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These are fun flowers to photograph. Back lighting was from a Yongnuo strobe in a Rogue grid hand held behind the flower at camera left. Fill light came from two additional Yongnuo strobes in 24 inch softboxes at camera right and left pointed towards the center. The strobes and my tripod mounted camera were 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.
This is a white rose that I converted to black and white using Nik Software's Silver Efex Pro. The little bit of color in a white rose wasn't exciting, but I liked the shades, tones and textures, and thought that they would lend themselves well to black and white.
Lighting stuff: I wanted to backlight the flower, so I positioned a YN560-II in a Rogue Grid behind the flower at camera left and then used a hand mirror in front at camera right for fill. The flash, in manual mode, was triggered by a Yongnuo RF-603N.
Other pictures that were either taken in black and white or converted to black and white can be seen, logically enough, in my Black and White album.
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
I picked this up alongside the road in our neighborhood, and brought it home to exploit.
Lighting stuff: Back lit with a YN560-III in a Rogue grid behind the seed head. Fill light came from a YN560-III in a 24 inch soft box at camera right. The strobes, in manual mode, 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
In researching this flower I learned that it has many names including "Naked Ladies". "Belladona Lilly" and "Belladonna Amaryllis". The flowers are growing up against a granite boulder and next to a fig tree on our property. The first time I posted a picture of these flowers back in August of 2013 I titled them Naked Ladies, and they became, and have remained, my most viewed image on Flickr. Currently that picture has over 200,000 views. The following year I photographed the 2014 version of the flowers and they became my second most viewed image on Flickr with over 160,000 views. Since then, people have gotten over the name and they receive normal view numbers when I photograph them every summer. This is one of the 2018 versions.
Lighting stuff: This was a three light setup using all Yongnuo strobes. From the front of the flowers I used simple, even lighting which comes from two Yongnuo flashes in 24 inch soft boxes, in front and on either side of the flowers, and pointed at the center. I used a 3rd flash in a Rogue grid, hand-held behind the flowers for back lighting. The strobes and my tripod mounted camera were triggered with a Yongnuo RF-603N trigger.
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.
This came from our garden today. In researching this flower I learned that it has many names including "Naked Ladies". "Belladona Lilly and "Belladonna Amaryllis". The flowers are pretty and require no care, which endears them to me, as they pretty much fend for themselves, growing up against a boulder under a fig tree. These plants bloom in August every year, and the picture I took of them in 2013 has become my most viewed image on Flickr. Two years ago I photographed it again, and it became my second most viewed image I wonder if the title has anything to do with it. Hmm ...... Here's a back lit one from this years bloom.
Lighting stuff: I wanted the flowers to glow so I back lit with a YN560-III in a Rogue grid behind the flower at camera left and an identical strobe in a Honl snoot behind at camera right. The strobes, in manual mode. 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, and the equipment that I use. www.flickr.com/photos/9422
The back lighting is from a Yongnuo flash in a Rogue grid, hand held behing the flower at camera right. Fill light is from a Yongnuo flash in a 24 inch soft box at camera left and another 24 inch gridded soft box at camera right. 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 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 also have an album that show the lighting setups that I've used for various scenarios. People have commented that they've found them helpful. Here's that link:
This came from the garden this afternoon.
Strobist info: Hand held YN560 with a Rogue grid behind the flower and camera left, and a YN560-II in a 24 inch softbox, camera right at 3 o'clock. Both strobes. in manual mode, 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, and the equipment that I use. www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157628079460544/
This bud came from the garden this morning.
Lighting: The main light was a Yongnuo strobe in a 24 inch gridded soft box at camera right. The back lighting came from a hand held Yongnuo strobe in a Rogue grid behind the bud at camera left. The strobes and my tripod mounted camera were triggered by a Yongnuo RF-603N.
Other pictures that I've taken of succulents can be seen in my Cactus and Succulents album, if you like this sort of thing.
From the garden this morning.
Lighting: I lit the front of the flower with 2 Yongnuo strobes in 24 inch soft boxes, in front, on either side and pointed to the center at a forty five degree angle. I hand held a 3rd flash in a Rogue grid behind the flower for a little back lighting. The strobes and my tripod mounted camera were triggered by a Yongnuo RF-693N.
Other Iris pictures that I've taken can be seen here. www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157623861858581/...
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.
Obviously, I've totally run out of names for sea shells.
