After taking a look at Richard Foster’s work, the ones who really stood out to me were the ones of fragrances. He uses the colorful reflections of the fragrances as an elemental design in his work. The shadow is in color instead of the usual black shadow. The composition of his background typically depends on the shape of the fragrance bottle.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In the Tom Ford Fragrance shot, the main light is coming from the left side and is pointing slightly up to cause the colorful shadow on the white “mirror”. There also is a backlight to successfully separate the fragrance from the background.

 

 

 

 

 

 

In the Richard Foster Bottega fragrance, the light seems to be coming from the back of the product. This then forms a colorful shadow in front of the fragrance. The shot itself is taken from above at an angle to be able to capture the shadow.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In the last Tom Ford fragrance shoot, the lighting seems to be coming from the left side up above. This then causes a shadow on the other side of the fragrance which gets bent down due to the edge of the table or platform. There is also a fill light in front of the product which allows the viewer to see the front of the fragrance along with the name.