#stilllifeworkshop

Rim lighting from behind

Rim lighting 45 degree (right)

Rim lighting 45 degree (left)

Side lighting (right)

Side lighting (left)

Rembrandt lighting (right)

Rembrandt lighting (left)

Front lighting 

Top lighting

Object I have used to complete this project was an acoustic foam

These are my final 9 images from the still life studio workshop today, 19th November.

This workshop was an exploration of the properties of light, design elements, composition, camera techniques and the effects on the representation of the object. I explored 5 different lighting techniques and have produced 9 different examples of these:

Front light

Side light (left and right)

45 degree light (left and right)

Rim light ( 45 degrees both sides and directly behind)

Top light

Camera Settings: 1/125 / F8 / ISO100

The type of light used for this series of photographs was soft light. We can tell soft light is being used because there are no harsh and sharp shadow lines. I used a large softbox which diffused the hard studio light and created soft lighting for these still life shots.

I chose a light background because I thought it would compliment the dark brown of the wood and leaves a lot better than a dark black background or colour/pattern.