So I am lazy and not always feeling well so my DIL brought in some flora from her garden and put it on the table near the window so my challenge was to photograph some of it without having to actually "dress the set." So I figgered the only way was to get in uber tight.
These are made entirely in manual everything using my A6000 with favorite 18-105 f/4 and a 16mm extension tube, all available light and (obviously) exposing hard to the right (ISO 125). Mostly Lightroom with a little Nik whiz-bang.
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Naked Ladies are Surprise Lilies by another name. It's because they bloom in late summer and have no leaves, just blossoms, so, um, nekkid. Right? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
This one was taken into Photoshop for some discreet edge polarization, an effect I like enough to use sparingly occasionally.
This was the strange setup, the cluttered table and the subject against the window blinds
So I am lazy and not always feeling well so my DIL brought in some flora from her garden and put it on the table near the window so my challenge was to photograph some of it without having to actually "dress the set." So I figgered the only way was to get in uber tight.
These are made entirely in manual everything using my A6000 with favorite 18-105 f/4 and a 16mm extension tube, all available light and (obviously) exposing hard to the right (ISO 125). Mostly Lightroom with a little Nik whiz-bang.
Lovely, Chuck. Tethered shooting, I'm so impressed!
Thanks so much for the tips! I really should stop being so lazy and build that light box! I do have a tip of my own regarding constant lighting for any purpose: Voldemart seems to be switching away from CFLs to LEDs! They have various brands including Great Value, in equivalent wattages up to 100, in daylight or warm-white (incandescent) color balances. I already have one, a daylight in a spun-aluminum reflector but haven't done much with it yet. What makes it more wonderful than CFL is cool running, so cool you can grab the bulb while "burning!" Virtually no heat at all, hardly even warm beyond room temperature. That makes it more versatile than pretty much any other source, plus cheap (you can get a 4-pack for about $12 bucks).
So I figgered the only way was to get in uber tight.
