I photographed this artichoke flower a couple of years ago at our local San Diego County Fair in Del Mar, California. The show was indoors so there wasn't that much ambient light. I used camera settings that let the background go dark, and then lit the flower with a hand held Yongnuo strobe in an 8.6 inch Lastolite soft box at camera right at about 5 o'clock and pointing up. I've photographed a lot of plants and flowers, because they're all around us, work cheap, and never complain. I have…
