Haven't been into flower photography much but after my first shoot with my new Sigma 150 macro, I think I can get into this. I shot these in my backyard a few hours ago at dusk.
These are my first macro shots, so please bring on the critique. I have to admit, it's tougher than I thought it would be. I shot almost 75 shots before I realized that I was just going to have to get the tripod out.
Kane, this is great stuff for your first attempt. The 150 is a great lens, and I found it to be incredibly sharp. Use a tripod every time though. You did a great job with simple backgrounds, but watch your bright areas. Looks like you shot in the sun, so you probably had no choice but to drop the exposure to not get blown out highlights. That can easily be resolved by shooting in the shade or diffusing the light. I'm just getting practice with the Sigma 150 myself, so give me a shout if you want to go shoot sometime.
PS: Where did you find the hummingbird?
Posted by Brian Jackson on July 16, 2010 at 12:29 PM
Koveh gave some good tips on the hummer shot. Using flash fill will help with contrast issues or shooting with the sun behind you for a front lit situation rather than the contrasty side lit situation you have. Be aware that using daylight and fill flash will not give you frozen wings....to freeze a hummers wings requires your own artificial background and about 5 flash heads set at specific distances and flash ratios.
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8 repliesThese are my first macro shots, so please bring on the critique. I have to admit, it's tougher than I thought it would be. I shot almost 75 shots before I realized that I was just going to have to get the tripod out.
http://www.kaephotography.com/gallery/flowers/
PS: Where did you find the hummingbird?
Very nice lilies. I like the shallow DOF. What aperture were you using?
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