Metallic Apple

[John B]

Had to reschedule a client shoot last weekend due to inclement weather, but I still had an itch to shoot something. So I decided to shoot something from the kitchen. Shot this with the 90mm macro lens and a beauty dish almost directly overhead.

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 90mm F2.8 Macro G OSS
• 90.0 mm
• ƒ/11
• 1/250 sec
• ISO 125

 

[Blake81]

Had to reschedule a client shoot last weekend due to inclement weather, but I still had an itch to shoot something. So I decided to shoot something from the kitchen. Shot this with the 90mm macro lens and a beauty dish almost directly overhead.

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I really like this. Great image.

 

[mapleleaf56]

Wow … I love it.. excellent…
Could you share your setup please..

 

[John B]

Wow … I love it.. excellent…
Could you share your setup please..

Wish I would have taken a pic with my phone to show you, but here it goes. I used one of those 2x3 poster cards you get at Walmart as the background. Westcott FJ400 in a Westcott 24" beauty dish boomed directly above the apple. But I feathered the light (aiming it forward, toward the camera) to keep light off the background as much as possible. Edited in Lr & DeNoise.

 

[John B]

How'd you get the water droplets so uniform? Some kind of wax?

Nice shot!

I bought one of those small cheap $1 spray bottles you get at Walmart's travel section. I started by only spraying once, shooting, spraying again, shooting and on until I got the look I was after. It's just plain water. Nothing added to the apple at all.

 

[John B]

I really like this. Great image.

Thank you.

 

[Deleted Member 5045]

Very impressive! ️

 

[John B]

Wow … I love it.. excellent…
Could you share your setup please..

This is the best I could do. I hope this helps.

 

[mapleleaf56]

This is the best I could do. I hope this helps.View attachment 28808

So just the one light shooting from behind and over black background

 

[John B]

Yes

 

[W84Me]

Just superb. I assuming it is processed in HDR?

 

[John B]

Just superb. I assuming it is processed in HDR?

Thank you. Processed it in Lr and DeNoise. No HDR, but now I'm curious what effect that might have on it! Diving in....

 

[Mannheim62]

Outstanding, very well captured. Nice work.

 

[mapleleaf56]

Yes

Thank you John