For this shell, I wanted to show the translucent quality so I placed a Strobie 130 in a Rogue grid behind the shell to focus the light on the part I wanted to light up. For fill light, I used a YN560 in a 24 inch soft box, camera left, in front at 7 o'clock, and then used a small hand held mirror to bounce a little light onto the right side. The strobes were in manual mode and I took several test shots to get the lighting ratios that I wanted. The strobes and my camera were triggered by a Yongnuo RF-603N.
Other sea shells that I've photographed over the years are in my Shell album, if you like this sort of thing.
We have a bunch of Saint Patrick Rose buds opening now, and I chose this one because it had more orange in it than the others, and it kind of stood out.
I wanted to make the petals glow so I put a YN560-II in a Rogue Grid behind the camera, camera right at 2 o'clock. Fill light came from a YN560-III in front at camera right in a 24 inch softbox. Additional fill light came from a hand mirror at camera left. The strobes, in manual mode, were triggered by a Yongnuo RF-603N. Whenever I use more than one strobe, I always start with the hero light and adjust the power until it looks right, and then move to the next light and repeat that process.
Other pictures that I've taken of roses can be seen in my Roses set, if you like that sort of thing. www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157624084160734/
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. www.flickr.com/photos/9422
From the garden yesterday. I brought it inside to photograph where it's easier to control the light.
Lighting: The main lights were two Yongnuo strobes in 24 inch soft boxes, in front on either side pointing towards the center. The beards were lit from behind with a Yongnuo Strobe with a Rogue grid. All 3 strobes were triggered by a Yongnuo RF-603N.
I've taken quite a few Iris pictures and they can be seen in my Iris album if you like that kind of thing.
www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/albums/72157623861858581
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 800 pictures, and for each one, I have described how I lit them, in case you're interested in that kind of thing.
This rose was picked outside and then brought indoors to photograph where it's easier to control the light and background.
Lighting: Lit with a combination of side lighting and back lighting. I placed a Yongnuo flash in a 24 inch soft box at camera left, while hand holding another Yongnuo flash in a Rogue grid behind the flower in the center for back lighting. The strobes and my tripod mounted camera were trig
I have an album of rose pictures in my creatively named Roses album.
www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/albums/72157624084160734
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 11000 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
gered with a Yongnuo RF-603N.
This is a datura flower that was growing in our rural neighborhood.
The main light was a Yongnuo flash in a 24 inch soft box at camera right. I hand held another Yongnuo strobe in a Rogue grid behind the flower at camera left for a little back lighting. The two strobes and my tripod mounted camera were triggered by 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 900 pictures, and for each one, I have described how I lit them, in case you're interested in that kind of thing.
Friends of ours grow plumerias and were kind enough to provide this one as a subject.
Lighting: I first placed the blossom on a mirror and then lit it with a Yongnuo flash in a 24 inch gridded soft box at camera right and a hand held Yongnuo flash in a Rogue grid behind the flower at camera left. The strobes and my tripod mounted camera were triggered by 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 900 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 stone carving of a hippopotamus that's been hanging around in our living room, and was ready for exploitation.
Lighting stuff: I first placed the carving on a piece of black Perspex. The main light was a YN560-III in a Rogue grid at camera left to create the side lighting that would create the shadows that reveal contours, shapes and textures. Fill light came from a YN560-III in an 8.6 inch Lastolite soft box at camera left. The strobes, in manual mode were triggered by a Yongnuo RF-603N. Down below in the first comment you can see a picture of the setup.
Other still life pictures that I've taken are in my creatively named Still Life set.
These pig's ear succulent flowers grow on these long stalks that go up from the base of the plant. They're growing in a large pot in the garden, and I wanted to photograph them against the contrasting blue sky.
Before turning on the flash I set the camera manually to give a good exposure for the sky and clouds. At that setting the flowers, which are in shade, were silhouettes. I hand held a Strobie 130 in a Rogue grid and pointed it up at the flowers for the fill light on the flowers. The flash, in manual mode, was triggered by a Yongnuo RF-603N.
Other pictures that I've taken of succulents over the years are in my Cactus and Succulents set. www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157633383093236/
My wife brought these home today for me to play with.
Lighting: This was a 3 strobe lighting setup. Two Yongnuo strobes in front and on either side pointed at the center and a third strobe in a Rogue grid behind the subject for back lighting. All three 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 1100 pictures, and for each one, I have described how I lit them, in case you're interested in that kind of thing.
