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A macro studio I put together on internship.

FujiFilm GX680II
Fujifilm Fijion 80mm f/5.6 lens
Phase One H25 digital back
ProPhoto D4 powerpack

Lighting:
-one diffused strobe directly under light table
-one strobe 9:00, low, ~3-4" away (texture light)

Macro Play

An old Mercury Dime I recently found inspired me to do a little macro photography one uneventful day during winter break.

The first image is lit using a bare flash fired very close to the subject. The other images were lit using two small flashlights and some small DIY light modifiers, including a translucent 35mm film canister acting as a micro cylindrical softbox. The background used for the first two images is a roll of cobolt-blue painter's tape, a piece of black cotton cloth was used the the latter two. All images shot hand-held. Post-processing done through Adobe Lightroom, with (smart) sharpening aplied through Adobe Photoshop CS2.

~1:1 - 1.5:1 macro ratios.

Nikon D300
Nikon Ai 55mm f/2.8 macro lens + extention tube.
Nikon SB800 Speedlight flash
-off camera hotshoe cord
Blue LED Maglite
White LED flashlight
Adobe Lightroom

Macro Chrome

Tattooed Skin


Small Increments


An Uneventful Year


4:1

Nikon F3
Nikon PB-6 Bellows Extension
Nikon 55mm f/3.5 Macro lens
Speedotron 2400 x 2
Fujichrome Superia 100


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