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Location
This photo was taken at an event in Calgary in connection with The Alberta Reptile and Amphibian Society, They brought a bunch of there critters along, and we set them up in tiny studios.Time
This photo was taken early afternoon,Lighting
While we had little studio spaces set up around the room, this particular set up was right next to the window, so all natural light on this one, although I did over expose a bit to brighten it all up. When I can I prefer to use natural light.Equipment
I shoot with a Canon 60D so nothing overly special. I Didn't have a macro lens on me, so I was shooting with my 35mm prime with extension tubes, which are a nice easy way to cheat macro, although not ideal when dealing with critters, as you need to get very close.Inspiration
These little geckos have such spectacular eyes, and such amazing textures. It's almost impossible to not photograph their eyes! I also really love the colours on this little guy, he's all black and white, but with such amazing contrasting eyes. Colour is so important for me when setting up shots, bright contrasting colours always draw me in.Editing
Because I was shooting in RAW, with natural light, I definitely used post on this one. I pumped up the exposure a bit to blow out the background colours, and I increased the saturation on the eye, making it really standout. And with all things, Lightroom is always my go to.In my camera bag
I travel around Southern Alberta a lot, so I tend to bring as much with me as I can, because you never know what you'll need or what youll see. That being said, I shoot with a Canon 60D. I carry an 18-200mm EFS, a Canon 10-18mm wide angle, a 75-300mm Zoom, and my 35mm prime. My Extension tubes, an IR remote, a Speedlight, and my tripod. Plus extra memory cards and batteries. which seems like a lot, but I'm in a van, so its not bad. however when I'm just walking about I try to stick to just one or two lenses...Feedback
When taking photos like this, I'd advise doing it differently than me! I had to use my prime lens and extension tubes, which was definitely not ideal when working with live animals. in a perfect world you'd have a real Macro lens, Also i had my aperture pretty wide open, so the hardest part for me was getting the focus right, I was in so close that breathing would make me sway enough to loose the focus. So be patient, take more than one shot. shoot in RAW, it really easy to loose light when you get in so close, so over expose.
