I found out last Friday that I won Popular Photography Magazine's April Photo Challenge: to take a photo using reflectors instead of electric lighting or strobes/flashes. Here is the image that won, called Orange Margarita. I get $100 as a prize, as well as my image in the July 2010 issue of PopPhoto with a small interview about the photo. Plus, my website will be featured within the interview, which should be great publicity for me.
Here's how I did it: I often shoot food this way. Most of the photos on my Stockfood Portfolio were taken this way as well. The object (in this case the drink) is placed on a white foamcore board with a white foamcore board as background. I then use a third white foamcore board to bounce the light that comes from the right side from my sliding glass deck door onto the left side of my composition, creating a more even, "professional" lighting.
Shot with my Pentax K20D, the Pentax FA-50mm f/1.4 lens at f/11 on a Bogen 3011 tripod.
Thanks for reading! Cindy
9 comments:
Congratulations, Cindy! Wonderful shot and great tips that show you don't need a truckload of gear for great images. Kudos!
Thanks so much! It's true too--if done right, you really don't need a lot of gear. . .
Cindy, that is fantastic! Congratulations. It is a well deserved win too, that is an excellent image.
Thanks Nik!
WOW! Congrats Cin! That is so cool! Awesome photo, and perfect for kicking off summer! --Niamh
Congratulations Cindy! Great work!
Thanks LaRee!
Thanks Niamh!
Keep up the good work !
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