Still Photography....Creating a set

In this blog I found me some old boards that I used to make me a vintage looking table for my apple shoot. By doing this I allow myself to work on my porch where I can use natural light instead of artificial to bring a real look. But as I look at my finished shots, I see that artificial light can do the same thing, as I have done in the evenings at my home studio. This was my first time setting up a set outdoors. I usually work indoors, using window light, but this was something to try. In my opinion, using strobes or continuous light is the best way to work. But only when you don't have natural light,(not the beer). Controlling your own light is the way I roll. This way I can take my time and not worry about losing the proper light.

Apples and Pine Cones

In this photo, it looks like I used a flash, but the light is natural. The hard light gave it a little more texture and detail to the cones and the apples. Knowing that I have a choice I feel that artificial is the way to go when you don't have natural light available. Using reflectors and foam core to bounce light allows you to shoot with one light. In this case, I only had one light source, the sun, so to fill the shadows camera right I used my foam core. My next project is to find food and dessert to shoot. I may have to go to Wegmans. As Bryan Peterson always say; "Keep Shooting!"