STUDIO PHOTOGRAPHY 2 (reject)

For part of the assignment we were asked to take a picture of a pear and employ the following lighting techniques.

• 45/45
• high key
• low key
• back light
• top light

EQUIPMENT USED

• Bowen's Esprite 2500 watt strobe light (on stand)
• Honeycomb diffuser power setting on 4
• Hot shoe for flash
• Light meter (used to find out aperture)
• Mini product table
• Tripod
  

When taking my pictures i decided to use a tripod so i could have the fruit in the same place and just move the lighting this way it was easier to see the effect the different lighting techniques had on the product and picture.

LOW KEY

TOP LIGHT

BACK LIT

HIGH KEY

45/45



As you can see from the pictures above that some of the lighting is very similar i.e back lit and high key were both bright with similar shadows etc, and also low key is very dark. so i decided to to some research on the lighting techniques and then re-shoot the fruit i also decided to use a pear as on the low key shot the background and aubergine were quite hard to differentiate between.