The Yellow Calla
I think that of all of the flowers I've photographed in the last couple of years, my favorite, as a lighting subject, is the Calla Lily because of the interesting shapes, and the way those shapes can be sculpted with light and shadow.
Strobist info: I wanted to backlight the right side of the petal so I placed a Strobie 130 in a Rogue grid behind the flower at 1 o'clock, and played with it until I got a look that I liked. For fill light I used a YN560-II in a 24 inch softbox camera right, in front, at 6 o'clock. Both strobes were in manual mode, and I played with the output until I got a look that I liked. Tomorrow, I'd probably do it differently, but that's the beauty of photographing these flowers. Strobes were triggered by a Yongnuo RF-603N.
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
Other Callas that I've exploited are in my Calla Lilly set. www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157626082181550/
The Yellow Calla
I think that of all of the flowers I've photographed in the last couple of years, my favorite, as a lighting subject, is the Calla Lily because of the interesting shapes, and the way those shapes can be sculpted with light and shadow.
Strobist info: I wanted to backlight the right side of the petal so I placed a Strobie 130 in a Rogue grid behind the flower at 1 o'clock, and played with it until I got a look that I liked. For fill light I used a YN560-II in a 24 inch softbox camera right, in front, at 6 o'clock. Both strobes were in manual mode, and I played with the output until I got a look that I liked. Tomorrow, I'd probably do it differently, but that's the beauty of photographing these flowers. Strobes were triggered by a Yongnuo RF-603N.
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
Other Callas that I've exploited are in my Calla Lilly set. www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157626082181550/