Sea Shell_6922
This is such a very small shell measuring about 1-1/2 inches that I had to use a Kenko extension tube on my macro lens in order to fill the frame.
Lighting stuff: I placed it on a piece of black Perspex and used 3 YN560-III's to light it. One in an 8.6 inch Lastolite soft box at camera left for the main light, one in a Rogue Grid behind the shell to help light up the interior and one in a 24 inch soft box at camera right for fill. The strobes, in manual mode, were triggered by a Yongnuo RF-603N. I started with the main light, and then added the other two, one at a time, and adjusted the power settings until they looked right.
Other images I've taken of sea shells can be seen in my Shell album, if you like this sort of thing.
Sea Shell_6922
This is such a very small shell measuring about 1-1/2 inches that I had to use a Kenko extension tube on my macro lens in order to fill the frame.
Lighting stuff: I placed it on a piece of black Perspex and used 3 YN560-III's to light it. One in an 8.6 inch Lastolite soft box at camera left for the main light, one in a Rogue Grid behind the shell to help light up the interior and one in a 24 inch soft box at camera right for fill. The strobes, in manual mode, were triggered by a Yongnuo RF-603N. I started with the main light, and then added the other two, one at a time, and adjusted the power settings until they looked right.
Other images I've taken of sea shells can be seen in my Shell album, if you like this sort of thing.