Makeup brush
Active Assignment Weekly: Low key
What it took: I used the black background that came with my photo studio box. I put the items inside the box, but I didn't put the light on. I used a speedlight. I took photos from different angles, moved the items around. It was quite difficult to get a good result. I played around a lot with the flash intensity. The image has then been darkened further using radial filters in Lightroom and spots have been cloned out using the spot-removal tool (also in Lightroom). I used this article to brush up on my knowledge (it's been a while!) www.lightstalking.com/low-key-photography/
120 pictures in 2020: 47. Gleaming
Makeup brush
Active Assignment Weekly: Low key
What it took: I used the black background that came with my photo studio box. I put the items inside the box, but I didn't put the light on. I used a speedlight. I took photos from different angles, moved the items around. It was quite difficult to get a good result. I played around a lot with the flash intensity. The image has then been darkened further using radial filters in Lightroom and spots have been cloned out using the spot-removal tool (also in Lightroom). I used this article to brush up on my knowledge (it's been a while!) www.lightstalking.com/low-key-photography/
120 pictures in 2020: 47. Gleaming