From the garden this afternoon. In researching this flower I learned that it has many names including "Naked Ladies". "Belladona Lilly" and "Belladonna Amaryllis". The flowers are pretty and require no care, which endears them to me, as they pretty much fend for themselves, growing up against a boulder under a fig tree. These plants bloom in August every year, and the picture I took of one in 2014 has become my most viewed image on Flickr with over 200,00 views. The 2013 version had over 160,000 views. I wonder if the title has anything to do with it. Hmm ......
Here is this years version.
Lighting: I put Yongnuo strobes in 24 inch soft boxes in front of and on either side of the flowers. Back lighting came from a 3rd Yongnuo strobe in a Rogue grid behind and at camera left. The strobes, and my tripod mounted camera were triggered by 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 800 pictures, and for each one, I have described how I lit them, in case you're interested in that kind of thing.
II found these wild flowers growing alongside a dry creek bed in our neighborhood this morning. As you've probably heard, we're in the middle of a severe drought here and have had less than 6 inches of rain in the last 16 months. If these weren't native, drought tolerant plants, I don't see how they would have survived.
Lighting info for those interested in that sort of thing: The main light was a YN560-II in a 24 inch softbox camera left and in front at 8 o'clock. To show the luminous qualities of the petals, I hand held a Strobie 130 in a Rogue grid, behind and camera right. The strobes, in manual mode, 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
I was playing around with light this afternoon while photographing this red rose.
Lighting stuff: For this iteration, I used a YN560-III in a 24 inch soft box at camera left as the main light. Fill light was from a hand held mirror at camera right, and I put another YN560-III in a Rogue grid, behind and to camera right to make some of the petals on that side glow.
Other picture that I've taken of roses can be seen in my Roses set, if you like that sort of thing. www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157624084160734/
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. www.flickr.com/photos/9422
I picked these plumes from alongside the road in our rural neighborhood and brought them home specifically to back light. The one on the right was the most successful because it was the thinnest, and the one in the center was the thickest and densest so was the least successful.
Strobist info: One YN560 bare on a light stand behind and to camera right, one Strobie 130 in a Rogue grid behind and camera left and one Strobie 130 in a 24 inch softbox in front at camera right at 5 o'clock for fill. All strobes were in manual mode, and 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
This is a flower from my sister's garden.
Lighting stuff: I wanted even lighting on the front of the flower so I lit it with a YN560-III in a 24 inch soft box on either side of the flowers. I also wanted the back petals to glow, so I placed a YN560-III in a Rogue grid behind the flower at camera right. The strobes in manual mode, were triggered by a Yongnuo RF-603N. The color for the background came from a colored gel on a YN560 pointed at an 18% gray background.
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. www.flickr.com/photos/9422
Other Iris pictures that I've taken can be seen here. www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157623861858581/...
A friend of mine who is a knowledgeable rose grower brought me some roses to practice my lighting on, and this Day Breaker variety is one of them.
I used simple even lighting on the flower by placing a Yongnuo flash in a 24 inch soft box on either side of the flower pointed at the center. The back lighting is from a hand held Yongnuo flash in an 8.6 inch Lastolite soft box. The strobes and my tripod mounted camera were triggered with a Yongnuo RF603N.
Other pictures of roses that I've taken can be seen in my creatively titled Roses album.
www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/albums/72157624084160734
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.
The Calla Lily plant that I bought last week put out a white flower today that I photographed with the idea of doing a black and white from it. This is in addition to the pink flowers that I've been exploiting.
Lighting stuff: I wanted to use back lighting as the hero light here because I wanted the rim lighting and the luminous glow that it produces. I placed a YN560-II in a Rogue grid behind and to the left of the flowers for that backlighting. Fill light came from a YN560-III in a 24 inch soft box at camera right. The strobes. in manual mode, were triggered by a Yongnuo RF-603N. I set the power level first on the backlight and then adjusted the fill light until it looked right.
Other Calla Lily pictures are in my Calla Lilly set. www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157626082181550/...
Other black and white images that I've attempted can be seen in my Black And White Album.
Another succulent from the garden.
Strobist info: I wanted to backlight this plant because I wanted rim lighting and I wanted the leaves to glow, so I stuck a YN560-II in a Rogue grid behind and camera left. For fill light on the front I placed a YN560 In a 24 inch softbox camera left at 8 o'clock. Both strobes, in manual mode were triggered by a Yongnuo RF-603N.
