An experimental image taken during a photo session with Czech model Iva.
Light Info: one 580EX II on an Ezybox 60 in front and to the side and one 580EX + blue gel on the back directed to the model.
Combining different color temperatures in one image can give some interesting results.
-Gerard.
To create this image, we used a Lastolite Ezybox fitted with a speedlite and we masked the middle of it with black velvet cardboard. The composition was placed in the blacked out area. The diffused light coming from the sides of the softbox enter the transparent surfaces at an angle, creating an outline effect on the coloured water and glass jars.
The speedlite was used in E-TTL mode, and was triggered using a ST-E2 on the EOS10D. We used a EF 100 f/2.8 Macro lens to take the image. For this technique, it’s very important to use a hood, to avoid flare from the side light.
To achieve a great backlight effect, the light source will be behind or almost behind the lens. In this case, it’s the natural light from the sun is enhancing the colours of this cactus rose leaf and flowers. We include here an image made with the same setup, but removed the hood from the EF 100f/2.8 macro lens to show the effect of flare on the image.
Still exploring every day stuff from another point of view. This time, with another kind of light. I masked a 580EX speedlite flash with a black card where I made a hole in the middle and placed it behind this litchee skin. The result was a great red glow like a SF cocoon that is about to explode.
We wash our hands many times a day, but how many times we realize how the water moves, splashes and flows around? Our daily life is full of wonders and details that we so often overlook.
The movement of the water on this pic was captured using flash to ‘freeze’ the action. The flash was positioned behind the hand to offer back light, both increasing the visual impact of the image and allowing to use as few flash power as possible to obtain the fastest response. I’ll be explaining this technique in more detail in the future.
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EOS 5D + EF 100f/2.8 Macro. Speedlite 580EX flash in wireless ETTL mode, controlled by a ST-E2 on the camera.
Backlight picture of a freshly steamed Broccoli on a spoon. Taken with an 580EX speedlite on a masked Ezybox softbox behind the spoon. The camera (EOS 5D) was set on manual mode with an EF100/f2.8 Macro lens and attached with an ST-E2 wireless flash controller to command the off-camera flash in E-TTL.