Food Photography / Wine and Cheese II
May 13, 2020 08:22:18 #
Explanation of the Reflector card with lens hole:
The glass and bottle are both mirror surfaces that sharply reflect whatever is around them.
If you use reflector card(s) to the side of the lens, the center of the label will be dark.
The lens-hole leaves a small round dark spot reflection that is much easier to hide or retouch.
For a setup like this, I would use a full sheet of mat board (32"x40") curved into a horizontal arc, and place it off-center enough to provide some asymmetry to the reflection, then cut a hole just large enough for your lens hood.
The glass and bottle are both mirror surfaces that sharply reflect whatever is around them.
If you use reflector card(s) to the side of the lens, the center of the label will be dark.
The lens-hole leaves a small round dark spot reflection that is much easier to hide or retouch.
For a setup like this, I would use a full sheet of mat board (32"x40") curved into a horizontal arc, and place it off-center enough to provide some asymmetry to the reflection, then cut a hole just large enough for your lens hood.
May 13, 2020 08:43:24 #
May 13, 2020 08:59:51 #
Longshadow wrote:
They shouldn't?
Looks good to me.
Looks good to me.
Longshadow,
Thank you !!
May 13, 2020 09:04:45 #
May 13, 2020 09:43:33 #
May 13, 2020 10:05:04 #
I'm not a wine drinker but I do like this composition. Now pass the cheese, grapes, and a couple of crackers while you're at it. 
May 13, 2020 12:43:53 #
May 13, 2020 13:00:22 #
Earnest Botello wrote:
Great shot, composition and lighting, Ernesto.
Thank you to all of you for the great comments
May 13, 2020 13:02:29 #
looks like you were holding another bottle while shooting, two fisted drinker.......😉
May 13, 2020 13:03:42 #
napabob wrote:
looks like you were holding another bottle while shooting, two fisted drinker.......😉
actually three bottle
May 13, 2020 14:46:38 #
Tito14 wrote:
actually three bottle
need to watch some more Count Dracula on Sesame Street I guess...........😁
May 13, 2020 21:41:24 #
May 15, 2020 07:39:01 #
Very nice still life for a first-timer. Can it be improved? Of course. But this is a great job. Pay no mind to those loquaciously vociferous know-it-alls. Keep at it.
May 15, 2020 07:41:26 #
Tom Hungerford wrote:
Very nice still life for a first-timer. Can it be improved? Of course. But this is a great job. Pay no mind to those loquaciously vociferous know-it-alls. Keep at it.
Tom, thank you !!
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