Macro Photography (Page 2): Excellent. Thank you. I would like a true reflection of the fruit. I thought of a black tile but those are usually difficult to obtain.

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Jan 13, 2019 13:05:39 #

Patsworld Loc: Idaho

Excellent. Thank you. I would like a true reflection of the fruit. I thought of a black tile but those are usually difficult to obtain.

Jan 13, 2019 13:21:09 #

PixelStan77 Loc: Vermont/Chicago

Patsworld wrote:

Excellent. Thank you. I would like a true reflection of the fruit. I thought of a black tile but those are usually difficult to obtain.

Black Plexiglas
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1-8-3-mm-Black-Acrylic-12-x-12-Plexiglass-Sheet-AZM/283315618554?hash=item41f6ed42fa:g:D1kAAOSwE9pbySRt:rk:1:pf:0

Jan 13, 2019 13:52:08 #

Patsworld Loc: Idaho

Even better. I can't thank you enough for your diligence.

Jan 13, 2019 17:57:54 #

gessman Loc: Colorado

Patsworld wrote:

I'm so new at this that I am not sure how to ask the question. I want to take macro pictures of fruit. What do I place the fruit on to get a picture of the fruit as well as a reflection of it?

Are you talking about something like the effect in the pictures below?

If so, I may be able to offer you some help. I see you already have one url where you can purchase the materials so in addition to assisting you in making sure the acrylic is what you want, I'll also give you a source and you can compare. I use both black and white, mostly black. The key to getting good shots is
in the light setup you use. On the first one below I used a single cheap umbrella with a single light and also "bathed" the scene with a little $2 led flashlight. It'll take a little experimenting but you can achieve some really good looking images using this stuff. On the second one below I had a distant window with outside light coming in and used the led flashlight on it too, not in just on spot but moving around. You can get some real good lighting ideas from watching videos on youtube.com about tabletop still life lighting setups at https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=tabletop+macro+still+life+lighting. The url to the acrylic is and I use the 1/8th inch 12x24:https://www.ebay.com/itm/PICK-YOUR-SIZE-BLACK-OR-WHITE-ACRYLIC-PLEXI-GLASS-1-8-OR-1-4-PLASTIC-SHEET/152394143740?_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIM.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20131231084308%26meid%3De75c4996bb804eef908a4687c29fa784%26pid%3D100010%26rk%3D4%26rkt%3D8%26mehot%3Dpp%26sd%3D271880202875%26itm%3D152394143740&_trksid=p2047675.c100010.m2109

Jan 13, 2019 18:42:30 #

Patsworld Loc: Idaho

Yes, exactly. Beautiful shots. Thank you so much.

Jan 13, 2019 19:55:42 #

gessman Loc: Colorado

Patsworld wrote:

Yes, exactly. Beautiful shots. Thank you so much.

My pleasure. You should get a lot of enjoyment out of your pursuit and hopefully I'll get to see some of your handy work on here. There's a lot of good folks in uhh who you can rely on to encourage you and all you have to do is shoot some of them private messages (PM) if you don't feel like asking in the open forum. You will be able to tell who the good guys are as you go along and become familiar with them on a daily basis and exposure to your questions in the open forum will invariably attract more ideas and opinions.
Take care and enjoy what you do. It can be very rewarding and satisfying.

Jan 13, 2019 23:19:25 #

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There is some pretty sketchy "advice" online,
even in these forums, but advice accompanied
by proof-of-concept images is THE BEST !

Solid good show, gessman !

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Jan 14, 2019 07:34:53 #

Patsworld Loc: Idaho

Mr. Gessman,
I watched some videos last night as directed. I have much to learn about lighting but I am willing to learn. Thank you for your advice. And, when I get some worthy photos, I will post them for critique. Not sure how to PM but I will figure that out too. Have a wonderful day.
Pat

Jan 14, 2019 08:20:47 #

ronz Loc: Florida

Patsworld wrote:

I'm so new at this that I am not sure how to ask the question. I want to take macro pictures of fruit. What do I place the fruit on to get a picture of the fruit as well as a reflection of it?

Jan 14, 2019 08:23:35 #

TonyF Loc: Bradenton, FL

Patsworld wrote:

Patsworld, to PM someone, just click on that person's name.

Jan 14, 2019 08:27:17 #

ronz Loc: Florida

The best one for me was fruit carefully placed in a very clean cut glass bowl and slightly tilted. The bowl sat on a black piece of shiny plexiglass. Experiment with various lighting techniques. I ended up with a light from above and one below and to the side at various powers. I was for a book cover years ago and sorry i know longer have the photo. Spent most of my time on lighting variations plus some spray to dull a few pieces of fruit and another spray (light cooking oil) to enhance the glow. Good luck.

Jan 14, 2019 08:41:58 #

TomC. Loc: Bel Air, MD

Patsworld wrote:

I'm so new at this that I am not sure how to ask the question. I want to take macro pictures of fruit. What do I place the fruit on to get a picture of the fruit as well as a reflection of it?

Suggestion: when replying to someone, click on "quote reply" under their name and then type in your reply and hit send. That way, the recipient will know to whom you are referring.

Jan 14, 2019 09:01:06 #

Patsworld Loc: Idaho

TomC. wrote:

Suggestion: when replying to someone, click on "quote reply" under their name and then type in your reply and hit send. That way, the recipient will know to whom you are referring.

Thank you.

Jan 14, 2019 09:01:55 #

Patsworld Loc: Idaho

TonyF wrote:

Patsworld, to PM someone, just click on that person's name.

Very good. Thank you.

Jan 14, 2019 09:05:08 #

BlueMorel Loc: Southwest Michigan

I've seen some beautiful shots using what appears to be black glass or shiny plastic tile. I'm assuming lighting is the key.

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