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- Creative flower photography tips using basic gear with the Olympus E-M10-ii, 40-150 kit lens, and the items listed below.
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Olympus should be contacting you! I have been shooting Olympus for a long time & I have learned so much more from your videos. They are the best on the internet.
Thanks! I try to make helpful videos.
I agree! The guys at Olympus don't know what they are missing...
Proof that the camera is the least important part in photography. Your creativity is awesome.
Thanks. I only did a few basic things here but appreciate the kind words.
Thanks from a UK Olympus em10 mkii user. Your blogs are no doubt some of the best out there.(if not the best) I have gained so much knowledge through them.
Thank you
Thank you for the kind feedback. Much appreciated!
No shortage of creative ideas, information and motivation in this video, nice one, thanks
Thanks. Very simple technique, endless possibilities!
Thanks Rob. Again another creative feature that Olympus cameras excels in. Great tutorial.
Thank you!
Ingenious Rob, what a creative way to use live composite. Brilliant video, thank you
Thanks again!
Great showcase of the creative capabilities of Olympus cameras. But above all a really cool display of the creative mind of the photographer. Superb video!
Thanks!
Hi Rob. Big thanks for your tips. I bought my OMD EM10mkii in Feb and have learnt loads from your vlogs. This is the latest to unlock part of the camera for me. Thank you and keep them coming.
Thanks for watching. I like to explore all the features, many of which are unique to Olympus.
I agree I keep turning my friends towards Rob.
Amazing techniques. Olympus still manages to impress.
Yes it does!
Great vlog again Rob, great pictures...real "Flower Power"...! The combo of Flash and led light is working well here.
Thanks. It did come out pretty well. Wasn't sure what to expect since it was really my first time using that led light.
Amazing !!!
You can get pictures with this camera that many people with super expensive cameras can't !
Thanks, I try.
Another great video Rob.Fascinated that the LEDs came out blue in the image.
Thanks. Yes, they are very "cool" in the light spectrum.
Yet another great video, you must have a good imagination to come up with all these ideas. Keep it up.
Thanks. Have a few more ideas in the works!
You keep the ideas coming. I need to play around with Live Comp. and bulb mode. Thanks!
Thanks for watching!
whenever someone needs some flower photography advice, I'll be sure to send them your way
Thanks. And I'll always recommend your channel for cyberpunk!
Thank you, Rob !! You are Super Hero ! )) Very usefull advice/
Thanks. Just your friendly neighborhood camera man.
great.... 2 in 1 vídeo... thanks Rob for your patience
Thanks, Jota.
Hi Rob! Thanks for the awesome tips and video. You are the only TH-camr I know that goes deep into the features of the Olympus cameras, and always with great tutorials and nice examples. You make it so easy to understand, so...a big thanks! 👍 I love macro photography! Your photos are amazing, I really like them, great job! 👍
Thanks, Bruno! I know you've been following me a long time and I really appreciate that.
@@RobTrek by the way Rob, I have a question for you since you also own a e-m1 mark II. Regarding sports shooting, I know the e-m10 ii is not as good as the e-m1 ii on AF-C, but can you shoot sports with the e-m10 ii? Because I was thinking on getting a e-m1 ii, but it's still a bit expensive in my opinion. Thanks.
@@bdssoaz You can, but the keeper rate is pretty low. On a good day, I can get 50%. Set your continous shutter down to 3fps, use c-af without tracking, 9 point or single point if you're good. Turn off face detect. Make sure your shutter speed is 1/400th or faster and auto iso up to 25,600. Sports shooting is definitely a challenge for all but the em1-ii and em1-x. I'll have to go to a sports game around here and try my hand. It's not an area I've done.
@@RobTrek Thank you for the fast response. I will try it for sure, I really appreciate the tips 👍 I probably get an e-m1 ii by the end of the year, just waiting to see if the price gets lower. But for now, my good old e-m10 ii will do the job. I guess you got yourself a challenge too 😁. Cheers!
I love livecomp and really enjoyed your approach. Can't wait to try some of this on my own.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for these tutorial videos on the Olympus system. Greatly appreciated.
Glad you like them!
Excellent job rob
Thank you!
Absolutely loved this technique
, so much potential, thank you Rob you are a real star.
Thank you!
Thanks for such an informative video! Very creative use of very simple gear.
Thanks. I try to keep it simple. Hate that I have to carry all this extra gear just to shoot the video.
Lovely! I would’ve never thought about doing something like this. Thanks again, Rob! I just need to buy some new kit though before I can try this out...
Thanks. Very simple items that are multi purpose. You'll use any of those things for almost any other thing in photography.
Another terrific tutorial. You always help me to get the max from my equipment. Can't wait to give this project a try. Thanks for sharing your skills & knowledge.
