pharmakon
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Hello!
Happy Spring everyone. These images were originally taken for a BESP project, but it seems as though the group is more or less calling it quits. I still wanted to submit my images to the forum for your C&C though. The details of the assignment were as follows:
2 images, portrait crop.
One flower of your choice, for both images.
The 2 images need to have some relation to each other.
NO MACRO SHOTS
Image should be taken indoors, not in the wild
No abstract shots
I chose a sunflower, and in my usual fashon for the projects I decided to try out a new lighting method along the way... in this case a clean "blown out" white to go with the bright yellow flower.
Image 1: Exposure:0.005 sec (1/200)Aperture:f/11.0Focal Length:135 mmISO Speed:320
Lit via 2 off camera flashes, 1 camera right, bounced off the ceiling and wall behind me, the other was just out of the frame on the left, pointing back at the cheapo backdrop ($4 white bedsheet) behind the subject.
Image 2:
Exposure:0.004 sec (1/250)Aperture:f/5.6Focal Length:135 mmISO Speed:100
Same lighting setup as #1, just moved the lights slightly.
Overall I think I did a decent job, but I think another strobe or 2, plus some nice large softboxes/umbrellas would have gotten better results and made things easier on me than the hit or miss bouncing method I ended up using.
I also wish I had waited an extra day for the flowers to open up more, they look much better now so I might have to go at it again tonight.
I would love to know what you think of the images overall, the lighting, composition/angles, and any tips you have that might help me master this lighting method.
Your comments and criticisms are always appreciated. Thanks for looking!
Happy Spring everyone. These images were originally taken for a BESP project, but it seems as though the group is more or less calling it quits. I still wanted to submit my images to the forum for your C&C though. The details of the assignment were as follows:
2 images, portrait crop.
One flower of your choice, for both images.
The 2 images need to have some relation to each other.
NO MACRO SHOTS
Image should be taken indoors, not in the wild
No abstract shots
I chose a sunflower, and in my usual fashon for the projects I decided to try out a new lighting method along the way... in this case a clean "blown out" white to go with the bright yellow flower.
Image 1: Exposure:0.005 sec (1/200)Aperture:f/11.0Focal Length:135 mmISO Speed:320
Lit via 2 off camera flashes, 1 camera right, bounced off the ceiling and wall behind me, the other was just out of the frame on the left, pointing back at the cheapo backdrop ($4 white bedsheet) behind the subject.
Image 2:
Exposure:0.004 sec (1/250)Aperture:f/5.6Focal Length:135 mmISO Speed:100
Same lighting setup as #1, just moved the lights slightly.
Overall I think I did a decent job, but I think another strobe or 2, plus some nice large softboxes/umbrellas would have gotten better results and made things easier on me than the hit or miss bouncing method I ended up using.
I also wish I had waited an extra day for the flowers to open up more, they look much better now so I might have to go at it again tonight.
I would love to know what you think of the images overall, the lighting, composition/angles, and any tips you have that might help me master this lighting method.
Your comments and criticisms are always appreciated. Thanks for looking!
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