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This photo was taken in my home.Time
This was taken in the evening while using indoor lighting.Lighting
Lighting was a string of white Christmas lights.Equipment
Nikon D7000, Nikkor lens 40mm Macro lens. Tripod, and remote shutter release.Inspiration
"The Book of Love" was created using one of my favorite books ever written, Born Free by Joy Adamson. It is a story of an orphaned lion cub that is successfully raised and released back into the wild. I wanted to try and take a bokeh photo of the book with some of the pages in a heart shape to show my love for books, this story, and lions.Editing
There was no post processing of this photo.In my camera bag
Nikon D40 Body only Nikon D5100 Body only Nikon D7000 Body only AF-S DX Micro NIKKOR 40mm f/2.8G Nikon AF-S VR Micro-NIKKOR 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED Vibration Reduction Fixed Zoom Lens with Auto Focus for Nikon DSLR Cameras Nikon AF FX Micro-NIKKOR 200mm f/4D IF-ED Fixed Zoom Lens with Auto Focus for Nikon DSLR Cameras AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II (3.0x) AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6G IF-ED (3.6x) AF Zoom-Nikkor 24-85mm f/2.8-4D IF (3.5x) Nikon AF-S FX NIKKOR 50mm f/1.4G Lens with Auto Focus Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II AF-S Nikkor Zoom Lens For Nikon Digital SLR Cameras AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR AF-S NIKKOR 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VRFeedback
Use Manual setting on your camera using a lens with a wide apertures of f/2, f/1.8 or f/1.4. You will want your subject close for your shot. Also, practice, and don't get discouraged if you don't always get the perfect shot.