Mirrored Backlit Shell
This is a shell that I borrowed from my sister to practice my lighting on.
I first washed it, and then made it a little shiny by rubbing some olive oil on it. I placed it on a mirror, because I figure I get two shells for the price of one that way. The only caveat with using a mirror, is that it shows every speck of dust. I first setup the backlighting by placing a YN560 in a Rogue grid behind the shell, and when I got it adjusted properly, I put light on the front with a YN560-III in a 24 inch soft box at camera left. 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
Mirrored Backlit Shell
This is a shell that I borrowed from my sister to practice my lighting on.
I first washed it, and then made it a little shiny by rubbing some olive oil on it. I placed it on a mirror, because I figure I get two shells for the price of one that way. The only caveat with using a mirror, is that it shows every speck of dust. I first setup the backlighting by placing a YN560 in a Rogue grid behind the shell, and when I got it adjusted properly, I put light on the front with a YN560-III in a 24 inch soft box at camera left. 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