A couple of weeks ago I found a couple of chickens deposited in my garden. I have no idea who put them there but they are pretty cute so I decided to keep them. I’ve also been working on perfecting my portable studio and decided the chicken coop was the perfect place to test it out – watching my footing of course! I believe the white bird is a Silkie rooster and the speckled bird is a Plymouth Barred Rock hen. We’ve already had a few fried eggs so far 🙂
The light set up was a simple three light setup, two in the front with a diffuser and one pointed at the white background. How I got them in the right spot was a grape stuck to the end of my tripod leg that I waved around as a pointer!
Wow, I think you have perfected your portable studio, Eloine! The lighting is perfect, the colors are eye catching, and the overall images are superb! Bravo!
Amazing detail and color ( from the perfect lighting of course)
Perfection simplified! Eloine, I think you’ve done an amazing job with your new setup!
The photos are gorgeous! My one question is how did you get the birds to co-operate and pose without moving.
Thanks Virginia! Like I said in the post the tripod legs were use to squeeze a grape around on the end and I used it as a pointer. I did not use the tripod to stabilize the camera – ha! That way when the bird got into position I fired the camera with one hand while holding the bait on the other 🙂
Stupendous shots, Eloine! The lighting and the poses and the detail – all superb! What we need now is a picture of you waving the tripod with the grape stuck on it, and capturing the whole scene. LOL
Nice work! That had to be interesting to pose your subjects!!
The gnarled facial features and the wavy, elegant feathers make for an eye-popping contrast. Never thought I’d be mesmerized by fowl photos.