Mastering Macro Flash: Essential Tips for Perfecting Your Setup

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In this video, I cover which macro flash systems you should get and which you should avoid. Macro flash is tricky, and if you get the wrong flash system, it can actually hurt your macro photos.

00:00 Introduction
00:48 What you should out for!
01:18 Can you use the inbuilt flash for macro photography?
02:15 Use what you may already have!
04:23 Macro ring flash - ideal?
05:11 Let's get to the good stuff
05:21 Twin macro flash mounted on the lens
07:09 Twin macro flash with flexible arms
08:16 My go-to flash settings
09:03 Why was it that you needed flash anyway?

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