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Cheese-N-Crackers #1
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Cheese-N-Crackers #1



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For image licensing or print inquiries contact James Markus at jmarkus@photomatter.com

For image licensing or print inquiries contact James Markus at jmarkus@photomatter.com
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cameraCanon EOS 5D Mark II

settings Aperture f/2.8 ISO 800 Shutter 1/30 Focal Length 24/1 

upload_dateJun, 2017

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Awards

Contest Finalist in Looks Delicious Photo Contest
Peer Award
DrPhrogg nancylam CrisPatrick thatblackandwhitelabby nandicmb labels_30 Egoryan +8
Superb Composition
szeleslgabor carolcardillo borbalamarko
Absolute Masterpiece
fleretdvorce
Genius
ruthtomlinson

Top Ranks

Facing Down Photo Contest 2022Top 30 rank
Facing Down Photo Contest 2022Top 30 rank week 1
I Am Looking Down Photo ContestTop 30 rank
I Am Looking Down Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
Foodie Photo ContestTop 10 rank
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Food On The Table Photo ContestTop 30 rank
Food On The Table Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
Served On The Table Photo ContestTop 20 rank
Served On The Table Photo ContestTop 30 rank week 1
Looks Delicious Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Looks Delicious Photo ContestTop 20 rank week 1

Categories

Submitted to Photo Contests

Tags

#food #cheese #crackers #apple #fruit #cutting board #bleu #blue #wood
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Behind The Lens

Location

In my studio on the walnut receptionist desk.

Time

1:59:42 PM

Lighting

This is indirect natural light entering the studio through west facing windows.

Equipment

Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM (@24mm @ F2.8), manuaL exposure, and white balance (3700k)

Inspiration

I was hungry, and this is the snack I prepared.

Editing

I started in ACR with a raw file, and after adjustments there saved an adobe 98 color space jpg. In Photoshop I created a new layer with 80% black - which I erased with a large soft edge brush in minor amounts (about 10%) until I had the dark vignette I was looking for. Then I flattened the image and tweaked highlights and shadows.

In my camera bag

Cameras, lenses, filters, adapters, popup reflectors, batteries, flash (if I'm not using studio strobes), triggers, receivers, extra disks etc

Feedback

Don't use auto anything! Put your camera in manual mode, and learn how each adjustment effects the image. There is no short cut to this step.

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