Thanks for watching!
Man byt can be creative.Enjoyed the video very much and will defnitly try these tips.Thanks rob
Thank you!
Love your channel and thank you for all the great videos 😀 Greetings from Switzerland, Angela
Thanks for watching!
Another great video Rob, I definitely need a flash so I can start experimenting.
Thank you! Yes, get a flash!
Great video Rob thanks for the tips
Thanks for watching!
Excellent tutorial. Love your pace of explaining the entire process
Thanks. I try to walk it through as it's easy to skip steps that I take for granted or do out of habit.
👏👏👏👌😍Jestes najlepszy!😍 Wreszcie zaczynam rozumieć do czego mogą sie przydać poszczególne funkcje w tak rozbudowanym menu olympusa omd em 5 mark 2 oraz jak ich używać do konkretnych zadań!😊 Obejrzałem juz wiele Twoich filmow i jestem pod olbrzymim wrażeniem!😍Dziękuje i pozdrawiam!😊
Thank you. Glad to help!
Fantastic video very creative.
Thank you!
Hi again Rob, a great illustration of the Olympus Live Composite feature! I'm sure creative possibilities are endless, using the little different coloured LED 'finger' lights here may be one to try? Learning greatly from these tutorials about my camera's capabilities, thank you so much keep them coming! Kind regards, another Rob, greetings from England.
Thanks. I have a multi color rgb led light panel that I'm going to do next. Show you some more "tricks"!
You sir, are a wizard. Well done.
Thanks! I try.
Another awesome video, Rob. I had never considered using live composite in this way. Kind of makes me want to search out some unique flowers or foliage to try this on. Thanks for the inspiration!
Thanks. Let me know if you post on instagram. Would love to see them.
Absolutely, I’ll tag you in what I come up with.
Love the combination techniques/tools ...(and the coat hanger :))...thanks
Thanks. Nice catch on the coat hanger thing. I only mentioned briefly. I forgot to include the clip where I bend it around and stick it in the ground.
Rob Trek I didn’t quite get how you were using the coat hanger either. I guess I’ll just have to experiment 🥴
Wonderful explanation and really introduced me to another LiveComp aspect in macro photography
Glad it was helpful!
Love this. Learned a lot.
Thanks, Lainer.
Been watching your videos here and there. I'm only really starting to use my camera after purchasing it last year. This is giving me great ideas and tools to use which I never thought about using. Thank you for posting :)
Glad to help!
Great video Rob, thank you very much. This should take my macro photography to a next level.
Thanks!
So now I am trying this at home 🤔.
I made the settings correctly in M-mode: - 3.0 at F22 (shutterspeed says 1/30), my lcd is almost black.
Now I turn the dial to B and choose Livecomp.
F22 is still there but the EV is all of a sudden +2.0...
And the picture is absolutely too bright.
Using the OM-5.
What am I doing wrong?
@@cockney69rebel69 Guess I found my mistake. There was way too much light in my back and automatically on my subject
That is very cool! I’m going to try this tomorrow. Thank you!
I only showed some basic things here. Take it to the next level!
this is really cool. I'm always on the look out for interesting ways to use this feature. thanks!
Happy to help!
Excellent post, Rob. I’ll have to try live composite as a light-painting method. The LED streaks made the image special. Not sure why the LEDs, which normally cast daylight temp would appear blue when selecting flash white balance.
Thanks. I'm sure the LED's are the lowest quality possible, so they're not color balanced and have a very low "CRI". I have another light panel that I'm going to show a few more tricks.
Excellent tutorial. All seems simple with your explanations!
Thanks. It's really not that hard once you see how!
I do really enjoy these videos, i´m learning a lot. Thanks.
Thanks for watching!
Very nice work Rob! I will definitely give it a try 👍
Thanks!
BRILL. REAL GOOD YOUR IDEAS ARE GREAT !!
Thank you very much!
Nice video, can’t wait to try it! Thanks, Carol & Neil Legg UK
Have fun!
Thanks a lot for this inspirational tutorial.
Thanks for watching.
Good video and food for thought, thank you. I was also impressed with the little seat, so I checked it out on Amazon, came across an even better (for my use) telescopic stool and ordered one. Thanks again.
Thanks. I've seen those stools. Pretty neat.
As always, a very good, interesting video. Thanks
Thank you!
Bonjour, merci Rob 👍
Thanks for the video.
Like magic!
It's a cool feature I've only seen in Olympus.
Excellent ideas and tips. I have used this function only once for star trails and I was very pleased with the results. I must find some other uses for this unique function... something other than star trails and fireworks.
Simple technique, many possibilities. Go crazy!
