Creative Still Life Photography

In this video Mark Wallace walks us through the process of taking creative still life photos. Mark will demonstrate how to use an aquarium to capture engaging images of ordinary household items. From a strawberry to food coloring, watch as Mark provides step by step instructions for creating unique still life images.

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c1rcu1tn3rd says:

can you use the d7000 in commander mode without having the on camera flash going off or only with the SU-800 speedlight commander? anyone who knows please answer, thanks!

valleyboy314 says:

LOL, We are talking apples and oranges.
If you want the cheapest product, regardless of quality, then Amazon is a better choice, but eBay stores can be better. Note: the “cheapo” brands like CowboyStudio and ePhoto sell on Amazon, eBay, etc, plus their own sites, which are cheaper than Amazon.

For a quality product like the Manfrotto 190XPRB Tripod I am buying for my brother right now, it is $136 at Amazon, and $99 after rebate, regularly $124, at B&H.

*36%* more at Amazon

valleyboy314 says:

Bounce your speedlight off colored foam core or construction paper. Way cheaper and more flexible than the (very expensive) Apollo Mark is using.

KayFrankThomas says:

the food coloring technique reminds me of smoke photography by DigitalRev. So thaaaat’s how they do it

DYE9 says:

The strawberries were my favorite lol

No0Nik says:

Моя не понимать , вы делать субтитры, я радоваться

dokgold says:

Thanks mahn!

TheNormanvsNorman says:

Awesome tutorial! Sharing this… Keep on!

Tenzin Samphel says:

food coloring and flower shooting technique is amazing. One most technique
that I love is your dancing step. Your are awesome tutorial with good entertainer.
Thank you Mr Mark and say hello to Chelse and Michael

euseermide says:

hey quick question, how much are the Apollo equipment worth? (the background one)

rombout73 says:

Just as a well intended humorous comment 😉 Would love to see a still video of all your polo shirts seen in all your video’s 😉

snapfactory says:

LOL. I only own 3 so it wouldn’t be much of a project. 🙂

dalex100 says:

1 – What if I only have a flash that come with my camera and I can’t have external flash?

2- How come we don’t see flash reflection on the glass?

MrMukeshguru says:

hi there.i saw all your episodes and i improved my photography..but i have one question………… can u tell me the function of redeye……….. and how to setup………..in camera? i hav d90 nikon……………..

thanks

TaurusPresents says:

I like your moves! 🙂

SomSmilnik says:

Very nice video (+1)

djadudeguy says:

Red-eye is caused when light is reflected from the inside of your eye, and you get the curious red effect. On most cameras, red eye mode attempts to fix this by firing a flash before taking the exposure. By firing a bright light quickly before taking the exposure, the eye closes up and there is less chance of light bouncing off the inside of your eye and coming back red when the shutter opens and the flash for the photo fires.

djadudeguy says:

In answer to question 2. He’s shooting at a slight angle, so the light is not reflected back to the camera lens from the glass when using an on camera flash.

joeteds says:

Thanks for another quality video Mark.Theres not many tutorials that explain things as well as you which is why I subscribed and keep watching and learning from you.Cheers buddy keep up the good work.

RMO6701 says:

just wondering are your speedlites set to manual ?

mandrum65 says:

1 has no camera

joecichlid says:

For fun, try a dark or even black background and instead of food coloring drip whole milk into the water. It gives some pretty spooky looking photos.

MrMukeshguru says:

thanx for your explanation . is that possible to make an episode on red eye function how to avoid and how to setup in camera setting………….

artemorbid says:

awesome 

mrblablablabla says:

Pretty cool, Mark!

pjos111 says:

@ErnieCosmo LOL Nikon D7000, Macro lens, tripod, 3 x speed lights, Soft box, 3 x stands, fish tank and stand, an assistant. I would guess at £3000 🙂

Mohammad Helmy says:

I don’t know why any creative video has dislikes??

pjos111 says:

If the flash fires at full rate how come it didn’t blow everything out?

par2005 says:

Can we just turn off all lighting in studio, and freeze motion with flash only, using slower shutter speeds?

Dacogent says:

I love the tips you give, and all the technics. Very informative. But Daaaaaamn you talk too much!!!!

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DuggalNYC says:

Great video… really informative.

you should never shoot through the side of an aquarium at an angle like that. it creates all sorts of aberrations. the front of the lens should be kept parallel to the glass. if you want to shoot up towards the surface of the water. tilt the aquarium forward.

Venom746 says:

how do you get the d7000 to high speed sync of 1200?

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