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These flowers were growing on a plant alongside the road in our neighborhood. I don't know the botanical name of the plant, but years ago I heard the plant referred to as "Indian Tobacco". I picked it and brought it home to photograph indoors where it's easier to control the light.
Lighting: Lit with a Yongnuo manual flash in an 8.6 inch Lastolite soft box hand held at camera right and just out of the frame. Fill light came from a small mirror at camera left. The flash and my tripod mounted camera were triggered with 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. For each image in the set, and there are over 1600 of them, I describe how I set up the lighting for that particular shot. www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157628079460544/
I thought that this colorful gourd, that I got from my sister might make an interesting subject if lit properly.
I set the gourd on a mirror and lit it with a hand held Yongnuo manual strobe in an 8.6 inch Lastolite soft box at camera left. Fill light came from a second mirror at camera right. The flash and my tripod mounted soft box were triggered with a Yongnuo RF-603N. I used side lighting because that creates the shadows that reveal shapes and textures.
Other plants, flowers, fruit or stuff that I've photographed using strobes can be seen in my Strobe Lit Plant set. For each image in the set, and there are over 1400 of them, I describe how I set up the lighting for that particular shot. www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157628079460544/
Talk about an inexpensive model, and very easy to work with.
Lighting stuff: I wanted side lighting for this because light coming from the side creates the shadows that reveal shapes and textures. I placed the edible model on a mirror because I like the extra dimensions that are revealed by the reflection. I used a YN560-III in a 24 inch soft box just out of the frame at camera right. The left side of the pepper got fill light from a small mirror. The flash, in manual mode was 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 album. 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/9422878@N08/sets/72157628079460544/
Other still life images that I've attempted are in my Still Life album. www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157635247182331/
This is a small shell that I bought at the campground store at South Carlsbad State beach during our stay there last week.
Lighting stuff. I placed the shell on a mirror, and then lit it with a YN560--III in a 24 inch soft box at camera right at 3 o'clock. Fill light came from a small hand mirror at camera left. The flash, in manual mode, was triggered by a Yongnuo RF-603N.
Other shells that I have photographed over the years are in my creatively named Shells album. www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157626043932290
My wife grows these epiphyllum flowers and this is one of hers from a few years ago.
Lighting: Lit with a Yongnuo manual flash in an 8.6 inch Lastolite soft box at camera right. Fill light is from a mirror at camera left. The flash and my tripod mounted camera were triggered with 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. For each image in the set, and there are over 1900 of them, I describe how I set up the lighting for that particular shot. www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157628079460544/
Other picture that I've taken of Epis can be seen in my creatively named Epiphyllum Flowers album. www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/albums/72157680754580643
This flower was picked this morning from a cactus in our garden.
Lighting: I placed this small watering can and cactus on a piece of black Perspex and then lit it with a manual Yongnuo flash in an 8.6 inch Lastolite soft box hand held at camera left. Fill light is from a small mirror at camera right. The flash and camera were triggered with 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. For each image in the set, and there are now at least 1400 of them, I describe how I set up the lighting for that particular shot. www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157628079460544/
I find calla lilies to be beautiful objects from nature and wonderful photograph subjects. My wife brought these home for us to admire and for me to photograph.
Lighting stuff: This was a simple one light setup from a Yongnuo manual flash in a 24 inch soft box at camera left and just out of the frame. I used side lighting because it creates the shadows that reveal shapes and textures. Fill light came from a small hand mirror at camera right. The flash and my tripod mounted camera were triggered with a Yongnuo RF-603N.
I've photographed a lot of plants and flowers, because they're all around us, work cheap, and never complain. I have an album of these images with over 1300 pictures, and for each one, I have described how I lit them, in case you're interested in lighting.
www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157628079460544
Other calla pictures that I've attempted can be seen in my creatively titled Calla Lily album.
My wife had been growing Epiphyllum plants for quite a while now and this is one from four years ago.
Lighting: Lit with a single Yongnuo manual flash in an 8.6 inch Lastolite soft box hand-held at camera left. Fill light came from a mirror at camera right. The flash and my tripod mounted camera were triggered with 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. For each image in the set, and there are over 1600 of them, I describe how I set up the lighting for that particular shot. www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157628079460544/
Other Epiphyllym flower pictures that I've posted on Flickr (and there are over 150 of them) can be seen in my Epiphyllum Flowers album. www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/albums/72157680754580643
I picked these flowers from our garden this afternoon and brought them inside to photograph where it's easier to control the light.
