Category: Table Top

Here I am once again fooling around with light and it’s effects on a subject.  I set up a plastic head which I use for practice shots and a rubber glove.  I wanted just the hand and eyes illuminated.  It’s not as easy as you might think.  Anyways this is the end […]

Just fooling around trying to create something different on the table and this is what I came up with. Three light bulbs, three cones, the center of which was “painted” red in photoshop.  Nikon D7100, 105mm macro lens, 1/60 sec;   f/8,   ISO 100.  Two continuous output, daylight balanced, side lights. […]

This still life was kind of fun to put together.  I simply purchased these inexpensive fruit drinks at the local grocery store and tore off the labels.  The bottles were made of plastic not glass.  Only advantage with the plastic was that they reflected light less than glass would have. I […]

This was simply my attempt at creating “bokeh” through the use of small lights.  The right shutter speed and aperture is fairly critical. Although not necessarily a riveting picture I did accomplish what I wanted to. FYI, for those who don’t know, “bokeh” is basically the way the lens renders out of […]

In keeping with the Christmas spirit I put together this Christmas Still life. I had a photo of the snowmen already which I used as my back drop. A sheet of cotton served as the “snow” on the ground. Santa is a gift I received a few years back from […]

This was a fun shot that produced bright bold colors. The set up of this shot enhanced it’s appeal (I hope). I’ve included a shot of exactly how this was taken: 1). Utilize a number of colored pencils all having the same length and sharpened to the same points. 2). […]

I wanted to emphasize the beautiful lines of this guitar.  I back lit it which rendered the guitar in silhouette.

I belong to an online photography site that has weekly “challenges”. This challenge was: “Make RED your focal point in the photograph”. As a result I came up with painting the light bulb. Here is how it was done: 1). Black 1/4″ sheet of plexiglass bottom and backdrop. 2). Modeling […]