Macro Photography Lighting - Flash Diffusor Test and Review 2022 - How Good is the "Pope Shield"?

Macro photography lighting. Wolf Amri tests the Pope Shield flash diffusor with image samples and light metering. Have you ever thought about improving your macro shots with the help of a flash? If yes, you surely found out that it's not all that easy to get good photographs. The pope shield flash diffusor promises to change that. But how good is it really? In this test/review we take a very detailed look. 0:00 Intro 0:29 Why available light can be a problem in macro photography 0:46 Using a speed light for macro photography 1:11 The Pope Shield flash diffusor 2:32 available light macro images 3:02 The exposure triangle - flash helps raise scene brightness 4:15 Finding a subject for the macro diffusor test 5:19 Test setup 5:54 Result with the bare speed light 5:59 Adding the pope shield flash diffusor 6:20 Metering the macro flash diffusor and compare it to speed light only 6:57 Pope Shield example shots 7:05 Pope Shield flash diffusor options 9:35 Using the flash diffusor for flower photography Links to products used in this video: www.popeshield.com Ringflash used: GODOX ML-150 (unfortunately not available at the moment) Raynox DCR-250 Macro Lens: https://amzn.to/3EELlCJ Nisi macro rail: https://amzn.to/3lA3Roi Sony a7III: https://amzn.to/3Ii3N6f Sony 90mm f/2.8 macro: https://amzn.to/3rBTGTF ----- Wolf Amri on social media ----- https://www.instagram.com/wolf.amri https://www.photo1x1.com https://www.facebook.com/groups/photographybeginnersgroup/ ----- Recommended to watch next ----- Free Photography Course by Wolf Amri https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7W5udALs-AlIByQQ8KnleHQdKq_9m0vD