Lighting stuff: Lit with a Yongnuo manual flash in an 8.6 inch Lastolite soft box positioned at camera right, and just out of the frame. Fill light is from a hand mirror at camera leftt. The flash and my tripod mounted camera were triggered with a Yongnuo RF-603N.
Other plants, flowers, fruit or thingys that I've photographed using strobes can be seen in my Strobe Lit Objects album. For each image in the set, and there are over 2000 of them, I describe how I set up the lighting for that particular shot. www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157628079460544/
I picked this lily this morning while I was out and about, and brought it home to photograph indoors where it's easier to control the light.
I lit this with one Yongnuo manual flash in an 8.6 inch Lastolite soft box positioned at camera left and just out of the frame. I used side lighting because that creates the shadows that emphasize shapes and textures. Fill light is from a hand held mirror at camera right. The flash and my tripod mounted camera were triggered with 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. For each image in the set, and there are over 1400 of them, I describe how I set up the lighting for that particular shot. I'm told that some people find the information helpful. www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157628079460544/
We have quite a few Nasturtium plants on our property and this is one I brought inside from outdoors because it's easier to light and photograph inside.
Lighting stuff: Lit with two Yongnuo manual strobes in identical Lastolite 8.6 inch soft boxes positioned out of the frame on either side of the flower and pointing towards the center! The strobes and my tripod mounted camera were triggered with 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. For each image in the set, and there are over 2000 of them, I describe how I set up the lighting for that particular shot. www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157628079460544/
I placed this calla lily on a mirror to photograph as I like seeing the added viewpoints provided by the reflection. Lighting is from a pair of manual Yongnuo strobes in 24 inch soft boxes placed on either side of the mirror and pointed at the center. The strobes and my tripod mounted camera were triggered with a Yongnuo RF-603N.
I've photographed a lot of plants and flowers, because they're all around us, work cheap, and never complain. I have an album of these images with over 1300 pictures, and for each one, I have described how I lit them, in case you're interested in lighting.
www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157628079460544
Other calla pictures that I've attempted can be seen in my creatively titled Calla Lily album.
This is a reprocessed version of a shot originally taken May 1st 2009. The resolution has been increased and perspective straightened up because Getty have chosen it to be available for sale on their website, the original was pretty low-res. Lit with a Canon speedlite 430EX II fired off camera by a Canon ST-E2 transmitter - flash situated behind and above the subject at one eighth power and all settings manual.
This succulent plant is growing in our garden, and I brought this one plant inside so that I could more easily control the light.
Lighting: The main light was a Yongnuo manual Flash in an 8.6 inch Lastolite soft box positioned at camera left, and just out of the frame. Fill light is from a mirror at camera right. The flash and my tripod mounted camera were triggered with 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. For each image in the set, and there are over 1900 of them, I describe how I set up the lighting for that particular shot. www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157628079460544/
If you like pictures of cactus and succulents, you might enjoy my Cactus and Succulents set. That set can be seen here, and has over 400 images in it.
Unlike photographing flowers, with peppers you can eat the subject when you're finished..
I photographed this pepper a few years back when I was looking for a subject to photograph indoors on a very hot day.
Lit with 2 Yongnuo manual strobes in soft boxes on either side of the pepper and pointed towards the center at a 45 degree angle. The flash and my tripod mounted camera were triggered with 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. For each image in the set, and there are over 1600 of them, I describe how I set up the lighting for that particular shot. www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157628079460544/
This is another old shell that I brought back from Baja California, Mexico on a trip down there in 2015.
Lighting stuff: Lit with one Yongnuo manual flash in an 8.6 inch Lastolite soft box positioned at camera right and just out of the frame. Fill light came from a hand mirror at camera left. The flash and my tripod mounted camera were triggered with a Yongnuo RF-603N.
Other plants, flowers, fruit or thingys that I've photographed using strobes can be seen in my Strobe Lit Objects set. For each image in the set, and there are over 1900 of them, I describe how I set up the lighting for that particular shot. www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157628079460544/
Other shells that I've photographed can be seen in my creatively named Shell album, and there are over 200 of them.
I picked this from the garden this morning and brought it inside where it's easier to control the light.
Lighting stuff: The main light was a Yongnuo flash in a 24 inch gridded soft box positioned at camera right and pointed at the center of the flower. The back lighting is from a hand held Yongnuo flash in a Rogue grid. The two strobes, in manual mode, and my tripod mounted camera were triggered with a Yongnuo RF-603N.
