Changing Photos

[LD]

I bought a white box and lights to go with it and I manage to produce the world's worst photos with them! It's definitely a skill and one I clearly don't possess!

 

[pregcurious]

LD, are your lights bright enough? I bought a white box, but not the lights yet. I noticed that the lights that go with many light box kits are not very good. Hence, I just wait for an overcast day. Today is one, but alas I don't have my DH's iPhone.

BTW, your pics seem to be fine. You recently posted a picture of your paraiba. I loved it, window and all.

 

[pregcurious]

Here's an interesting note about light on cloudy days, and explains why we have better luck on cloudy days with our pics:

" Surprisingly, north skylight (or south skylight in the southern hemisphere) is actually stronger on cloudy days."
http://www.palagems.com/quality_4cs.htm

 

[Justin_Cutter]

Light is too strong in AZ, so after it rains, the strength of the sunlight is tempered with the clouds diffusing the light source?

This sounds like a reasonable conclusion. The sun is brutal in AZ on a clear day around 2 pm.
~Justin

 

[kenny]

Strong light is a good thing.
It lets any camera use a faster shutter speed and smaller aperture.
This results in better macro pics.

Naturally you want to change the small angle of full sun into a larger light source by using a light box, or tracing paper, or a white pillow case ... but high light intensity is something I long for as a macro guy.
In fact just bought a $550 flash unit and I may buy two more.

More light is always better in macro work.
The more 'macroee' you get the more light you need.
Controlling that light is where the work is.

 

[Justin_Cutter]

Strong light is a good thing.
It lets any camera use a faster shutter speed and smaller aperture.
This results in better macro pics.

Naturally you want to change the small angle of full sun into a larger light source by using a light box, or tracing paper, or a white pillow case ... but high light intensity is something I long for as a macro guy.
In fact just bought a $550 flash unit and I may buy two more.

More light is always better in macro work.
The more 'macroee' you get the more light you need.
Controlling that light is where the work is.

Thank you Kenny! This makes a lot of sense to me. I still have so much to learn but I am really enjoying the journey!
~Justin

 

[minousbijoux]

Strong light is a good thing.
It lets any camera use a faster shutter speed and smaller aperture.
This results in better macro pics.

Naturally you want to change the small angle of full sun into a larger light source by using a light box, or tracing paper, or a white pillow case ... but high light intensity is something I long for as a macro guy.
In fact just bought a $550 flash unit and I may buy two more.

More light is always better in macro work.
The more 'macroee' you get the more light you need.
Controlling that light is where the work is.

Thank you Kenny! This makes a lot of sense to me. I still have so much to learn but I am really enjoying the journey!
~Justin

Ditto this. Plus anyone who can use "macroee" in a sentence, is all right with me.