I brought this inside to photograph so that I could control the lighting and the background. Down below in the comments is a picture of the setup shot. Strobist info: Lit with a YN560-II in a 24 inch softbox camera left at 9 o'clock, and a YN560 in an identical 24 inch softbox camera right at 3 0'clock. The strobes, in manual mode, 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, and the equipment that I use. www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157628079460544/
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/...
These are fun flowers to photograph because the shapes are so unusual and distinctive with beautiful colors.
Lighting: I used 3 Yongnuo strobes for this image. The main light was in a 24 inch soft box at camera left. Fill light is from another 24 inch soft box at camera right. I created some back lighting by hand holding a strobe in a Rogue grid behind the flower at camera left. The strobes and my tripod mounted camera were triggered by a Yongnuo RF-603N.
Other pictures that I've taken of Birds of Paradise flowers can be seen in my cleverly titled Birds of Paradise album.
www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/albums/72157631967781801
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.
Lighting: I first placed the petal on a mirror because I like seeing the added dimensions added by the reflection.
Lighting: The main light was a Yongnuo flash, in manual mode, in a 24 inch gridded soft box at camera left. Back lighting came from another Yongnuo flash in a Rogue grid that was hand held behind the flower at camera right. The two strobes and my tripod mounted camera were triggered by 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 1000 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 sea shell that had been out in the garden for a few years, and that I brought inside to photograph. The shell is quite thin in the back and my goal was to take advantage of its translucent qualities by utilizing back lighting it to make it glow.
I placed it on a mirror and then positioned a Strobie 130 in a Rogue grid behind the shell at 1 o'clock for the back lighting. Fill light came from a YN560 in a 24 inch soft box, camera left and in front at 8 o'clock. The strobes and my tripod mounted camera were triggered by a Yongnuo RF-603N. In post production I changed the white balance of the Raw image to clouds which warmed everything up a bit and helped contribute to the glow I was after.
Like most images, it looks best when viewed large and you can see it in that enlightened manner by pressing "L" on your keyboard.
Other shells that I have exploited over the years can be seen in my Shell set. www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157626043932290/
Yesterday a friend came over, and we took some lighting gear and a few subjects out to the garage to play with lights. I picked this flower yesterday, and decided to take a different perspective on this kind of flower than I usually do. I would hate it if my pictures of these flowers all looked the same.
Strobist info: Lit with one Strobie 130 in a Rogue grid behind the flower at 10 o'clock for back lighting, and a YN560 in a 24 inch softbox camera right at 4 o'clock for fill. Both strobes were in slave mode and were triggered by the pop up flash on my camera. I just adjusted the power output of the strobes until I got a look that I liked.
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/9422878@N08/sets/72157628079460544/
Other pictures I've take of these beautiful flowers can be seen in my Birds of Paradise set, if you like this sort of thing. www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157631967781801/
When I brought this potted succulent indoors to photograph, I didn't notice the small spiderweb, but if I had, I would have wiped it off .......... which I think would have been a mistake, as I kind of like it.
I back lit the subject with with two flashes - one a bare YN560, behind at 11 o'clock, and one Strobie130 in a Rogue grid at 1 o'clock. I then used a YN560-II in a 24 inch softbox in front, camera left at 7 o'clock for fill light. The strobes, in manual mode, 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, and the equipment that I use. www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157628079460544/
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/...
I used side lighting here by using a Yongnuo flash in a 24 inch gridded soft box at camera left to create the shadows that show textures and shapes, and a 2nd Yongnuo flash in a Rogue grid behind the flower on the right side for back lighting. The strobes. and my tripod mounted camera, were triggered by 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 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 brought a small pot of anemone flowers home so that I could exploit them.
Lighting stuff: The main light was a Yongnuo flash, in manual mode, in a 24 inch soft box positioned at camera left and just out of the frame. Back lighting is from a second flash in a Rogue grid, hand held, at camera right and behind the flowers. 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 1100 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 hibiscus that I picked from the garden and brought indoors where it's easier to control the light.
Lighting: Side lighting from two Yongnuo strobes in 24 inch soft boxes placed on either side. I then hand held a third Yongnuo flash in a rogue grid behind the flower at camera right to apply some back lighting to the flower. The strobes were triggered by 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 800 pictures, and for each one, I have described how I lit them, in case you're interested in that kind of thing.
