Workshop #6 - Macro

I actually had quite a bit of fun with this workshop, and I almost enjoyed figuring out the mathematical equations we needed!
Unfortunately Burkey lost the files for the shots that we took, but I was very pleased with our stamp, and how sharp it was. It was amazing the kind of detail you can get in an object when you take it at 1 to 1 magnification.


Here is the info we got from both our shots.  


Shot 1 : Watch Shot 2 : Stamp

Magnification Factor 0.5x or 1:2 1x or 1:1

Camera Hasselblad H3d2 5d M11

Sensor Size mm 33.1 x 44.2 36 x 24

Lens focal length  80mm 90mm Macro

ISO 100 100

Extension Tubes Yes No

Focal Distance  120 180

Bellows Extension  2.25 4

Stops Increased 1 2

Light reading N/A 2.8f 1/8 sec

Adjusted Exposure N/A 2.8f 1 sec

Workshop #5 - Chrome

I decided to choose a coffee grinder for my chrome workshop as it was basically the only chrome object I could find in my kitchen.
It proved rather challenging as it is quite curved, and I took a long time trying to get the curved line nice and sharp by using card to define the shapes.

So it isn't a great shot, but the lighting does make it look very 3 dimensional, which is an important part of chrome photography.

Workshop #4 - Glass

Here are the shots we took for our light and dark field glass. The light field worked much better I thought, and the lighting is much easier to control as you can just move the black paper on either side of the object.

The basic idea is for light field illumination to place the object with a light behind it (preferably on a light table) and use black cardboard on either side out of the frame to create edges in the object.

With dark field illumination you have a light behind the object, but directly behind is black cardboard, so the light just shines on the edges.

Studio Folio - Thunder eggs

For the shot of my choice I decided to do another macro shoot. I decided to capture the detail of thunder eggs, as they have some really interesting patterns and textures. I used my 100mm macro lens on my SLR. They were fairly hard to light as the surfaces are glazed and are reflective, so it was almost like shooting another glass object.
If it is suitable to submit, I want to crop sections of 4 or 5 shots and present them together, like the photo below, as I think it is more interesting than just submitting one.

I would really appreciate any comments or suggestions! Thankyou!

I have a fair few cross sections to choose from, so if you could let me know which ones are your favorites that would be great! If you specifically like one and think I should just choose that, let me know, as all of the crops obviously have more of the rock in them. Here is a bunch of my favorite cross sections.

Studio Folio - Galileo's Thermometer

This is another glass shoot for my studio folio. I like it better than the decanter.

This is a Galileo's Thermometer; the glass balls move up and down depending on the temperature. For the background I used red and blue colours to represent 'hot and cold', to emphasize that it is a thermometer.

Studio Folio - Red Wine

My second shoot for studio folio, just a bottle of red wine. I am quite happy with this and I think the colours worked out well.

Studio Folio - Glass Decanter

Here is my first shoot for studio. It is a wine decanter, but I am not happy with it. The wine was too dark, and just came out black even though it was back lit. The actual glass itself is also poorly crafted and has dents and other problems with it. So I will probably end up shooting something else.