Hi all,
For those that find this interesting, this is my usual set up for indoor close up using the Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x macro lens, coupled with the Canon Macro Twin Lite MT-26EX-RT Flash unit. The flash is powered by Panasonic eneloop pro batteries and the macro rail is from Kirk Photo. I use a Canon remote shutter release so as not to wobble the rig when shooting, and manually turn the macro rail knob a few degrees between each shot.
I use a couple of third hand flexible tools to help keep backgrounds in place, and to help pose the subject with or without foliage.
Background images I print myself, usually just by extremely blurring images in photoshop and printing on photo paper.
My desk has a dark glass cover which I use also sometimes for images where I want a mirrored effect.
A very straightforward set up that works for me at the moment, even when I place the insect in a bottle cap on a rubiks cube
For those that find this interesting, this is my usual set up for indoor close up using the Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x macro lens, coupled with the Canon Macro Twin Lite MT-26EX-RT Flash unit. The flash is powered by Panasonic eneloop pro batteries and the macro rail is from Kirk Photo. I use a Canon remote shutter release so as not to wobble the rig when shooting, and manually turn the macro rail knob a few degrees between each shot.
I use a couple of third hand flexible tools to help keep backgrounds in place, and to help pose the subject with or without foliage.
Background images I print myself, usually just by extremely blurring images in photoshop and printing on photo paper.
My desk has a dark glass cover which I use also sometimes for images where I want a mirrored effect.
A very straightforward set up that works for me at the moment, even when I place the insect in a bottle cap on a rubiks cube