AndrewNygren
FollowThis was actually taken outside on a bright sunny day with only my camera and macro lens. I under exposed enough to reduce as much of the available light as pos...
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This was actually taken outside on a bright sunny day with only my camera and macro lens. I under exposed enough to reduce as much of the available light as possible and just leave the highlights that were being created by a strong direct sun
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This photograph was taken at Beth Chatto Gardens in Essex UkTime
This was taken at about 4pm on a late spring day.Lighting
This was actually taken during the day with natural light. The plan was to underexposed enough to eliminate the background entirely (not fully achieved!) and to leave just the highlights and midtones on the lily to try to acheive dramatic contrast.Equipment
I used s canon 60d handheld and a sigma 105 mm lensInspiration
I have seen many really great low key photographs and I just wanted to see if this effect was achievable with just natural light and no studio environment.Editing
Yes, the contrast was adjusted to try to reduce the background further and I also done some standard sharpening, both were done in PhotoshopIn my camera bag
1 camera (not through choice!) which is a canon 60d and 2 kit lenses covering 28mm to 300mm together. I also have a 50mm 1.8 which is lovely and sharp for the price and a sigma 105mm macro lens. I also never leave home without a lens pen, you never know what you have to get into to get the shot and a cleaning tool is invaluable, and at about £6 it is probably my best purchase :)Feedback
Experiment with shutter speeds and aperture. There is no substitute for manual mode, sometime the effect you are going for isn't the effect the camera judges to be 'correct' taking control back from the camera and practicing with all your options is essential... Not for everyday photography, but for those times that you want to push the camera to its limits and break a few rules :)