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Image 79
Day 79 of an Unknown Number
"Image 79"
Everyday I see this dried trail of coffee along my mug. It has always reminded me of a still life painting from the Renaissance. I finally decided to paint it...with light. Our key light is a strip bank at camera-left. Because the light is relatively close to our subject, the light falls off quickly, leaving the camera-right side in shadow. Therefore, I used a bounce board to get a bit of light into the shadows. I thought that adding some steam to the image might add a little something, so I backlit the steam with a snooted speedlight. Because the light was so low, the back of the mug blocked some of the light, resulting in this severed cloud appearance. Though not intended, I liked it. For the record, that occurred in-camera, was not altered in post. Thanks for stopping by for a cup!!
#coffee #mug #cupofjoe #steam #mist #drink #beverage #foodphotography #canon5dmarkIII #canon100macro #speedlight #canon580exII #paulcbuffinc #paulcbuffeinstein #cloud #pocketwizard #villeroyandboch
Image 79
Day 79 of an Unknown Number
"Image 79"
Everyday I see this dried trail of coffee along my mug. It has always reminded me of a still life painting from the Renaissance. I finally decided to paint it...with light. Our key light is a strip bank at camera-left. Because the light is relatively close to our subject, the light falls off quickly, leaving the camera-right side in shadow. Therefore, I used a bounce board to get a bit of light into the shadows. I thought that adding some steam to the image might add a little something, so I backlit the steam with a snooted speedlight. Because the light was so low, the back of the mug blocked some of the light, resulting in this severed cloud appearance. Though not intended, I liked it. For the record, that occurred in-camera, was not altered in post. Thanks for stopping by for a cup!!
#coffee #mug #cupofjoe #steam #mist #drink #beverage #foodphotography #canon5dmarkIII #canon100macro #speedlight #canon580exII #paulcbuffinc #paulcbuffeinstein #cloud #pocketwizard #villeroyandboch