Cuppa Coffee
Apr, 2014Views
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Runner Up in 1000 Foodies Photo Contest
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Location
Took this image on my kitchen table with on wooden board.Time
It was 8pmLighting
I used one softbox with a speedlight coming in from the leftEquipment
Canon Eos 60D with 15-85mm lens Tripod easyphoto softbox and a yongnuo yn-568ex iiInspiration
I just bought some coffee beans from the shop and when I got home I thought id try using my new softbox to get a picture of a coffee cup with the beansEditing
Yes the usual hue/saturation, brought up the brightness and contrast and sharpened the image using high pass filter with vivid light blending mode.In my camera bag
Canon Eos 60D with 50mm1.8, 15-85mm lens, wireless trigger tripod and one yongnuo yn-568ex iiFeedback
Its pretty simple but one thing to watch out for which I didn't is if your using a white cup watch as to not blow out the highlights, happens very easily.
