jamesfarnum

Bosc Pears Still Life

Three Bosc Pears with green packing paper.

Three Bosc Pears with green packing paper.
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E990

Aperture f/11.1 ISO 100 Shutter 10/1250

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Oct, 2014

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Contest Finalist in Food Shots Photo Contest

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Behind The Lens

Location

This photo was taken in my home studio for self promotion. It was part of a larger series.

Time

I don't quite remember, but the time of day is irrelevant being that it was shot under a controlled lighting set up.

Lighting

The main strobe was a soft box angled overhead. The back lighting was a strobe with a gel filter. Plus various fill cards.

Equipment

I used an old Nikon E990 digital camera with a built in lens.

Inspiration

I did a lot of food photography in my career and used apples, pears, oranges, etc. as props to the main food products. These items always caught my eye because of their color, texture and shape. I was attracted to these particular pears by their golden color, the brown stems and the green paper they were sitting in. I believe this image, even though a still life, conveys motion. The angle of the stems, the slant of the pears themselves and the paper almost look like they were moved or shaped by the wind. Also, I liked the smoothness of the skin of the pears against the sharp edges of the green paper. The paper separates the pears from the foreground and background. Regarding the foreground; one of my clients at the time was a paper manufacturer and I had to photograph rolls of their commercial brown wax paper. That's what I used on the table top. Wrinkling the wax paper gave it an interesting look that fit perfectly to what I was trying to accomplish.

Editing

The only post processing was in Photoshop. I added a little saturation and grain.

In my camera bag

The main camera I use in studio is the Nikon D810 with a Nikkor f2.8 45mm PE Micro lens.I also use it in the field with a Nikon D750. I have a variety of lenses some of which are old manual that still work great. What I use mainly for walking around and exploring is the D750 with the AF-S Nikkor f2.8 24-70mm lens. Also, one of my favorites is the Sigma Telephoto 150-600 mm C is a great lens to have for nature photography and reasonably priced.

Feedback

Keep it simple, less is better. Use only one or two strobes or use natural window light if possible. Be aware of color, shape, texture and composition. Finding and using uncommon materials for a background and/or foreground can yield interesting results.

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Bosc Pears Still Life

Three Bosc Pears with green packing paper.

Behind The Lens

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