Icelandic Poppy Petals
I bought this plant at the local building supply place four or five days ago so that I could practice my lighting on it. It's the ideal model, as it's cheap, never complains, and will stay in the same pose for hours.
Strobist info: Because I wanted the petals to be luminous, and for the hairs on the stems and pods to stand out, I used backlighting for the main light. I put a snoot on a YN560-II and positioned it behind, and a little below the plants, at 1 o'clock. For fill light, I placed a YN560 in a softbox, in front, camera left at 7 o'clock and a Strobie 130 in a softbox in front, camera right at 4 o'clock. All three strobes were in manual mode, and I adjusted the output until I got the look I wanted. One strobe was triggered by a Yongnuo RF-603 radio trigger, and the other two were in slave mode.
Other plants, flowers, fruit or thingys 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/9422
Nine out of ten optometrists, who will say anything for money, implore you to view this large on a black background. You can see it in that enlightened manner by pressing "L" on your keyboard.
Icelandic Poppy Petals
I bought this plant at the local building supply place four or five days ago so that I could practice my lighting on it. It's the ideal model, as it's cheap, never complains, and will stay in the same pose for hours.
Strobist info: Because I wanted the petals to be luminous, and for the hairs on the stems and pods to stand out, I used backlighting for the main light. I put a snoot on a YN560-II and positioned it behind, and a little below the plants, at 1 o'clock. For fill light, I placed a YN560 in a softbox, in front, camera left at 7 o'clock and a Strobie 130 in a softbox in front, camera right at 4 o'clock. All three strobes were in manual mode, and I adjusted the output until I got the look I wanted. One strobe was triggered by a Yongnuo RF-603 radio trigger, and the other two were in slave mode.
Other plants, flowers, fruit or thingys 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/9422
Nine out of ten optometrists, who will say anything for money, implore you to view this large on a black background. You can see it in that enlightened manner by pressing "L" on your keyboard.