Cosmogenesis II — The Birth of the Universe, based on a totally made-up Zapotec myth.
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Location
The photo of the statuette was made in El Museo de Artes PreHispanico in Oaxaca City, Mexico. The secondary photo is of some Xmas decorations at my house!Time
This was shot indoors in the afternoon.Lighting
I only used available light.Equipment
iPhone XS in portrait mode.Inspiration
El Museo is filled with many interesting artifacts and I had a field day shooting there.Editing
Post-processing was done on an iPad Pro using Snapseed, iColorama and Percolator.In my camera bag
I travel light. When I'm on the go as a tourist I don't want to be bothered with too many settings or lenses. On two trips to Oaxaca I took both my iPhone and Sony A7ii mirrorless camera, but the Sony rarely even left my hotel room. I was doing a lot of street photography and I find it easier and less intrusive to just use my iPhone. In my bag I carried a Moment wide angle lens and a Sirui 2x telephoto along with a portable charger to keep the phone's battery topped up.Feedback
It takes practice, imagination and a willingness to experiment (and get some results that just don't work) to make an image like this.
