advice on photographing a bacteria plate

[niki90]

hi all,

i was wondering if there is any one in here whom as photographed a
bacteria plate/petri dishes before?
i do see some professional quality photos in stock images site.
these are obtain using photography methods.

A friend of mine was saying it more towards photographing a product. was wondering to seek some advice if possible.
on what type of setting could i try?

this is the bacteria plate that i was referring to:

thank you!.

 

[silvermoon1407]

hi all,

i was wondering if there is any one in here whom as photographed a
bacteria plate/petri dishes before?
i do see some professional quality photos in stock images site.
these are obtain using photography methods.

A friend of mine was saying it more towards photographing a product. was wondering to seek some advice if possible.
on what type of setting could i try?

this is the bacteria plate that i was referring to:
<img src="http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=968"/>

thank you!.

With the lid and parafilm on, it can pose a challenge. I'm not sure if a CPL will help to remove any possible reflections off the lid.

I guess the trick to shoot such subject is to shoot them directly above, any deviation may result in reflections. Also requires an environment with good diffused ambient lighting without a bright light source what will show up in the frame.

A macro/fast lens on tripod will also help to get shallow depth of field and just focus on the agar level and not the lid.

 

[catchlights]

simply copywork lighting set up will do the trick.

http://www.norsecode.com/mdpm/archive/slideprep/slides.htm



Here is the set up I do copywork.

http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/showthread.php?t=547091

 

[niki90]

With the lid and parafilm on, it can pose a challenge. I'm not sure if a CPL will help to remove any possible reflections off the lid.

I guess the trick to shoot such subject is to shoot them directly above, any deviation may result in reflections. Also requires an environment with good diffused ambient lighting without a bright light source what will show up in the frame.

A macro/fast lens on tripod will also help to get shallow depth of field and just focus on the agar level and not the lid.

thank you for the tips.. i will try with a tripod and CPL.
probably diffuse the flash light.

 

[niki90]

simply copywork lighting set up will do the trick.

http://www.norsecode.com/mdpm/archive/slideprep/slides.htm



Here is the set up I do copywork.

http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/showthread.php?t=547091

thank you for the help, i will read up.. =)