Bubble Mystery
Mar, 2020Views
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Location
This photo was taken at my home studio in Vassar, Michigan during the Covid-19 lock-down in the spring of 2020.Time
The photo was taken in mid-afternoon using a product photo-type setup at my home studio.Lighting
The clear glass bowl I used as the subject was backlit my Godox V850II flash, and I used colored gels between the flash and the subject to provide the color for the image.Equipment
The image was created with my Canon EOS 80D camera, with my EF 50mm f/1.8 STM lens set at f/8; I used ISO100, and 1/60s exposure (AV). I backlit the subject with my flash, and used colored gels between the flash and the subject.Inspiration
As part of being in the Covid-19 lockdown, I was looking for subjects around the house that I thought would make a good abstract image. I saw this glass serving bowl that had these intriguing shapes, and went to work!Editing
Yes, I did some post-processing to clean up some areas where there were air bubbles in the glass, and did some color and contrast enhancements using Luminar 4.In my camera bag
I typically carry my Canon 80D with five lenses (50mm f/1.8, 10-18mm wide angle zoom, 18-55mm zoom, and 55-250mm zoom, 100mm macro prime lens). I also have my Haida M10 pro filter holder with a 10-stop ND and 3-stop GND filter. Of course, I always have my standard accessories like spare batteries, lens hoods, memory cards, etc., and I carry a Godox V860-II speedlight with MagMod Sphere & MagBeam flash modifiers.Feedback
My advice is always simple...soak up everything about where you are, and feel the story that starts to reveal itself about your subject and your surroundings. I'm always amazed that eventually a compelling story begins to emerge, and my job then becomes how best to capture that story. Sometimes that's easy to do, sometimes it's damn hard, and sometimes I'm not able to do it at all. It's those times that I just enjoy the story and the moment, and then later it drives me to get better at my craft so in the future I can perhaps succeed.