I've photographed a lot of plants and flowers, because they're all around us, work cheap, and never complain. I have an album of these images with over 1200 pictures, and for each one, I have described how I lit them, in case you're interested in that kind of thing.
www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157628079460544
Other pictures that I've taken of Birds of Paradise flowers can be seen in my cleverly titled Birds of Paradise album.
I found this beautiful datura flower while walking in our rural neighborhood and brought it home to exploit where it's easier to control the light.
Lighting stuff: Lit with one Yongnuo manual flash hand held at camera left and just out of the frame. Fill light is from a hand held mirror at camera right. The flash, at full power, was triggered with a Yongnuo RF-603N.
Other plants, flowers, fruit or stuff that I've photographed using strobes can be seen in my Strobe Lit Plant set. For each image in the set, and there are over 1500 of them, I describe how I set up the lighting for that particular shot. www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157628079460544/
I brought this Chrysanthemum flower inside to photographe where it would be easier to light. I used three Yongnuo strobes for this shot. The main light was in a 24 inch soft box at camera right. Fill light was from another 24 inch soft box at camera left. I hand held the 3 flash behind the flower to provide a little back lighting. Triggered by a Yongnuo RF-603N.
I've photographed a lot of plants and flowers, because they're all around us, beautiful, work cheap, and never complain. I have an album of these images with over 1000 pictures, and for each one, I have described how I lit them, in case you're interested in that sort of thing.
My wife and I are patiently waiting for another of the Epiphyllums she grows to bloom. While we're waiting, I went back in my Photoshop files to June of 2018 and found this flower that I had documented.
Other plants, flowers, fruit or thingys that I've photographed using strobes can be seen in my Strobe Lit Plant set. For each image in the set, and there are over 1600 of them, I describe how I set up the lighting for that particular shot. www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157628079460544/
Other Epiphyllym flower pictures that I've posted on Flickr (and there are over 140 of them) can be seen in my Epiphyllum Flowers album. www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/albums/72157680754580643
Setup: One 430EX at 1/16th power through a white plexiglass sheet behind the glass. Triggered with a Gadget Infinity v4 trigger/receiver. A setup sketch is available here.
Setup: Ein 430EX auf 1/16 durch eine weiße Plexiglasscheibe hinter dem Glas. Eine Skizze des Aufbaus ist hier verfügbar. Zu diesem Bild gibt es ein Video-Tutorial
Studio portrait of Monique. I was inspired by the Belgian photographer Stephan Vanfleteren in making this portrait.
My sister gave me a couple of Hyacinth plants to play with as I'm always looking for floral subjects. Yesterday I posted the red one.
Lighting info: This was a three light setup using three Yongnuo strobes in manual mode. The main lights were in softboxes in front of and on either side of the flower and pointed at the center. The third light was a bare hand held flash behind the plant at camera right. All three strobes were triggered with a Yongnuo RF-603N.
Other plants, flowers, fruit or thingys that I've photographed using strobes can be seen in my Strobe Lit Plants 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/9422878@N08/sets/72157628079460544/
This image is for anyone who is experiencing or lived through a feeling or period of hopelessness. It is not the end of the world.
I was looking for a subject when I came across this old shell that's been laying out in the garden for years. It's one of the hundreds that we brought back from Baja California, Mexico.
Lighting: I first placed the shell on a mirror because I like the added dimensions that are added to the picture by the reflection. Light is from a Yongnuo flash in a 24 inch soft box at camera left, and just out of the frame. Fill light is from a hand mirror at camera right. The flash, and my tripod mounted camera, were triggered with a Yongnuo RF-603N.
Other shells that I have photographed over the years are in my creatively titled Shells album. www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157626043932290
This was a two light setup using a Yongnuo strobe in a 24 inch soft box on either side of the flowers. The strobes in manual mode were triggered with a Yongnuo RF-603N.
I've photographed a lot of plants and flowers, because they're all around us, work cheap, and never complain. I have an album of these images with over 1100 pictures, and for each one, I have described how I lit them, in case you're interested in that kind of thing.
www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157628079460544
I have an album of rose pictures in my creatively named Roses album.
View on black!
Decided to play around some in the studio, felt like I hadn't taken one of these for a long time.
Using the same setup as on this one: farm4.static.flickr.com/3433/3754095045_489fea4540.jpg
Home-studio made out of an old wardrobe. The only difference is that I'm using the butt-ugly beauty dish from left and a bit above. The right flash is bounced of the wall, set to 64/1 or something.
