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Pomegranates

© Beverley Scott

Pomegranates

Uploaded: December 07, 2008

Description

I'm always interested as to how others have taken photos so I thought I'd explain my process here. Setup: black paper under glass as the base, a piece of black velvet as the backdrop as it absorbs light, reading lamp to the left front and as the pomegranate quarter was too dark I shone a torch on it for 3 secs. Exposure was -2 EV,6 secs at 5.6, tripod with cable release. This then meant very little DD work - cropping, slight tweak of levels to make the blacks black and a little saturation and sharpening. All up about 3 minutes in Photoshop!

Exif: F Number: 5.6, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/2 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 100, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 90.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL

Comments

Patrick Rouzes level-classic December 07, 2008

WOW, Beverley, very ingenious work with this!!! EXCEPTIONAL colors, detail, clarity, lighting, pov, reflections, & presentation here!!! Beautiful & outstanding work here,my friend!!! WTG!!!
Think I will get me a pomegranate too!!! #1047956

Patrick Rouzes level-classic December 07, 2008

& textures!!! #6864509

ROLAN NARMAN December 07, 2008

I just bought a pomegranate today to photograph Beverley! Your process is pretty good and you've done a great job on this image! The clarity and details are fantastic and the colors are wonderful! Excellent work! #6864870

Stefania Barbier level-classic December 07, 2008

beautiful Bev, I love the reflection! Bet it tastes good with Pizza.... :-) #6865065

Beverley Scott December 08, 2008

Thanks Patrick, Rolan and Stefania for your comments. BP is helping me to improve my photography. And Stefania, no pizza but I did have pasta so I hope that counts. Bev #6868686

Vladan D. Djordjevic December 08, 2008

Beautiful color, details and composition. #6869165

Beverley Scott December 09, 2008

Thanks Vladan. Bev #6873120

Tiia Vissak December 09, 2008

a great still life! #6873996

Renee Doyle December 10, 2008

Wonderful setup and use of light Bev!!! Great comp and still life work! #6874109

Beverley Scott December 10, 2008

Thanks Tiia and Renee, Bev. #6877215

Patrick Rouzes level-classic December 10, 2008

We will see the sales of pomegranates go through the roof now, Bev!!! LOL!!!Congartulations again on this amazing job!!! #6877309

Beverley Scott December 11, 2008

Patrick, I'm doing my bit to help the US economy as the pomegranates are imported from there - at exorbitant costs!!! Someone I work with liked my image so they went off to buy a pomegranate too. Bev #6881174

Max Aureli December 11, 2008

It's a beautiful composition, Beverley!!! #6881686

Patti Coblentz December 13, 2008

This is beautiful, Bev! And thank you for explaining your process...it is very interesting to learn!
Patti #6889626

Debra R. Harder December 18, 2008

What a perfect still life, Beverley! It looks so yummy, I want to EAT it!! Fantastic lighting, composition, details, tones and clarity! SUPERB! Deb #6906093

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