Pixel Darkroom Photography

You see something and wonder if you can catch the details. I had to put a flash behind this leaf, and all you see here is the leaf lit from behind. Entirely. Some things can only be seen with the naked eye though. I like the image, and wish I had a lady bug to put on top or something, but I still like the way it looks. It’s like seeing the veins of a plant. Here’s Day 318. Tomorrow I have to fillet the salmons.

Beautiful beautiful flowers. I did a self portrait today and after grabbing the setup shot, I made this. It came out amazing and there you have it. I vetoed the self portrait shot and stuck with this. No post-production whatsoever. Jump below for secret recipe and link to licensing this image. Most of the images you find on the site are available as fine art prints. Just drop me a line and I’ll see if I can pull a few strings to get you some.

red poinsettia on wooden chair

Strobist info: 2×580 EX II via Pocket Wizards. Background 1/8 power zoomed to 24mm with two gels CalColor Blue 60 and 90 (whatever that means?), and one into softbox at 1/2 with 1/2 CTO zoomed to 24mm. Shot at 1/160 of a second, ISO 200, f4 through Canon 50 mm prime. Setup shot here. License this image here.

It’s so good to have a little model willing to pose for me. I wonder what the long term effect will be upon my kids. I do try to make it quick and simple for them, although it doesn’t work out all the time. As you can see from the setup shot, I had little time with my model today – not even a chance to grab a setup shot.

red poinsettias

Strobist info: 580 EX II into 28″ softbox CL at 1/2. Shot at 1/200 5.6 ISO 200. Setup shot here.