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I had two goals in photographing these flowers. I wanted to show the shapes of these bell shaped flowers, and I wanted the translucent petals to glow. Yesterday I made the mistake of photographing one of the flowers head on, such that it looked really flat and didn't reveal the true shape of the flower. Today I turned the plant sideways so that I could see all of the shapes of the flower and then back lit it to make the petals glow.
I put a YN560 in a 24 inch soft box camera right and slightly behind the flower, which provided some back lighting for the flower on the right while also providing some light on the stem and front of the flower on the left. For back lighting on the flower on the left, I positioned at Strobie 130 in a Rogue grid behind and to the left of the flower. To illuminate the center bits of the left hand flower i pointed a YN560-II in a Honl snoot at them. All three strobes were triggered by a Yongnuo RF-603N.
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. www.flickr.com/photos/9422
Amarylis Double Header
I had two goals in photographing these flowers. I wanted to show the shapes of these bell shaped flowers, and I wanted the translucent petals to glow. Yesterday I made the mistake of photographing one of the flowers head on, such that it looked really flat and didn't reveal the true shape of the flower. Today I turned the plant sideways so that I could see all of the shapes of the flower and then back lit it to make the petals glow.
I put a YN560 in a 24 inch soft box camera right and slightly behind the flower, which provided some back lighting for the flower on the right while also providing some light on the stem and front of the flower on the left. For back lighting on the flower on the left, I positioned at Strobie 130 in a Rogue grid behind and to the left of the flower. To illuminate the center bits of the left hand flower i pointed a YN560-II in a Honl snoot at them. All three strobes were triggered by a Yongnuo RF-603N.
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. www.flickr.com/photos/9422