Comments are welcome but please no glittery images or banners! Those will be deleted!
I brought this shell back from Baja California Mexico, and it's been sitting out in the garden for the last six years. I brought it inside to photograph this afternoon because it's raining today, which is a rather rare event in San Diego County.
Lighting: Placed on a piece of black Perspex, and then lit with a Yongnuo manual flash in an 8.6 inch Lastolite softbox positioned at camera right and just out of the frame. Fill light is from a hand held mirror at camera left.
Other plants, flowers, fruit or thingys that I've photographed using strobes can be seen in my Strobe Lit Objects set. For each image in the set, and there are over 1900 of them, I describe how I set up the lighting for that particular shot. www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157628079460544/
Other shells that I've photographed can be seen in my creatively named Shell album, and there are over 200 of them.
One of the great things about photographing peppers is that when you're done, you can roast and eat them. Unlike, say, cactus or roses. I'll bet that even Edward Weston ate peppers.
Lighting: I first placed the peppers on a piece of black Perspex, and then lit them with 2 Yongnuo strobes in 24 inch soft boxes on either side of the peppers, just out of camera range. Triggered with a Yongnuo RF-603N.
Other still life images that I've attempted are in my Still Life album. www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157635247182331/
I've photographed a lot of plants and flowers, because they're all around us, work cheap, and never complain. I have an album of these images with over 1000 pictures, and for each one, I have described how I lit them, in case you're interested in that kind of thing.
My wife has been growing Epiphyllum flowers for many years, and this is one of hers that bloomed this morning, and which I documented in the shade underneath a tree.
Lighting info: Lit with a Yongnuo manual flash in an 8.6 inch Lastolite soft box positioned at camera left. Fill light is from a hand held mirror at camera right. The flash and my tripod mounted camera were triggered with 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. For each image in the set, and there are over 1700 of them, I describe how I set up the lighting for that particular shot. www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157628079460544/
Over the years, I've taken over 170 "Epi" pictures, and they're in my Epiphyllum Flowers album, if you like that sort of thing.
Still playing with my food.
Lighting: I wanted soft light for this so I used 2 YN560-III's in identical 24 inch soft boxes on either side of the cutting board and pointing down at the peppers. The strobes, in manual mode, were triggered by a Yongnuo RF-603N.
Other still life images that I've attempted are in my Still Life album. www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157635247182331/
I picked this flower from the garden on yesterday and brought it indoors to photograph where it's easier to control the light.
Lighting: This was a 3 light setup using Yongnuo flashes. I positioned two flashes in front in 24 inch soft boxes placed on either side of the flower and a third flash in a Rogue grid, hand held in back of the flower at camera left for back lighting. The strobes and my tripod mounted camera were triggered with a Yongnuo RF-603N.
I've photographed a lot of plants and flowers, because they're all around us, work cheap, and never complain. I have an album of these images with over 1200 pictures, and for each one, I have described how I lit them, in case you're interested in that kind of thing.
www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157628079460544
Other pictures that I've taken of Birds of Paradise flowers can be seen in my cleverly titled Birds of Paradise album.
I used side lighting on these snapdragons because that creates the shadows that reveal shapes and textures. I lit it with one Yongnuo flash in a 24 inch gridded soft box at camera right and just out of the frame. The flash was in manual mode and at full power. Fill light is from a hand held mirror at camera left. The flash and my tripod mounted camera were triggered with a Yongnuo RF-603N.
I've photographed a lot of plants and flowers, because they're all around us, work cheap, and never complain. I have an album of flower images with over 1200 pictures, and for each one, I have described how I lit them, in case you're interested in that kind of thing.
This is a shell that I brought back from Baja California, Mexico at least seven years ago. I couldn't always catch big fish, but I could always find shell to light and photograph.
Lighting is from a pair of Yongnuo manual strobes in 8.6 inch Lastolite soft boxes positioned on either side of the shell and pointed at the center. The two strobes and my tripod mounted camera were triggered with a Yongnuo RF-603N.
Other plants, flowers, fruit or thingys that I've photographed using strobes can be seen in my Strobe Lit Objects album. For each image in the set, and there are over 2000 of them, I describe how I set up the lighting for that particular shot. www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157628079460544/
Other picture of shells that I've posted on Flick can be seen in my Shells album: www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/albums/72157626043932290