Day 199 - Dark Field Lighting

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ISO 100 f/11 1/200s 1 SB-800 @ 24mm 1/64th power inside of pocket softbox with black construction paper flagging the middle.

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Nothing exciting here, typical dark field lighting of a piece of glassware.  I set this shot up because I don't see setup shots for these very often.  Some people might include a sketch of the setup which is not always easy to understand.  I tried this shot back in January in my dinning room, but I was not happy with the result that I got.  The two large pieces of foam board on the side of the glass are used to prevent the glass from picking up any reflections from anything else in the room.  This shot was the first one I took.  I tried stepping up the power, but I preferred this shot at 1/64th.


setup shot



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Day 162 - Reflection

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ISO 200 f/10 1/200s 1 SB-800 @ 24mm 1/32nd power camera left and above subject with mini-softbox on flash, triggered with pocket wizard plus IIs.

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I wanted to try this for some time. I knew from logic and my understanding of light; that I would get these results without much headache, but it is still hard to wrap you head around the fact I can shot objects on a mirror and not see all the other things in the room. I included a setup shot to show exactly how I did this. If you try this the one thing to keep in my mind, without going into the family-of-angles, frame your shot so that you don't see any of the ambients lights in the room. Also, don't forget to spend a little time cleaning anytime you shoot glass. I hope you enjoy this photo and check out my very simple setup.

setup here shot at ISO 200 f/10 1/6s to let the ambient light from the room in.


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Day 124 - Green Spiral

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ISO 100 f/32 1/200s @ 300mm .95 meters for a Reproduction of 1:2. 1 SB-800 Camera Left snooted set to TTL triggered with NIkon CLS

Tonight I thought I would be lazy and shoot this new flower I found in the yard earlier this afternoon with my 18-105mm kit lens and a handheld flash set to TTL. I honestly didn't feel like metering light after the work week I have had. The 18-105 lens was not getting as tight on the flower as I wanted; I then went into the house grabbed the 70-300, a flash stand, and a snoot.

I still didn't get the point-of-view I wanted until I got down on my back and aimed up at this flower which was slumping down slightly. A 100mm macro lens would have been a life saver on this one and got me a life size reproduction, but I think I am going to invest in an ultra-wide angel or fisheye lens in the next week.

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Day 122 - Gone to Seed

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ISO 100 f/29 1/200s 1 SB-26 @ 85mm 1/4 power high camera left 2 feet from subject triggered with pocket wizard plus IIs.

It's been very warm lately. The onions have gone to seed and will be small. The flowers are quickly wilting and dying. It is going to be long hot summer in the south.

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