High Key Iris
This iris, which is called a re-bloomer because it blooms throughout the year, came from the garden this morning. I usually do my flower pictures with a black background. For this one, I wanted to go a different route, and use a white background, and try to make the petals more luminous. I would hate it if all of my pictures looked the same.
I placed the flower eighteen inches directly in front of a 24 inch softbox and used that for the primary illumination. That provided both the white background and the backlighting I wanted for more luminous petals. I then provided a very small amount of light from another softbox in front at 5 o'clock for fill. I used Yonguon speedlights, in manual mode in both of the softboxes. They were triggered by Tiny Triggers from scottrobertstudio.com.
Other iris pictures that I've taken over the years, can be seen in my Iris set (or all places). www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157623861858581/...
Other plants and flowers that I've photographed using strobes can be seen in my Strobe Lit Plant set. In the description for that set, I list resources that I've used to learn how to light with off camera flash. www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157628079460544/
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High Key Iris
This iris, which is called a re-bloomer because it blooms throughout the year, came from the garden this morning. I usually do my flower pictures with a black background. For this one, I wanted to go a different route, and use a white background, and try to make the petals more luminous. I would hate it if all of my pictures looked the same.
I placed the flower eighteen inches directly in front of a 24 inch softbox and used that for the primary illumination. That provided both the white background and the backlighting I wanted for more luminous petals. I then provided a very small amount of light from another softbox in front at 5 o'clock for fill. I used Yonguon speedlights, in manual mode in both of the softboxes. They were triggered by Tiny Triggers from scottrobertstudio.com.
Other iris pictures that I've taken over the years, can be seen in my Iris set (or all places). www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157623861858581/...
Other plants and flowers that I've photographed using strobes can be seen in my Strobe Lit Plant set. In the description for that set, I list resources that I've used to learn how to light with off camera flash. www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157628079460544/
To see this large, the way discerning dog walkers do, press "L" on your keyboard.