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Macro Photography – Whisk
This image was created by using a whisk I found in my kitchen cabinet. Initially photographed without colored lights and it didn’t work so I added blue and red gels. I tried different positions and found the most interesting to be a close up shot of the very end of the whisk. Photographed with a Sony A7RV, 61MP mirrorless camera and a Sony FE 90mm macro lens. 1/5, f8, ISO 100, Manual mode.
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Macro Photography – Potato Masher
Used a simple potato masher I got out of the kitchen cabinet. The shot didn’t work without lighting. So I added blue light coming in from the back, a red light from the left and a blue light from the right. The shot then had some depth and character. I also placed the camera in APS-C mode which gave me extra reach. You can see the before and after pictures attached above. Photographed with a Sony A7RV, 61MP mirrorless camera in APS-C mode. 1/4″, f8, ISO 100, MANUAL MODE Sony FE 90mm F2.8 MACRO at 135mm (APS-C mode)
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Ninja Woman
Here I am once again fooling around with light and it’s effects on a subject. I set up a plastic head which I use for practice shots and a rubber glove. I wanted just the hand and eyes illuminated. It’s not as easy as you might think. Anyways this is the end result.
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Tabletop – Light bulb cone
Just fooling around trying to create something different on the table and this is what I came up with. Three light bulbs, three cones, the center of which was “painted” red in photoshop. Nikon D7100, 105mm macro lens, 1/60 sec; f/8, ISO 100. Two continuous output, daylight balanced, side lights. White foam core background, silver wrapping paper on table top.
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Tabletop Shot – Colored Bottles
[wzslider autoplay=”true” interval=”6000″ height=”800″ lightbox=”true”]This still life was kind of fun to put together. I simply purchased these inexpensive fruit drinks at the local grocery store and tore off the labels. The bottles were made of plastic not glass. Only advantage with the plastic was that they reflected light less than glass would have. I used one constant output, (daylight balanced), light overhead and slightly to the rear. This was a white foam board back ground and the table had silver wrapping paper placed on top. Nikon D7100 No flash – continuous output lighting Nikon 105 mm macro lens 8 seconds, f32, ISO 100
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Opposites attract
[wzslider height=”800″ info=”true” lightbox=”true”] I wanted to do an abstract photograph that metaphorically speaks to the theme “opposites attract”. This is what I came up with.
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Happy Birthday to me!
[wzslider height=”800″ info=”true” lightbox=”true”] For my 56th birthday my wonderful wife Cheryl surprised me with a long time desired Sony Carl Zeiss 24mm 1.8 lens and a tabletop lighting setup. Woohoo!!! The 24mm Zeiss lens will have a 35mm equiv. of 36mm due to the 1.5 crop factor. This is a good focal length for an “all purpose” lens. The 24mb files of the Sony Nex 7 will allow me plenty of cropping room if needed. I waited an entire year since purchasing the Nex 7 for a high quality mid length zoom to come out but it never happened. I’ve put the 18-55 kit lens through the paces. For a…
