Bird Of Paradise Flower In The Light
I photographed this "bird" in my sister's garden.
I wanted the flower to stand out from the background, so I used camera settings that caused the background to go quite dark before I turned on the strobes. If I'd wanted more ambient light, I would have used a slower shutter speed. I wanted the thin translucent parts of the flowers to glow, so I backlit them by placing a YN560-III in a Rogue grid behind the flowers. Fill light came from a YN560 in an 8.6 inch Lastolite softbox in front and at camera left. The strobes were in manual mode, and I played with the power output until I got the look I wanted.
I really like these beautiful flowers, and have exploited a few of them over the years. If you like this sort of thing, you might not hate my Bird Of Paradise album.
www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157631967781801/
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/
Bird Of Paradise Flower In The Light
I photographed this "bird" in my sister's garden.
I wanted the flower to stand out from the background, so I used camera settings that caused the background to go quite dark before I turned on the strobes. If I'd wanted more ambient light, I would have used a slower shutter speed. I wanted the thin translucent parts of the flowers to glow, so I backlit them by placing a YN560-III in a Rogue grid behind the flowers. Fill light came from a YN560 in an 8.6 inch Lastolite softbox in front and at camera left. The strobes were in manual mode, and I played with the power output until I got the look I wanted.
I really like these beautiful flowers, and have exploited a few of them over the years. If you like this sort of thing, you might not hate my Bird Of Paradise album.
www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157631967781801/
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/