Portrait 331

Day 331 of 365

"Portrait 331"

 

Quickly! When was the last time you used one? What......you don't own one? Just think of all the thing you can do with it!!!! Well, you are missing out. Have you ever had a day when you simply could not come up with a concept? Not me!!! Actually, today I had NO idea what I would be photographing. Also, I only had a few minutes to find something, shoot it, and resize the image for posting. My sister and niece took the little one for a walk, so I had to work quickly. I was pondering what to eat for dinner, spotted the egg slicer, and I had a vision!!!! To be honest, I had no idea how to approach the egg slicer. Sure, it is naturally a sexy subject, but how does one light it? I was working against time, so I snooted a speedlight, centered it on the white (yes, white) paper behind the slicer, and then pondered how to light the slicer itself. I first put a dish on my Paul C. Buff Einstein, but the light was too harsh. I then stuck a strip bank on it, and the light turned to butter!!! No more harsh light on the yellow plastic part, and Bob's your uncle!! In post, I simply boosted the saturation a bit, and that was it. I was quite happy with how the white background went blue. Insert sound of kissing all your finger tips at once. Thanks for cutting through.

 

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