The Jacaranda Trio
These are seed pods that were picked about six days ago from a jacaranda tree. As they've dried out they started to open up. After they were almost all the way opened I split them apart to show the interior of the pod.
To photograph them I placed them on a mirror, and lit them with a YN560-Ii in a 24 inch softbox placed camera left and about 4 inches from the pods. The flash was in manual mode and was triggered by a Yongnuo RF-603N. I used side lighting to emphasize the shape and textures.
I like seed pods and have placed pictures of them in an album which you can find here if you enjoy that sort of thing.
www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157649320307508/
Other still life images that I've attempted are in my Still Life album. www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157635247182331/
The Jacaranda Trio
These are seed pods that were picked about six days ago from a jacaranda tree. As they've dried out they started to open up. After they were almost all the way opened I split them apart to show the interior of the pod.
To photograph them I placed them on a mirror, and lit them with a YN560-Ii in a 24 inch softbox placed camera left and about 4 inches from the pods. The flash was in manual mode and was triggered by a Yongnuo RF-603N. I used side lighting to emphasize the shape and textures.
I like seed pods and have placed pictures of them in an album which you can find here if you enjoy that sort of thing.
www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157649320307508/
Other still life images that I've attempted are in my Still Life album. www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157635247182331/