shutterbug

the problem is no extension cord for the flash
Try to get someone stand beside you to make a shadow on the white flower to make the contrast of light as low as possible.
sheep 發表於 2009-5-15 11:19

I said flashlight, not flash ar!  You know flashlight?  The ones you go camping with?

sheep

I said flashlight, not flash ar!  You know flashlight?  The ones you go camping with?
shutterbug 發表於 2009-5-15 12:12

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siumaibb

Goldie can you try the above? I want to see the result.

maanmo

for me , to get a  good photo of flowers, is to experiment with  the position of the camera
   and since the flowers are so close to home, you can experiment with different times of day,
  early morning,  evening  etc

    scott kelby,  the guru who write many interesting books  on photoshop
has to highly recommended books on photography,

   i remember he has something to say on photographing flowers.
   get down,   dont shoot from above.
    scott kelby also says,  try a water spray bottle,  and spray some dew drops on the flowers

chobit

I agree with both Ricrick & shuttherbug about filling in more lights to the black flowers.  But another basic is to find an angle to avoid the distraction from your main subjects.  Composition/crop is another factor..!  Honestly.. I am not very good with flowers, so that's just my 2 cents..!

maanmo

if  you have problems finding a right exposure  for  the white and black flower
you might try position your camera,  in such a way that the white flower occupy
half your photo frame, the black flower is further away, and in strong light, (
artificial or natural  early or late sun )
the background however should be cloudy or evening or early morning

in other words , the 2 flowers should not be the same size, the same distance from
veiw, or under the same lightning


http://www.flickr.com/photos/meironke/3534195008/sizes/m/
here is an example of
shooting flowers
the angle of your camera, the relative positions of flowers . .. all matters

ricrick

welcome to the post-photography era
(didn't spend much time on masking, so the edges are quite fake)

goldie

很多謝大家的建議呀，
有D可以做，有D唔可以。
點解唔可以呢？
因為能夠access既位置好窄啦，
個個位無陽光啦，
我一隻手要噤住鄰居隻狗啦，
無錢買snoot啦，
好懶唔肯自製反光板啦……數唔完咁多。
不過我的確再去左試，
大家覺得有無少少進步呢？

goldie

17# ricrick

咦呢將整到好似油畫咁靚！

shutterbug

Yes, fixing it in Photoshop is much easier but that's not the point of this thread.  But good job tho...you blurred the backgroud too which made it doesn't look like it wasn't from a DC.

goldie, snoot costs only 5 cents...just roll up some black paper...done!