Category: Lab 11. Food/Fill (Page 1 of 2)

Since the pieces of cake are already inside a white container, I didn’t need to do much with the background. All I did was set up a white table and place the food on top of it. I used a lamp I have in my room for the lighting. I had the lamp in one hand and my phone in the other to take the pictures. The two pictures I think came out the best were “Side Light 3/4” and “Side Light Direct”. The quality of those two are my favorite.

I used a white canvas meant for painting as my background. Using this gave me 18×24 area space to play with. The images shot was during morning time using natural window light. I used a little flashlight as a fill and a small canvas white board to reflect the light. I believe I achieved better results using a fill because the additional light source to reflect the organic window light not only casts a shadow, but the fill emphasizes the shadows making it clearer and the fill also adds dimension to the overall photograph. The image that I think is best is the “backlight fill 3/4” photo. The light source in this image is recognizable and I really like the highlight on the garlic. I also like the different values in shadows that is created by the reflective light.