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Hi James & Roger,
I’ve always wondered how you achieved this image. Theres no specular highlight or reflections to speak of in a marco eyeball shot?
I could speculate on how I think it’s done but it would be best to hear it from the horses mouth. Thanks in advance.
P.s. First post, Love the site and the podcast.
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That was a bit of a cheat as we removed the reflection. I used a large bounce and it just crept into the top of the eye.
And here I am, 2 years after the topic began, with my question. In short, what lens did you use? For such a shot, the laowa probe 24mm immediately comes to mind, but the focal length is too wide, and you would have to poke the tube almost into the person’s eye. Then the Leitz Thalia 120mm makro and their Macrolux attachments came to mind, but since it is not possible to do tests for me, maybe you can advise which lens is best for shooting such shots?
I’ve done eyeball shots on a 100mm macro, a 200mm macro, and the end of a 24-290mm zoom with a diopter…
One issue is that with a 100mm macro, the lens is only a few inches from the eye, not leaving a lot of room for lighting, but it works. A 200mm macro allows you to be at a more comfortable distance so I would say anywhere in between 100mm and 200mm could work for you.
Thank you, David, for your answer! I somehow didn’t think about the problem of light at short focal lengths, but now I will definitely choose long focal lengths.
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