EYE WIDE OPEN (Shot from The Snap Factory)

Here's a fairly simple set up (although enhanced in post) which I think worked quite well. Macro shots aren't always easy, mostly because of the super shallow depth of field, but also because it can ​be tough to get light into that tight space! Having the camera and lens so close to a subject makes it awkward.

I stopped my iris down to f3.5 to give a me little more than razor thin DOF (f2.8 that close is RAZOR thin). The 1000 led (daylight balanced) LED's I purchased from ebay recently (check this guy out, these lights are awesome!) are a joy to use and have amazing output and quality. They are my new Kinos!

For this shot I placed both lights either side of my subject and added some soft fill (and a subtle reflection) from a white bounce board.

Posted on May 3, 2013 .