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<blockquote data-quote="STM" data-source="post: 114304" data-attributes="member: 12827"><p>The image does seem a little soft to me and the hard edged shadows made by on-camera flash really take away from the beautiful colors of the orchids. What is that green thing in the bottom of the frame, is that a clamp holding the flower? That should be cropped or cloned out. </p><p></p><p>Softened light is very flattering for beautiful flowers like orchids. It reduces the contrast over direct flash, which brings out the colors. I like to photograph flowers in what is called a light tent. It is a three sided structure (four if you include the background but that is separate for me) around the subject and uses a diffusion material to soften the light. Below is a photo I did of three orchids in my light tent. There were strobes to both sides and from above. I changed the lighting ratios from one to the other to provide some modeling to the stems. The light is very flattering to the flowers. Although I find strobes easier to work with, there is no reason why you could not use continuous light sources. They are a lot cheaper than studio strobes!</p><p></p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v138/stm58/orchids.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>If you are interested, I have a pretty in depth article on macrophotography on my website. Perhaps you might find it useful. The URL is <a href="http://scottmurphyphotography.org/macrophotography.htm" target="_blank">Venturing Into the Exciting World of Macrophotography</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="STM, post: 114304, member: 12827"] The image does seem a little soft to me and the hard edged shadows made by on-camera flash really take away from the beautiful colors of the orchids. What is that green thing in the bottom of the frame, is that a clamp holding the flower? That should be cropped or cloned out. Softened light is very flattering for beautiful flowers like orchids. It reduces the contrast over direct flash, which brings out the colors. I like to photograph flowers in what is called a light tent. It is a three sided structure (four if you include the background but that is separate for me) around the subject and uses a diffusion material to soften the light. Below is a photo I did of three orchids in my light tent. There were strobes to both sides and from above. I changed the lighting ratios from one to the other to provide some modeling to the stems. The light is very flattering to the flowers. Although I find strobes easier to work with, there is no reason why you could not use continuous light sources. They are a lot cheaper than studio strobes! [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v138/stm58/orchids.jpg[/IMG] If you are interested, I have a pretty in depth article on macrophotography on my website. Perhaps you might find it useful. The URL is [URL="http://scottmurphyphotography.org/macrophotography.htm"]Venturing Into the Exciting World of Macrophotography[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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