This is one of the amazing frog species that makes an appearance at my frog and reptile workshop in St. Louis. It is a crowned tree frog from Honduras. To take this frame-filling shot, I used a 50mm macro lens with one extension tube between the lens and the camera body. This increases magnification, but at the same time, there is a negative correlation between magnification and depth of field. As one increases, the other decreases. Therefore, I had to use the smallest aperture available -- f/32 -- to gain as much DOF as possible. There is too much intriguing detail in these small creatures, and I want to reveal as much of it as possible with tack sharp clarity. For the lighting, I used a Canon ringflash because of the way the light wraps around the small subjects. In addition, the diffused light from this type of flash simulates overcast conditions outdoors, and in my opinion that is the ideal type of lighting for macro work. The next frog and reptile workshop is in three weeks -- March 24 to 25.
5 Comments
Mar 7, 2018, 4:35:27 PM
Debi Tepper - Jim, Wish I could attend this year, however I am having a total knee replacement on March 14. I'll hope to travel with you very soon.
Thanks and I value your friendship,
Debi
Mar 7, 2018, 2:47:18 PM
Jim - Hi Debi, I'm sure you'd much rather be photographing cute little frogs than having surgery! I hope all goes well and you heal at warp speed.
Mar 6, 2018, 6:51:46 AM
Jim - Hi Richard, Yes, this is the one in St. Louis.
The Photoshop workshop in L.A. was cancelled. It was my birthday, and I really wanted to spend the time with my family there. I don't have plans to do another in L.A. The PS workshops I conduct twice a year are in my home in Nashville, TN.
Mar 6, 2018, 6:51:43 AM
Jim - Hi Richard, Yes, this is the one in St. Louis.
The Photoshop workshop in L.A. was cancelled. It was my birthday, and I really wanted to spend the time with my family there. I don't have plans to do another in L.A. The PS workshops I conduct twice a year are in my home in Nashville, TN.
Mar 5, 2018, 8:45:31 PM
Richard - This is the workshop in St.Louis right? I want to take this sometime in the in the near future,but I remember reading you mention about a composite workshop in LA in January,did you have it & do you plan on another one? Many thanks Jim & best regards,Richard.