@@jonhosgood6852 No? Google for "Do bumble bees sting". Unlike honey bees, they (the females) can actually sting multiple times, but they rarely sting at all. They're not aggressive and are unlikely to be provoked unless you threaten or try to swat them (as demonstrated in the video!). Just leave them alone, and they'll leave you alone.
If you set shutter to 1/30 sec and max sync speed is 1/250 that is3 stops underexposed for the background. Set the shutter to something faster than 1/250 and when you turn the flash on it comes Back to max sync speed. Flash exposes for foreground and background is 3 stops underexposed. Anything faster than max sync gives banding on the flash component of the image.
I'm guessing he is using high speed sync, otherwise you will get a partially exposed frame. Some flashguns automatically switch to HSS if you set the shutter speed faster than the sync speed.
From 1974-77 I worked in the photo lab at National Geographic and one of my colleagues named Harry Yen who worked making large color prints was a wildlife macro photographer as a hobbyist but so good the magazine did a feature on his photographs. Something he would do for background for close-ups of flowers was to bring along sheets of black mat board and pastel chalks and create ‘painted’ background with colors similar to the flowers, a technique I’ve copied on occasion. I’ve also just used a black sheet of mat board and then painting int the colors in a blank layer in Photoshop.
This was fascinating!! I am a hobbyist photographer and have never seen that technique. I will definitely give it a try. Thanks for the video! Edit: What power setting do you use on the flash?
Now that’s interesting. I always thought they photographed these at night and I was wondering how they got the flowers to open up at night 😂😂 Thanks for the tip 👍
I am a member of a photo club (Wichita Wildlight Photographic Society - WWPS), and your approach to shooting flowers is very informative. I will pass this on to the members of the club that shoot this genre will be most pleased.
I use this same technique with one addition -- I use a variable neutral density filter. After I compose the scene I crank the ND filter down to black everything out. I use a handheld flash with a radio trigger. It works a treat!
If your flash head zooms, zoom it to a narrower beam. Also, use the back edge of the beam to illuminate the flower so there is no spill on the black background, ie other plants.
Or work the trick in post, using subject - or object - mask, invert, reduce exposure of the background to taste. If neither subject nor object masking provide a clean selection, colour and/or brightness masking may help, whether alone or intersected.
Thank you. You never see wilderness photography where the photographer is "BEEing" attacked. Love it.
`I love flowers and insects' and then proceeds to smack a bee into the middle of next week 😂😂😂😂
It‘s not in the bees best interest to sting you, so it won‘t if you leave it alone.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@CNCTurboStep It was a bumblebee - they don't have a sting
@@jonhosgood6852 No? Google for "Do bumble bees sting". Unlike honey bees, they (the females) can actually sting multiple times, but they rarely sting at all. They're not aggressive and are unlikely to be provoked unless you threaten or try to swat them (as demonstrated in the video!). Just leave them alone, and they'll leave you alone.
Self protection, natural reaction... 😊
Surely the shutter speed can only effectively be used up to the max sync speed of the camera? Great images!
If you set shutter to 1/30 sec and max sync speed is 1/250 that is3 stops underexposed for the background. Set the shutter to something faster than 1/250 and when you turn the flash on it comes Back to max sync speed. Flash exposes for foreground and background is 3 stops underexposed. Anything faster than max sync gives banding on the flash component of the image.
He also sets exposure at f11 and then steps to f14 without changing shutter speed so that’s another 2 stops of light reduction.
Sorry got the f11 to f14 wrong still a reduction in light from original settings
I'm guessing he is using high speed sync, otherwise you will get a partially exposed frame. Some flashguns automatically switch to HSS if you set the shutter speed faster than the sync speed.
Genius idea! Thank you for sharing.
Very nice ! I presume your flash is High Speed Sync capable. Best, Bob
From 1974-77 I worked in the photo lab at National Geographic and one of my colleagues named Harry Yen who worked making large color prints was a wildlife macro photographer as a hobbyist but so good the magazine did a feature on his photographs.
Something he would do for background for close-ups of flowers was to bring along sheets of black mat board and pastel chalks and create ‘painted’ background with colors similar to the flowers, a technique I’ve copied on occasion. I’ve also just used a black sheet of mat board and then painting int the colors in a blank layer in Photoshop.
I didn't know this. Thank you for sharing!
This was fascinating!! I am a hobbyist photographer and have never seen that technique. I will definitely give it a try. Thanks for the video!
Edit: What power setting do you use on the flash?
Lovely images Dean. Thanks for sharing.
Like so many things, after you explain it, it sounds like "why didn't I think of this before?"... AFTER you explained it. Thanks for sharing.
Take 1 : Love insects and flowers.
Take 2 : Smack the bee 😅
Take all your points. Thank you 🙏
I get up every morning to Lear sometimes new every day, great stuff .
Loved them very good way of doing it
Very innovative and simple technique !! Thanks Dean. 😊
Thanks Dean, I'll definitely give this ago, I will just need to get a flash adaptor with a cable so I can use my flash hand held 🙌
Great tip ! Thank you ! 🌻
Absolutely beautiful work!!!! thank you for the photography lesson.🍻🍺🍺
Thank Dean for this video with EFFECTIVE instructions.
Great tip, oddly I use a similar technique indoors but never thought of using it outdoors.
Very cool always wondered how they did that , Cheers
Now that’s interesting. I always thought they photographed these at night and I was wondering how they got the flowers to open up at night 😂😂 Thanks for the tip 👍
I am a member of a photo club (Wichita Wildlight Photographic Society - WWPS), and your approach to shooting flowers is very informative. I will pass this on to the members of the club that shoot this genre will be most pleased.
Wow I found this very interesting especially as I want to learn how to use flash
Thank you for sharing
1/1000s ? Don't you need a flash with HSS???
Possibly his flash is HSS, unless the camera is the brutal Sony A9III with its global shutter
I use this same technique with one addition -- I use a variable neutral density filter. After I compose the scene I crank the ND filter down to black everything out. I use a handheld flash with a radio trigger. It works a treat!
So good. Thanks Dean✌️🇦🇺
Thanks, that was very useful.
Brilliant
which lens did you used?
I did enjoy thanx, something new to try, me 2 don't use lightroom etc...why would you...
If your flash head zooms, zoom it to a narrower beam. Also, use the back edge of the beam to illuminate the flower so there is no spill on the black background, ie other plants.
Flash sync at high shutter speeds? My camera syncs at max 1/160 sec.
Congratulations, i am New in this hobby and i want to know what kind of Lens you use. Thanks a lot
Or work the trick in post, using subject - or object - mask, invert, reduce exposure of the background to taste. If neither subject nor object masking provide a clean selection, colour and/or brightness masking may help, whether alone or intersected.
Just do it in post in Midjourney.
You love insects, right?
Bumblebees are harmeless,
I won’t whack a bee like that cause you never know what happen next 😅
i don't like black... a bit of background is more natural
The actions around 5.28 seems like an idiot than a bee lover, aren`t they?