Trying something a little different...

[wetceal]

I decided to try something different when photographing animals. I really don't like to black rocks I've been using in photos recently because they are shiny and tend to reflect too much light back sometimes. But I do like using black as a background because it is a good base color to use in judging/comparing reptile colorations on so...

We had some black velvet material laying around and I decided to give it a try. I used the regular settings on my camera that I have been using in the past plus added a full spectrum flourescent light overhead to help light up any dark/shadowed areas on the animals.

I think it worked pretty well...let me know what you think..?

Thanks for looking!

Celia

This is probably my favorite photo out of the ones I took today. This girl is about 4 feet long now and I think this photo captures her true colorations very well...




My Arabesque Boa...she's about 5 feet long now...I couldn't get her to hold still for anything today!


The little Motley guy...






And the Jungle...

[LdyDrgn]

hehehe, ok, morti is over here drooling on my shoulder now. His birthday is Friday... he would like the Arabesque, please... and the Jungle too if you're feeling REAL generous.



Great pics, Celia, I think it worked very well.

[Blueeheeler]

Whoa! Very nice pictures! Nice snakes too by the way!

[sebcambon]

very nice can i use them for my pc wallpaper...lol

[wetceal]

Thanks guys

Morti...As much as I would like to, I can't part with those guys...BUT...they should be producing some NICE babies for me next season...so who knows, maybe we can work something out

Sebcambon - Sure you can use those photos for your Wallpaper! If you would like, I can email you the exact resolution you'll need to fill your entire monitor if you would like. All the photos I posted above are resized and compressed...the originals are bigger than 20 inches x 30 inches (they are actually 2240 x 148. Just drop me an email if you want... celia@celiachien.com

Thanks,
Celia

[gemisnake]

WOW YUM, Albino and motley especially but the others too. The material worked out great I love the way the albino looked and I know it is hard to get pics that show excat color.

[SteveP]

Originally Posted by LdyDrgn

hehehe, ok, morti is over here drooling on my shoulder now. His birthday is Friday... he would like the Arabesque, please...

...me too!!! I've been lusting after Celia's Arabesque ever since she got it!!!

Celia, I've used black velvet for flower and plant photography for years...it's a great background if you want absolute black! Makes for wonderful study photos. As usual your photos (and animals) are great, thanks for sharing.

[sebcambon]

thanks Celia i send you a e-mail,love the snakes.e-mail me a couple of those snakes too!!!!