@@RobTrek I am NOT a creative person by any means. I will just wait for a few nice I was from your side.
Thank you. Very helpful.
Glad it was helpful!
Very nice!! Thank you!👍👌
Thanks for watching!
This is very cool! Thank You!
Thanks for watching!
You are so good - great video!
Thank you so much!
My camera (not Olympus) doesn't have that feature, but the lighting ideas are great, very inspiring video/tutorial. BTW, I hope you didn’t have any problems finding your car. LOL
Thanks. You can probably get away with bulb mode if you work faster! No issues with the car, this park has a very small parking lot.
That was cool! TY!🙏😀😎
Thanks. It's a simple technique with many uses.
excellent as always i will be trying this thank you :)
Glad to help!
Something I thought of to feature is using the remote shutter and lock in the Olympus Share app. Of course, with a flash and at -3 stops exposure that may not be as important. I use the app or do a 2 sec timer to prevent camera shake on a tripod with a slow shutter.
I also have used the app to pull a few photos to post on Instagram from an event I am at. Did that at a couple weddings. Just a few at the ceremony right after and after the bridal party dance at the reception . Actually completely right out camera but I may edit later. I will present both the ones from Instagram and the edited to choose from.
Thing I wish the app had was to mark a picture in camera so I can see it in the app quicker.
I do use 2 sec timer for most tripod shots, or the custom timer. I avoid using the app when I can see the screen on the camera. And you're right, at -3 stops, basically black anyway in this shot, timer is not really needed.
8:07 then 8:14 -- I'm afraid I don't understand. So firstly you've got the petals with first flash, and then you've got the stems firing the flash for the second time. But the flowers are constantly moved by the breeze. So how come the stems appeared on the proper place?
Since the image is underexposed, the moving flowers aren't seen by the sensor unless I fire the flash.
@@RobTrek I believe you meant "...aren't seen, unless..." rather?
The point is: when one fires the flash for revealing petals at one moment, and then -- in later moment -- one fires the flash to add the stems, it hardly can be expected the petals (the whole "flower head") will match momentary stems' position.
So I'm surprised somehow your picture seems to be proper anyway. Pure luck?
@@beholder2012 Yes, I meant "aren't". And yes, the stems were moving so it was pure luck. I probably waited for the breeze to stop before taking the two shots. If you look closely, you'll see they're not perfectly aligned.
@@RobTrek thanks. I was really hoping I'm missing something -- and there is some kind of "Olympus magic" involved. So it's not going to be that easy, it seems.
thank you for sharing this is very cool
Glad you enjoyed it!
Excellent!
Many thanks!
Excellent video .
Thank you very much!
Hello Rob, What is on the handle next to your camera? I can't figure it out. Looks like another screen of some kind. thank you for all of your help!
It's a blackmagic video assist. I use it to record the screen on the camera. It also helps with composition with the larger 5" screen.
With the flowers moving, I'm now thinking that you are using the (-) exposure to keep the base image from moving, while'st you add light. Is that the reason?
Yes. The flash will freeze the flower.
Thanks for this and another video you did on LiveComp. However, I am a little confuzed about a minus exposure, especially -3 full stops. I thought the base exposure was supposed to be a correct ambient exposure, such as in a portrait. Why minus if the camera is only looking for 'new light'?
Thanks.
I want the base exposure to be almost black, then only add in light from the flash or led lights. This is more commonly used when trying to get a black background with flash photography but I used it for live comp.
And, thanks for both replies.
Hi Rob, excellent video but would appreciate if you could explain how you use the coat hanger.
Thanks. I simply unravelled the coat hanger then poked one end into the ground and used the hook on the other end to secure the flower stems.
Hi Rob, thanks for taking the time to respond my query. I have purchased the Extension tubes, now just need to get the off camera flash and the Graduated ND filter then will give it a try. Your videos were fantastic time filler during the long strict Covid-19 lockdown.
Hey Rob, I have been going back through a few of your older tutorials on low key photography. I was hoping to find a "moody product photography" video. Did you do one of these?? if not how's about doing one of these. You have enough camera gear so I am sure that finding a product wont be difficult. Its winter in Canada now and I need some indoor tips. Keep up the good work, I have been following you for a couple years now. Thanks Neil
Thanks,Neil. Product photography is not really my area, but I can give it a shot. Always like a challenge! What kind of products?
Hi Rob. Thanks for the reply. Camera gear is something you have a lot of. So that would help. I have a few old cameras kicking around and a some other antiques. I’m sure whatever techniques you provide can be applied to almost everything. I have the an EM 10 mark 2 and an EM 1 Mark 1. I use the older four thirds lenses on the EM 1.
