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Coast To Home

The local high school enterprise group were creating objects to sell made from shells, stones, driftwood and other stuff found on the coast. I was asked to do a...
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The local high school enterprise group were creating objects to sell made from shells, stones, driftwood and other stuff found on the coast. I was asked to do a promotional shot for them so we headed down to a local beach. One of the lads managed to provide an old sofa, coffee table and lampstand to create a living room scenario. We did a few shots then decided to move everything down to the water's edge. This was the middle of November, in Scotland so the water was not warm. A few shots were wasted with people suddenly screaming at the cold water lapping around the ankles, but they quickly got into it. I placed an off camera flash under the lampshade to create the light coming from there, with the main light coming from off to the right. It was a dull and overcast day so this was the only way to create a bit of texture with the light.
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