snorkie128
Portrait 284
Day 284 of 365
"Portrait 284"
When I'm not working in the dark, I'm basking in the sun's rays. Actually.....I hate the heat....and the sun. That's not true. Anywho, when I find an interesting bottle in the house, I feel compelled to photograph it. I don't know why those swirls are in there, but I HAD to photograph them. I was not sure how to approach an outdoor-based beauty product, but I figured sand would make sense. Quickly....to my cheap, leaking sandbag!!! Not only did the sand offer some context, but it also held the product in place. I thought about projecting a beach image on the background, but decided to go with a cleaner look. White and poppy!! Avoiding the family of angles which would otherwise cause a direct reflection into the camera's lens, I held a softbox almost directly over our subject. It provided enough light to light both the bottle and the sand. I knew I would be using a few layers, so the exposure on the sand was not essential. I then performed a little lightpainting. With a focused flashlight, I swept up and down along the label from above. Had I done it from the side of the bottle, the flashlight's reflection would be viewed. Lastly, I decided for no reason to lightpaint the sand with a purple gel over the flashlight. I figured that because the skin tones and purple are basically complementary colors.......it might makes sense......? Thanks for dropping in!!
#sun #bronzer #sunburn #sunblock #productphotography #bottle #sand #canon5dmarkIII #canon100macro #pocketwizard #paulcbuffinc #paulcbuffeinstein #softbox #swirls #lightpainting #beach #beautyproduct
Portrait 284
Day 284 of 365
"Portrait 284"
When I'm not working in the dark, I'm basking in the sun's rays. Actually.....I hate the heat....and the sun. That's not true. Anywho, when I find an interesting bottle in the house, I feel compelled to photograph it. I don't know why those swirls are in there, but I HAD to photograph them. I was not sure how to approach an outdoor-based beauty product, but I figured sand would make sense. Quickly....to my cheap, leaking sandbag!!! Not only did the sand offer some context, but it also held the product in place. I thought about projecting a beach image on the background, but decided to go with a cleaner look. White and poppy!! Avoiding the family of angles which would otherwise cause a direct reflection into the camera's lens, I held a softbox almost directly over our subject. It provided enough light to light both the bottle and the sand. I knew I would be using a few layers, so the exposure on the sand was not essential. I then performed a little lightpainting. With a focused flashlight, I swept up and down along the label from above. Had I done it from the side of the bottle, the flashlight's reflection would be viewed. Lastly, I decided for no reason to lightpaint the sand with a purple gel over the flashlight. I figured that because the skin tones and purple are basically complementary colors.......it might makes sense......? Thanks for dropping in!!
#sun #bronzer #sunburn #sunblock #productphotography #bottle #sand #canon5dmarkIII #canon100macro #pocketwizard #paulcbuffinc #paulcbuffeinstein #softbox #swirls #lightpainting #beach #beautyproduct