you how to pin your specimen for the best results.

perfect pinning

Then we get down to brass tacks and discuss the placement of your various flash devices.

flash positions

There is a lot of ground to cover, so jump right on in! Here’s the video…