On the EM 10 I have 24mm 17mm kit lens and 40 to 150. I something also use an OM adaptor and shoot with the old OM 50mm and 135mm. The old lenses can be allot of fun.
@@neilcousineau4956 Sure. I'll work on a few ideas. Should be fun! Thanks.
Lovely
Thank you!
Great fun video full of creative ideas. Have you used extension tubes with a macro lens such as the Olympus 60mm?
Regards Peter
Thanks. I don't have the 60 macro, but I'd be concerned about working distance. A tube might put you within millimeters of the subject with such a lens but I don't really know.
@@RobTrek Thanks Rob
Cool tutorial! What was the handheld light you were using to light up the background?
It was just a work light I had in the trunk of my car. They are like $10 at Walmart.
I tried twice and still failed ): will try again, thank you for sharing
A little practice and you'll get it. You can send me some pics and maybe I can see where you're going wrong. rob@robtrek.com
Hi Rob. Great video as always. What's the link for the led light please?
Hi. I bought mine at Walmart, but here is a similar light: amzn.to/3p26Ioy
@@RobTrek thanks Rob!
Hi Rob, thank you for this great video... I have an EM-1 mark III and I cannot get it to focus like you. I cannot focus with back button focus nor with the shutter release. I searched and I cannot figure out what I am doing wrong.
Help, please ;)
TÍA,
David
Hi. Do a full reset from the shooting menu #1, then half press the shutter button. It should lock focus on a subject. Then watch this video th-cam.com/video/oEdDOYwTlo8/w-d-xo.html It's for the e-m10ii, but the basic principles shown should help you understand the different focusing modes. The E-M1-iii has many more options.
Nice ideas, but you are visibly going into diffraction territory - maybe use a stronger ND next time ;)
I thought about double stacking the nd filters, but wanted to keep it simple. I am looking at sets of stronger fixed nd filters. Thanks!
Thanks for the video ........ Anyone know the name of the flashlight used ?
It's a generic LED shop light. They sell them everywhere.
What is their device that you are using it appears to give you a larger LCD to view
I used a Blackmagic Video assist to record the screen. All you really need is a feelworld 5. I have a video here: th-cam.com/video/-8gN8KNHO34/w-d-xo.html
Good video, Rob. OM-1 screen decreasing in light intesity as soon as I switch to any setting sin bulb. Is that normal?
Yes, the default setting is to turn the monitor to - 7 brightness in Bulb mode. Go into Shooting Menu #2, Page 2 "Other Shooting Functions", select "BULB/TIMECOMP Settings", select Bulb/Time Monitor, and change it to a brighter setting +/- 7.
@@RobTrek done! Thank you, Rob, that was driving me nuts :)
What is the device above and to the right of your camera?
It's an hdmi recorder so I could show the camera screen.
Hello Rob, another great tutorial. Very inspiring especially now in times of Corona. One thing though was a bit disturbing: what is background piano music good for? I find this distracting, kind of like that you want to overdub what you are saying. This is a fashion everyone seems to adapt to which is really annoying and doesn't add any value at all to the content. Omho. Best, Michael
Thanks, Michael. I've abandoned music in most of my videos, especially where it runs the entire length of the video. Appreciate the feedback.
I think it would be really funny if when a picture is building or a timer is counting, that music from a clock countdown is playing.
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or
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However, I don't know about copyrights.
.....all of these things to take a shot of the flower....???
Just for fun!
👍❤✨
Thank you.
And you were telling us that you are not a creative person.:))))
I'm not, really!
@@RobTrek On the contrary, I really see a very creative person in you
Hello, i have a question about live compotion, in this video:
th-cam.com/video/BpzZODf4TfM/w-d-xo.html
in what way change the focus between the first and the next positions off the len?
Hi. Not sure what you are asking. Generally focus is locked once you start live comp. However, you should be able to refocus during the exposure if you put the lens in manual focus mode.
@@RobTrek Rob thanks for the answer, I already use manual focus, but when I have press for second time the shutter release, I can’t see where I focus when I turn the focus ring. So I assume I have to preset all the changes and count the times I must turn the focus ring and focus without actually see where I focus.
@@atargiros That's the only way I can think of too. I'm curious what you are photographing that you need to refocus in the dark. Maybe stopping down to f/16 could accomplish the same thing.
@@RobTrek Two thinks:
a) I try to recreate the technique of this video th-cam.com/video/BpzZODf4TfM/w-d-xo.html
www.flickr.com/photos/188425124@N02/49892563128/in/dateposted-public/
b) I try, unsuccessfully, to put together in one photo the real world with a memory, in this photo www.flickr.com/photos/188425124@N02/? there is a reflection of a child photo. I will try again with the f16 or higher as you suggest, thank you.