Flowers At The Top Of The Stalk
This is one of the stalks growing out of a succulent plant growing in our garden. I clipped the stalk and brought it inside to photograph with lights, where its cool. The plant itself looks like some form of overachieving cabbage, and is extremely colorful. Someday when it's cool and shady, and not 100 degrees, I'll photograph the plant itself.
Strobist info: Lit very simply with a YN560-II in a 24 inch softbox camera left and behind the plant at about 10 o'clock. For fill light I held a 32 inch reflective disc, camera right at 5 o'clock pointed at the dark areas of the plant. The strobe in manual mode was triggered by a Yongnuo RF-603N.
This is a simple setup that anyone can do and the total cost of the flash, triggers, softbox, reflector and light stand was around $225. On days when you can't go to the Grand Canyon, it's nice to be able to put interesting, yet simple, light on things from around your own house. This stuff isn't hard, but it could transform your photography.
If you like pictures of cactus and succulents, you might not hate my Cactus and Succulents set. That set can be seen here www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157633383093236/...
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, and the equipment that I use. www.flickr.com/photos/9422
Flowers At The Top Of The Stalk
This is one of the stalks growing out of a succulent plant growing in our garden. I clipped the stalk and brought it inside to photograph with lights, where its cool. The plant itself looks like some form of overachieving cabbage, and is extremely colorful. Someday when it's cool and shady, and not 100 degrees, I'll photograph the plant itself.
Strobist info: Lit very simply with a YN560-II in a 24 inch softbox camera left and behind the plant at about 10 o'clock. For fill light I held a 32 inch reflective disc, camera right at 5 o'clock pointed at the dark areas of the plant. The strobe in manual mode was triggered by a Yongnuo RF-603N.
This is a simple setup that anyone can do and the total cost of the flash, triggers, softbox, reflector and light stand was around $225. On days when you can't go to the Grand Canyon, it's nice to be able to put interesting, yet simple, light on things from around your own house. This stuff isn't hard, but it could transform your photography.
If you like pictures of cactus and succulents, you might not hate my Cactus and Succulents set. That set can be seen here www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157633383093236/...
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, and the equipment that I use. www.flickr.com/photos/9422