Reflecting On A Glowing Scallop Shell
This is one of the many sea shell that we have beach combed, and brought back from Baja. Although numerically, they are very common, I find them to be uncommonly beautiful with their colors, shapes and translucent qualities. It was the translucent quality that I wanted to emphasize when I photographed this shell.
Lighting stuff: I stood this on a mirror, and leaned it against a glass block that was a little taller than the shell, in order to keep it upright and provide a reflection in the mirror. The lighting was from one YN560 in a Rogue grid behind the shell and slightly to camera right. The flash, in manual mode at 1/4 power, was triggered by a Yongnuo RF-603N. The lighting was simple but the post processing in Photoshop involved a lot of dust removal with a black paint brush. I like reflections, but the dust is a pain.
Other shells that I have photographed over the years can be seen in my Shell set. www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157626043932290/
Reflecting On A Glowing Scallop Shell
This is one of the many sea shell that we have beach combed, and brought back from Baja. Although numerically, they are very common, I find them to be uncommonly beautiful with their colors, shapes and translucent qualities. It was the translucent quality that I wanted to emphasize when I photographed this shell.
Lighting stuff: I stood this on a mirror, and leaned it against a glass block that was a little taller than the shell, in order to keep it upright and provide a reflection in the mirror. The lighting was from one YN560 in a Rogue grid behind the shell and slightly to camera right. The flash, in manual mode at 1/4 power, was triggered by a Yongnuo RF-603N. The lighting was simple but the post processing in Photoshop involved a lot of dust removal with a black paint brush. I like reflections, but the dust is a pain.
Other shells that I have photographed over the years can be seen in my Shell set. www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157626043932290/