This photo shows another typical set up at home when I am photographing flowers. I often use a white or black background to keep it simple and eliminate any disturbing distractions in the background. In our example here I used a black cardboard as the backdrop, which also added elegance and made the yellow orchid flowers really pop. I prefer to set up my close up photo studio next to our dining room window because it provides beautiful lighting for my flower photography during the morning hours. In addition I like to use white cardboards to enhance the light and direct the light towards the floral when it is facing away from the window. I always use hardcover books to stabilize and minimize any unwanted shaking or movement of the flower. Additionally the books make it easy to adjust the height of the flower when a different perspective or angle is more desirable. I prefer the books over fiddling around with the tripod because mine is not equipped with a center column.
I often adjust the white boards to explore the impact on the lighting and better control the light on the flower. It is a little bit of a learning curve but adjusting the light with the white boards is a great learning experience for us photographers. It often leads to more inspirational and beautiful photographs. In the final close-up photograph of the yellow orchid floral I positioned the flower in the best possible way so that there were no other distracting branches or flowers in the composition. I also composed the three main Orchid flowers in a diagonal way. The fourth one in the back provides the viewer with a bridge back to the first blooming Orchid. The aperture was set to f/7.1 providing an exposure time of 0.8/second. An ISO50 setting minimized noise. In the post processing steps I removed dust, minimally adjusted brightness, contrast and color saturation before sharpening the image of the orchid.
This photo shows another typical set up at home when I am photographing flowers. I often use a white or black background to keep it simple and eliminate any disturbing distractions in the background. In our example here I used a black cardboard as the backdrop, which also added elegance and made the yellow orchid flowers really pop. I prefer to set up my close up photo studio next to our dining room window because it provides beautiful lighting for my flower photography during the morning hours. In addition I like to use white cardboards to enhance the light and direct the light towards the floral when it is facing away from the window. I always use hardcover books to stabilize and minimize any unwanted shaking or movement of the flower. Additionally the books make it easy to adjust the height of the flower when a different perspective or angle is more desirable. I prefer the books over fiddling around with the tripod because mine is not equipped with a center column.
I often adjust the white boards to explore the impact on the lighting and better control the light on the flower. It is a little bit of a learning curve but adjusting the light with the white boards is a great learning experience for us photographers. It often leads to more inspirational and beautiful photographs. In the final close-up photograph of the yellow orchid floral I positioned the flower in the best possible way so that there were no other distracting branches or flowers in the composition. I also composed the three main Orchid flowers in a diagonal way. The fourth one in the back provides the viewer with a bridge back to the first blooming Orchid. The aperture was set to f/7.1 providing an exposure time of 0.8/second. An ISO50 setting minimized noise. In the post processing steps I removed dust, minimally adjusted brightness, contrast and color saturation before sharpening the image of the orchid.
Thank you for sharing, Juergen!
ReplyDeleteVery nice shot, as usual (!!) and interesting to read how you're doing it. It doesn't needs always a big studio with all the lights :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing.
Susanne
Thank you so much for commenting Cynthia and Susanne. I think that gadgets make things easier but probably not always guaranteeing better results ... same applies to cameras ... glad you like the photo too!
ReplyDeleteThis is just a wonderful post. I think teaching posts or posts where the photographer reveals some of the magic that goes into a shot are so interesting. I shoot alot of floral macro and quite a bit of abstract work as well and people ask all the time, how I did it. Really enjoyed reading this and seeing your set up. Sometimes, I feel like the best shots had to have had a complicated set up, but that's not always true, is it? I've always said, sometimes extra equipment just gets in my way. Thanks for sharing this.
ReplyDeleteOn another note, I wonder if you'd shoot me an email about your experience with Fine Art America? Looks interesting to me!
Have a great weekend, Jeurgen. I plan to follow a little more closely this year, in the blogging world.:)
Your work is beautiful Roni ... thanks for commenting on my post about flower photography and set up that I applied. I always try to find creative ways to improve on my photography and couldn't agree more with your statements above ... happy shooting and good light!
ReplyDeleteVery nice. I'm glad I discovered your blog. I'll be following.
ReplyDeleteThank you Lorita ... glad you found me and followed. I hope you will enjoy my photography and photo tips to come. I am always glad to hear from readers or answer any questions ... Happy Tuesday!
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