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Behind The Lens
Location
I set up this shot in my studio. At first I couldn't come up with the right way to hold the light bulb without taking your attention away from it. After countless attempts it dawned on my to use one of my umbrella stand holders.Time
I don't recall the exact time of day but I believe I didn't get back to the studio until later in the afternoon.Lighting
Again with wanting to keep it simple in my mind I only used some back lighting, a light above and one to the left of the subject.Equipment
I shot this with a Nikon D300s on a tripod with a 24-70mm 2.8 Nikkor Lens. No flash was used.Inspiration
I was changing lightbulbs around the house one day and when I went to change the bulbs in the lamppost outside of my home I noticed there was a hive attached to one of the bulbs. When I turned it up right I immediately noticed that it resembled either a tree or the mushroom cloud from an exploding atom bomb. So, I said to myself, I must shoot this at once before it gets damaged or I forget all about it.Editing
Just a little touching up was done in Lightroom and Photoshop.In my camera bag
Nikon is my way of life. I have loads of lenses ranging from several prime lenses to my wide angles and zooms. I just recently added my new 80-200mm 2.8 Nikkor Zoom Lens to the family. She's a real beaut and the case for it ain't too shabby either. I've always had the thought in the back of my mind to try out a Canon for once in my life, but it just hasn't happened yet.Feedback
All I can say is less is more. Don't think you have to use every light you own in your studio set-ups. What it takes is placement of that light on your subject to make the up the difference.
