I don't have a real light box but a kitchen ceiling light with an extension cord as the electrical connection worked just fine. The base for the photo is a glass plate turned upside down. I used a touch of the oil paint filter in Photoshop. The "light box" was the only light source.
100 Macro lens. f/22, 5 second exposure.
I love it too! The glass plate works beautifully as does the under-side lighting of the arrangement overall. I also love your decision to use a whole
lotta grapes
Close viewing reveals the pretty painterly effect. No false notes here IMO, thoughtful and engaging work.
Wow. That is a really nice shot! And that seems like an excellent way to get the lightbox effect at a reasonable price.
What many say about photography it is not about the gear it is about the shooter. Very nice composition and lighting. The grapes look good enough to eat.
I made a simple light setup using PVC piping, a white bath drape and some lights from Home Depot.
Next time you do this I think many of us would like to see the set up. Maybe you could take another picture with your cell phone of the room light and camera set up. I think your picture came out very good. I can't figure out the total set up as described but have a question, could you have use a white board and bounce some light on to the top back grapes? Not sure it is a deal breaker but just wondering how much flexibility you have with your set up?
Don't take any of this as a negative you have a wonderful shot with outstanding creativity.
Nicely done. I like your effort.
Jim-Pops wrote:
Next time you do this I think many of us would like to see the set up. Maybe you could take another picture with your cell phone of the room light and camera set up. I think your picture came out very good. I can't figure out the total set up as described but have a question, could you have use a white board and bounce some light on to the top back grapes? Not sure it is a deal breaker but just wondering how much flexibility you have with your set up?
Don't take any of this as a negative you have a wonderful shot with outstanding creativity.
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You are right about using the light board. I thought about it after all was said and done. Thank you for suggestions.
Very nice job with the lighting. Still life lighting to me is difficult and this looks great. Thank you for sharing.
abc1234
Loc: Elk Grove Village, Illinois
I definitely do not like the oil paint effect. If I want to see oils, I go to the Art Institute of Chicago. I feel the grapes are overexposed in general but those on top are too dark. I would also have opened up to perhaps f/8 or 11. At f/22, you do indeed get more depth of field but you probably do not need it here. It will also decrease lens sharpness noticeably. Another approach is with a lens of perhaps 200 mm or longer set up much further from the grapes. I wonder if the object was large enough that the lens was not really at a macro distance.
I would have also placed the camera a little higher. Using the makeshift lighting, clear plate and black background were all very good touches. I look forward to reading your comments.
hello abc1234,
Thank you for taking the time to critique the grape photo. I appreciate your suggestions and input and agree with most of what you had to say, especially the lack of top/side lighting. Because the whole thing was a five minute test shot to try out a crazy light contraption I really didn't pay attention to anything technical. By the way -there was no black background -just some dirty supper dishes and ambient light from three windows. I hid that mess with the f/22 (pretty lazy, eh!) and tried to disguise the cheap plastic grapes with the painterly effect.
Okay, the truth is out. I'm in this for fun and laughs and consider it a good day if I get my camera off program.
abc1234
Loc: Elk Grove Village, Illinois
Wuligal wrote:
hello abc1234,
Thank you for taking the time to critique the grape photo. I appreciate your suggestions and input and agree with most of what you had to say, especially the lack of top/side lighting. Because the whole thing was a five minute test shot to try out a crazy light contraption I really didn't pay attention to anything technical. By the way -there was no black background -just some dirty supper dishes and ambient light from three windows. I hid that mess with the f/22 (pretty lazy, eh!) and tried to disguise the cheap plastic grapes with the painterly effect.
Okay, the truth is out. I'm in this for fun and laughs and consider it a good day if I get my camera off program.
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You were on a slippery rock with this one so we will have to hang you from the nearest grapevine. Actually, f/22 does not hide the mess because of the greater depth of field. That reinforces using something like f/8. But I do like your spontaneity and ingenuity.
PS Next time, use real grapes.
Very good, I like the way you have the trailing down on one side...
Thank you to the fine folks that took the time to comment on the "grape" photo. I only wish all of you could have shared in the really important aspect of my first light box attempt.....all the laughs and giggles and shoulder shrugs and "oh well's"! To me that's the real joy of photography.
Wuligal wrote:
...all the laughs and giggles and shoulder shrugs and "oh well's"! To me that's the real joy of photography.
Many of us can relate
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