Light Box Photography: SKINK EDITION

[Dakota]

Disclaimer: I am NOT a professional photographer, nor do I claim to be or want to be. I am still learning how to do this type of photography, so spare me some leniency.

Domino, my holdback Merauke.

Unnamed baby that is going to live in California with a GTP breeder.

Unnamed (?) baby that went to live in Ohio.

Unnamed baby that went to live in Wisconsin.

Alice, my female Halmahera I grew up.

"Ms. Canada" baby that will be going to Canada this summer.

One of my Keis that I'm growing up for a breeding project. Evil little thing!


I think I'm getting better as I go. Photos were from oldest to newest. Thanks for viewing!!

[tcopitho]

Awesome way to really show these guys off. Looking forward to seeing more of these shots in the future.

[theQ]

The colors on the kei look amazing.

[Dakota]

Thanks, all!

Here is another one:

[Kurt]

Very nice. What technique are you using to photograph them?

[Dakota]

Kurt, I have different ways of doing it. Sometimes if it is overcast, I'll take them outside. Or I try to get the best lighting I can from inside. Some photos I use a poster board, but in this image I used a white hardboard.


This is Casper; I held him back because he wasn't a great eater. I'm not sure if I'll keep him, but he's staying here for now. He has a lot of salmon hues going on. I like it.

[splashy07]

Very nice, Dakota! Love that KI

[theQ]

Oh man Casper is really cool. Orange is my favorite color and I'm hoping when the time comes I'll be able to track down a skink with a nice amount of orange. I've seen some nice oranges in both Merauke and Northerns, but not sure if any other species/subspecies can have lots of orange in them. Actually a question if you don't mind me asking: how do their colors change as they grow up? Is there a tendency towards getting darker, lighter, etc?

[Dakota]

It is hard to say, because everyone develops differently. But with this litter, the orange keeps increasing every time they shed. The baby in the third picture was born with black bands, but now has orange bands bordered with black. Pretty cool, I think

[theQ]

Very cool! I hope you keep taking pictures of your skinks, I'd love to see how they continue to develop. Thanks for taking the time to answer my question

[Richard.C]

Looks good,the back ground like that really shows them off great,might have to try it with some of mine,really hard getting the true color out of them