PhotoNemesis

A Couple of Moths

photonemesis — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:51:50 +0000

A Couple of Moths

Here is some more macro work. I got these moths that were attracted by my porch lamp.

Claymation

photonemesis — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:30:59 +0000

Animated Ent Garden

I put together a short claymation video for a class project. Never having done any claymation work before, I thought it would be an interesting experiment. Check it out!

Butterflies

photonemesis — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:10:07 +0000

Butterflies

I have shot lots of butterflies since I first started taking pictures. I thought I would post a few.

Photographing the Small

photonemesis — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:46:07 +0000

Photographing the Small

Here are some more shots of tiny objects including a 1/4 inch spider on the ceiling of my house. I’ll say one thing — using a tripod on top of a step ladder is very tricky!

Aphids on a Houseplant

photonemesis — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:05:10 +0000

Aphids on a Houseplant

Here is a macro of aphids eating my wife’s plant. I just managed to take this before she strayed the heck out of them.

A Common Housefly

photonemesis — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:50:47 +0000

Portrait of a Fly

Here is another insect picture I took as part of a project for my macro class. The picture was taken using a canon mpe-65 lens on a canon 5D. The aperture was f/16 with a shutter speed of 1/200 sec.

Studio Lighting Using Four Lights

photonemesis — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:17:15 +0000

A Four Light Setup

This project was design to give a rough idea of what each light in a four light setup does . Here is a breakdown of what each light gives you and the end result. The pictures are all lights, fill light, left kicker, right kicker, and main light.

Metal Assignment

photonemesis — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:03:18 +0000

Metal Assignment

This was a portfolio assignment in object lighting class. I had to photograph a metal object. The hard part of this assignment was making sure my reflection did not show up all over the place. I used two canon speedlights, and three white canvas reflectors.

Death By Chocolate

photonemesis — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:28:10 +0000

I have been working on shots containing chocolate. Here is the latest – it is supposed to make one really want to go out and buy

chocolate. Does it make you want to get some?

Dark Field Glass

photonemesis — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:07:29 +0000

I have been doing some experimenting with glass lighting lately. One technique for lighting glass is dark field. With this technique the background is dark and the the glass edges are lit such that they appear white. To use this technique, first set up a white background. This background is then uniformly lit. In front of the lit white background place a black or dark background (dark background is not lit). The subject should be placed in front of the dark background, on a dark surface. Place a large (relative to subject) white card or reflector on either side of the clear glass subject. Now the light bouncing off the white background should bend around the dark background lighting the edges of the glass white. The amount of white edge is controlled by moving the white reflector on each side of the subject closer or farther from the subject. Here is an example.