Re: How Many Members Still Print Their Own Photography?
Actually, I posted two photos in my previous post that refers mostly to the roses in the vase (2nd photo).
The white cherry blossoms above needed light from the back as well as the front to get this result, and I did it with just one Godox SK400 II and a 3' square soft box positioned at the back of the table and aimed at the camera. So, as I only wanted to use one light for this shot, I hung a small piece of 12 X 16" black felt just in front of the soft box, to create the black background that I wanted. Light from the 3' square soft box provided side and above light to light the flower peddles from behind, The flowers were supported roughly in the center of the table from a chemistry stand that was placed on the table. To light the facing side of the flowers and branch I used two 4 X 8" pieces of white foam core with a small block of wood for a foot, held on by an A clamp for each. I positioned these, one to each side of the camera view on the table and angled so as to reflect light from the soft box back onto the front side of the flowers and branch. Since lens flare is always a problem when shooting directly at a light source, I used a larger piece of black foam core with a hole in it's center and again attached to small scraps of wood with A Clamps so it would stand on the table just in front of the camera lens, creating an "Aperture Mask". This worked well to block the soft box light from directly reaching the camera lens.
Again, only the light from the one 3' square soft box provided the light from the back, as well as the front, of the flowers and I did this on a black background.
Charley
Sep 29, 2025 at 09:29 AM
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