Your assignment this week-end is to shoot 3 beautifully lit items (presented singly, not in 1 image) that has a unifying theme and a consistent treatment across the set.
Assignment 8(a) Still Life’s for Undergrads Reflection:
Other than children and pets, I think I chose one of the most challenging objects to photograph...glass. I knew in my head what I wanted this shoot to look like and spent most of the day doing trial and error to get the effect I wanted. I started in a dark kitchen, shooting on the black paper, but I noticed you could see every reflection of the room off the glass surface. So, after some mild construction, I had built a fort in the middle of the kitchen that completely blocked out the surroundings. (I looked like someone taking pictures under a heavy cloth in the 1800s) I was able to control the lighting and hue using grocery bags to not only diffuse the light, but to soften and bring out the golden tones for the shoot. I also used light painting and shot on bulb mode for all three settings. I found that light painting was the perfect way to control where I wanted the light to fall on each of the glass pieces. Every light choice had to be intentional in order for it to look how I imagined it in my head. I wanted my three pictures to tell a story. I realize photographing the glass twice, I needed to make sure there was a stark distinction between the two photos. The full glass I wanted to draw focus to the beautiful amber glow of the beer, and for the second to highlight the beautiful 'lacing' left behind after drinking the beer.
Fonteinen unopened, chilled bottle of beer, condensing, shot in kitchen studio 20201111, MILLER, This was the first of the series I wanted to capture of the unopened bottle of beer. The condensation, and the glass made for a difficult to capture with the reflection. I used light painting technique, diffused light and shot on bulb mode to capture this shot. Camera Info: Sony A7II, ISO 200, 34mm, f22, 32s
Fonteinen opened, chilled glassed of poured beer, condensing, shot in kitchen studio 20201111, MILLER, This was the second of the series I wanted to capture of the amber color most of all for this picture. The condensation, and the glass made for a difficult shot to capture. I used light painting technique, diffused light and shot on bulb mode to capture this shot. Camera Info: Sony A7II, ISO 200, 38mm, f22, 59s
Fonteinen Lace, Empty glass of beer, laced with beer foam, shot in kitchen studio 20201111, MILLER, This was the last shot of the series I wanted to capture of the lacing left behind after drinking the beer, for this picture. The reflection of the light off the glass made for a difficult shot to capture. I used light painting technique, diffused light and shot on bulb mode to capture this shot. Camera Info: Sony A7II, ISO 200, 38mm, f22, 59s
