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Product Review – ProMaster RL100 LED Ringlight
https://promaster.com/Product/1888 Disclaimer: ProMaster did not ask me to do this review and I am not affiliated with them. After several years of use for macro or tabletop photography I loved this product so much that I felt the need to write a review for it. I actually can’t remember when I purchased this item but it was a few years back. I paid $99.95 at the time and, interestingly enough, Promaster offers this product on their website still today for only $99.95. I spent most of my recent years as a landscape photographer but this past year that has changed, mostly due to semi-retirement, and this ring light has gotten…
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Commercial/Retail Product Shots, Featured Pictures, Macro Photography, Photography Topics, Product Shots, Table Top, Video
Product Review – GVM 7SM video lights
GVM Double Sided Mini Bi-color/RGB LED video Light, P/N GVM 7SM The best price is available at the GVM factory direct website for $159.00 (2 light kits): https://gvmled.com/product/gvm-7sm-mini-led-on-camera-bi-color-rgb-double-sided-video-light/ After purchasing (2) of these light kits from B & H for about $199.00 I saw the discount GVM direct offered. I contacted B&H and they immediately credited me the $40.00 difference. You go B&H! PHOTOGRAPHED WITH: Sony Nex 7, 24.3 mp, mirrorless camera and a Sony Carl Zeiss E -24mm F1.8, APS-C lens at the equiv. of 36mm IMAGE with interior of box/components sitting on top of closed GVM box: 3.2 sec’s, f 4.0, ISO 100, MANUAL MODE, Direct camera mounted fill…
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Gold Wedding Rings
Photographed with a Nikon D7100, 24.3 APS-C camera, and a Nikon 40mm MACRO lens. 1/50th, f8, ISO 100, MANUAL MODE. (4) lights were used. (2) Floor lights 5600K, (2) small 5600K table LED’s to bring out specular highlights in the jewels. 12 shot focus stack, helicon focus software.
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Commercial/Retail Product Shots, Featured Pictures, macro, Macro Photography, Product Shots, Table Top
Diamon and Gold Watch
Gold diamond watch: Photographed with a Sony A7RII, 42 mp, full frame mirrorless camera and a Sony 90 mm f2.8 MACRO lens. 4 seconds, f11, ISO 100, MANUAL MODE. (1) 5600k flash bounced off the ceiling. 16 shot focus stack, helicon focus software.
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Flaming feather!
This is a close up shot of a portion of a bird feather. I snipped off the upper portion of the feather and pulled away many of the feathers along the stem to achieve this look. It was photographed in studio setting with studio lighting. I felt that feather mimicked the look of being on fire hence the name of this blog entry. Photographed with a Sony A7RV, 61mp, mirrorless camera and a Sony 90mm F2.8 Macro lens. 1.6 sec., F16, ISO 100, MANUAL MODE
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LED light panel – Abstract Macro
This is a close up shot of a 4″x5″ LED light panel lit with two lights using blue and red gels for color. Photographed with a Sony A7RV, 61mp mirrorless camera and a Sony 90mm MACRO f2.8 G OSS lens. The red you see crawling on top of each bulb are dust mites. 1/125th, f11, ISO 400, MANUAL MODE
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Tip of Flourescent light Macro
/>This is a close up (macro) photograph of the tip of a fluorescent light bulb. I used two lights and colored them with red and yellow gels. Photographed with a Sony A7RV, 61mp mirrorless camera and a Sony Macro 90mm F2.8 G OSS lens. 1/4 sec., f11, ISO 100, MANUAL MODE
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Flourescent Light – Abstract Macro
This shot began with a standard fluorescent light bult as seen in the “before” shot. This was photographed in my studio using three lights with various colored gels to give the results shown. Photographed with a Sony A7RV, 61mp mirrorless camera and a Sony 90mm macro, f2.8 G OSS lens. .3 seconds, f11, ISO 100, Manual Mode
