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Food : Fruit and Custard Cup

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Posted by: Bspeed---------------------

Working on my abilities...
comments/critiques welcomed.
http://www.bryanspeedphotography.co...custard_cup.jpg


Posted by: Okiewan---------------------

Light setup and angles?
I see the one upper left, others?


Posted by: Bspeed---------------------

Two Comet Strobes, behind and facing away from subject bounced at approx 45 degrees at ceiling and walls. Aluminum foil reflectors on table. Which is also why the blueberries dont look very good.. or they needed something on them. plus they needed some of the water on them taken off.


Posted by: fatcat216---------------------

The water makes it look like slimey Alien jelly goooo..... YUCK! blach!

The light experiment is kinda neat though..... just been reading on some related topics.


Posted by: _JOE_---------------------

It all sorta looks iced over.


Posted by: Bspeed---------------------

Actaully not a light "experiment" , it's the correct lighting or at least best for the room's light dynamics.

In fact I cannot take the credit for the intial light setup,
but I can take the blame for screwing up the Blueberries.
As the evening wore on, the fruit started drying out, it was not looking good

For most Food shots the light needs to be flat, i.e., without shadows or range of contrast. It may not be as apparent on a monitor screen, but in print, shadows on food can be kinda ugly.
It can have or need, highlights, but not overt specular highlights.

just saying


Posted by: fatcat216---------------------

Quote:
Originally Posted by Bspeed
Actaully not a light "experiment" , it's the correct lighting or at least best for the room's light dynamics.


huh. My whole life is an experiment. Thus my choice of words. I have a subject that I wanted to "experiment" with some different lighting to see how it affected what I captured on film. And experiment is the whole fun of it for me.... To see what happens when I try different things. I've never been in any danger of good, let alone perfection, I guess. But you go ahead.

I actually recently read that circular lighting source was a great way to eliminate shadows. Not sure about correctness. A tool. An option. Just something I read.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Bspeed
but I can take the blame for screwing up the Blueberries.
As the evening wore on, the fruit started drying out, it was not looking good


Credit where credit is due I guess.


Quote:
Originally Posted by Bspeed
For most Food shots the light needs to be flat, i.e., without shadows or range of contrast. It may not be as apparent on a monitor screen, but in print, shadows on food can be kinda ugly.
It can have or need, highlights, but not overt specular highlights.


So... the fact that I what I see on my monitor is something that looks like it was gooed on by the Alien things that come out of Sigourney Weaver's chest- that is a good thing or a bad thing in fruit photography?

Quote:
Originally Posted by Bspeed
just saying



Posted by: Bspeed---------------------

hehe, well you know there are lots of ways to light things, and everything is different.
shapes, colors, surfaces of different objects require all kinds of attention.
Don't take my posting as saying the position of the lights was cast in stone, its definalty not, although it is a starting point.


Credit..hey, it's a lighting class

gooey looking food , yes we aint styling it, hehe, I dont take any offense to that at all, or anything for that matter. But I will say I aint taking Sogourny Weaver anywhere.


Posted by: fatcat216---------------------

Quote:
Originally Posted by Bspeed
hehe, well you know there are lots of ways to light things, and everything is different.
shapes, colors, surfaces of different objects require all kinds of attention.
Don't take my posting as saying the position of the lights was cast in stone, its definalty not, although it is a starting point.


Bryan Patterson would argue that it is more than that, as would Michael Freeman. I interpreted your statement about one correct way to light based on the room to be pretty limiting based on the things I've read and my approach to life in general. I certainly wouldn't want to be confined by that, but, I'm not doing portraits either.

I doubt people like Vincent Versace and others who use shadow and natural lighting effects limit their thinking to one correct way. Which isn't to say they don't employ lighting tools in all sorts of settings either.

I'm no expert, just offering thoughts on things I've read, which really go against the grain of that "one correct way theme". I appreciate hearing your knowledge on eliminating shadows to enhance effect. It fits nicely with the things I'm reading.


Quote:
Originally Posted by Bspeed
it's a lighting class


Are you teaching it, or taking it?


Posted by: Bspeed---------------------

me teach it haha, noooooooo....


the instructor is http://www.terrywier.com/index.html
Have taken several other classes, these are non-credit continuing ed classes.
They are actually better, more informative and hands-on, than the for-credit courses I have taken.



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