These are fun flowers to photograph, and I've enjoyed exploiting them. I wish I hadn't tossed them all when they started to fade, as I'd like to photograph a desicatted one.
Lighting: The main light was a Yongnuo flash in a 24 inch soft box at camera right. Back lighting is from another Yongnuo flash in a Rogue grid, behind the flower at camera left. Fill light came from a small mirror at camera left. The strobes, and my tripod mounted camera, were triggered by 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 800 pictures, and for each one, I have described how I lit them, in case you're interested in that kind of thing.
From the garden this afternoon.
I placed the flower on a mirror and then lit it using three Yongnuo strobes. I positioned a strobe in a 24 inch soft box at camera left, another strobe in another 24 inch soft box at camera right for fill, and a 3rd strobe in a Rogue grid hand held behind the flower at camera left. The strobes and my tripod mounted camera were triggered by 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 1000 pictures, and for each one, I have described how I lit them, in case you're interested in that kind of thing.
I back lit this flower by placing a Yongnuo strobe in a Rogue grid behind the flower at camera right. Fill light came from 2 Yongnuo strobes in 24 inch soft boxes placed in front on either side at 5 o'clock and 7 o'clock. 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 800 pictures, and for each one, I have described how I lit them, in case you're interested in that kind of thing.
I photographed this flowers from above with the camera pointed down at the top of them. The flowers are growing up against a granite boulder and next to a fig tree on our property, and I brought them inside to photograph where it's easier to control the light. In researching this flower I learned that it has many names including "Naked Ladies". "Belladona Lilly" and "Belladonna Amaryllis". The first time I posted a picture of these flowers back in August of 2013 I titled them Naked Ladies, and they became, and have remained, my most viewed image on Flickr. Currently that picture has over 200,000 views. The following year I photographed the 2014 version of the flowers and they became my second most viewed image on Flickr with over 160,000 views. Since then, people have gotten over the name and they receive normal view numbers when I photograph them every summer. This is one of the 2018 versions.
Lighting stuff: I first placed the flowers in a vase on top of a piece of black Perspex. This was a two light setup using Yongnuo strobes in 24 inch soft boxes. The strobes were positioned on either side of the flowers and were pointed down aimed at the top The strobes and my tripod mounted camera were triggered with a Yongnuo RF-603N trigger.
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.
This is an iris that blooms off and on all year long I picked it yesterday and brought it indoors to photograph, where it's easier to control the light.
Lighting stuff: I used three lights (all YN560-III's) that I added one at a time. I used one in a Rogue grid behind the flower at camera left for back lighting, one in a 24 inch soft box, in front at camera left and the third flash at camera right in an identical soft box. The strobes, in manual mode, 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 album. 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 Iris pictures that I've taken can be seen here. www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157623861858581/...
This flower came from the garden this afternoon.
Lighting: I back lit the flower with a Yongnuo strobe in a Rogue grid, positioned behind the flower at camera left. Fill light came from two Yongnuo strobes in 24 inch soft boxes, positioned on either side. The strobes and my tripod mounted camera were triggered by a Yongnuo RF-603N trigger.
I've taken quite a few Iris pictures and they can be seen in my Iris album if you like that kind of thing.
www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/albums/72157623861858581
Other strobe lit flowers that I've documented are here:
I have taken a lot of pictures of flowers using lights, and these are in my Strobe Lit Plants album, if you want to check them out.
This is a vertical version of the succulent flowers that I photographed yesterday.
Strobist info: YN560-II in a 24 inch softbox in front and camera left at 8 o'clock for the main light, and a Strobie 130 in a Rogue grid behind the flower at 11 o'clock for back lighting. Both strobes, in manual mode, 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, and the equipment that I use. www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157628079460544/
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/...
I saw this budding rose in the garden this morning, backlit by the low sun. I decided to bring it inside and backlight it where I could control the light.
Lighting stuff: I used three Yongnuo strobes for the lighting - two for backlighting and one for fill. I positioned one light in a Rogue grid behind at camera left, and another light in a Honl snoot behind the flower at camera right. Fill light came from another light in an 8.6 inch Lastolite softbox in front at camera left pointing at the center of the flower. I set the lighting, in manual mode, one at a time until I got a look that I liked.
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 picture that I've taken of roses can be seen in my Roses album. www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157624084160734/