Hairy Stemmed Icelandic Poppy and Wannabes
I photograph a lot of flowers, and the main reason is that they're small, easy to photograph, and are extremely patient. They're also very cheap dates, as this particular one was $1.99 at Walmart. Try finding a cooperative, beautiful model for that price. I'm just saying ....
Strobist info: Lit with a Strobie 130 in a Rogue grid, behind the flower (for back lighting) at 2 o'clock, and a YN560-II in a 24 inch softbox, camera left, in front at 8 o'clock for fill. The back lighting makes the petals glow and brings out the hairs on the stem, which I wanted to emphasize. The strobes, in manual mode, were triggered by a Yongnuo RF-603N. I'm including the setup shot down below in the comments, if you're interested. This is simple and (by photography standards) inexpensive lighting, and I encourage you to try this for yourselves. It's not every day we can go to the Grand Canyon, and it's nice to be able to do simple things like this at home.
Other plants, flowers, fruit or thingys that I've photographed using strobes can be seen in my Strobe Lit Plant set. In the description for that set, I list resources that I've used to learn how to light with off camera flash, and the equipment that I use. www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157628079460544/
Hairy Stemmed Icelandic Poppy and Wannabes
I photograph a lot of flowers, and the main reason is that they're small, easy to photograph, and are extremely patient. They're also very cheap dates, as this particular one was $1.99 at Walmart. Try finding a cooperative, beautiful model for that price. I'm just saying ....
Strobist info: Lit with a Strobie 130 in a Rogue grid, behind the flower (for back lighting) at 2 o'clock, and a YN560-II in a 24 inch softbox, camera left, in front at 8 o'clock for fill. The back lighting makes the petals glow and brings out the hairs on the stem, which I wanted to emphasize. The strobes, in manual mode, were triggered by a Yongnuo RF-603N. I'm including the setup shot down below in the comments, if you're interested. This is simple and (by photography standards) inexpensive lighting, and I encourage you to try this for yourselves. It's not every day we can go to the Grand Canyon, and it's nice to be able to do simple things like this at home.
Other plants, flowers, fruit or thingys that I've photographed using strobes can be seen in my Strobe Lit Plant set. In the description for that set, I list resources that I've used to learn how to light with off camera flash, and the equipment that I use. www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157628079460544/