Reflecting On A Backlit Seashell
This is a shell that I borrowed from my sister to exploit. Because the shell was so thin I wanted to backlight it and bring out its translucent qualities.
Lighting stuff: I placed the shell on a mirror because I wanted the added dimension that the reflection provides. Back lighting was done with a YN560 in a Rogue grid behind and to camera right. The main light was a YN560-III in a 24 inch softbox in front and at camera left pointing towards the center of the shell. Both strobes in manual mode were triggered by a Yongnuo RF-603N.
I find sea shells to be beautiful objects from nature, and have photographed quite a few of them over the years. Other shells that I have photographed are in my creatively named Shells album. www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157626043932290
Reflecting On A Backlit Seashell
This is a shell that I borrowed from my sister to exploit. Because the shell was so thin I wanted to backlight it and bring out its translucent qualities.
Lighting stuff: I placed the shell on a mirror because I wanted the added dimension that the reflection provides. Back lighting was done with a YN560 in a Rogue grid behind and to camera right. The main light was a YN560-III in a 24 inch softbox in front and at camera left pointing towards the center of the shell. Both strobes in manual mode were triggered by a Yongnuo RF-603N.
I find sea shells to be beautiful objects from nature, and have photographed quite a few of them over the years. Other shells that I have photographed are in my creatively named Shells album. www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157626043932290