The Heart Of The Succulent
My wife and I have been converting our landscaping to plants that are more drought tolerant because we live in an area of southern California that gets very little rain, and water rationing is coming. My wife has been learning about, and bringing in and planting a wonderful array of succulents. I never knew anything about them, but I've come to really appreciate the strange beauty and variety of these plants, when I take the time to really look at them, as I'm forced to do if I want to light and photograph them properly.
This was lit very simply with just one SB600 with a snoot to focus the light (like a spotlight). I experimented with adding other lights to make more balanced and even light, but I found that the image I liked best was this simple one. The strobe was triggered by the pop up flash on my D90 in commander mode.
Other plants and flowers that I've photographed using strobes can be seen in my Strobe Lit Plant set. In the description, I list resources that I've used to learn how to light with off camera flash. www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157628079460544/...
The Heart Of The Succulent
My wife and I have been converting our landscaping to plants that are more drought tolerant because we live in an area of southern California that gets very little rain, and water rationing is coming. My wife has been learning about, and bringing in and planting a wonderful array of succulents. I never knew anything about them, but I've come to really appreciate the strange beauty and variety of these plants, when I take the time to really look at them, as I'm forced to do if I want to light and photograph them properly.
This was lit very simply with just one SB600 with a snoot to focus the light (like a spotlight). I experimented with adding other lights to make more balanced and even light, but I found that the image I liked best was this simple one. The strobe was triggered by the pop up flash on my D90 in commander mode.
Other plants and flowers that I've photographed using strobes can be seen in my Strobe Lit Plant set. In the description, I list resources that I've used to learn how to light with off camera flash. www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157628079460544/...