Mike Moore Mike Moore

Making the Image / Wine Bottle / San Diego Product Photographer

I used one light in a large 4 x 6 soft box, behind an even larger scrim, on camera left. This produces the soft gradient lighting on the bottle. I set up a white board to reflect light into the bottle on the right side of the camera, giving it a nice line down its side. The background gradient is subtly lit with a small soft box camera right.

A simple light set up to enhance the beauty of this delicious bottle of wine.

San Diego Product Photographer, Wine Bottle, San Diego Commercial Photographer, Encinitas Photographer
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Classical CD Cover / San Diego Commercial Photographer

This was assignment 11 for Project 52 Pro. Using Black Angels by American composer George Crumb I was to make this CD cover for the string quartet. You can listen to this piece for yourself right here. Below is my interpretation along with behind the scenes...

If you dared to listen to the music I linked above you may understand where I'm going with this shot. My thoughts were to use the graceful lines of the string instrument to bring your eye right into the bow with torn up horse hair coming straight down into the image, like an exclamation point. Below is the BTS...

I used window light but I had the violin about three feet from the window and the window was covered with two cards. Approximately 2/3rds of the window was flagged and the sunlight spilled over the top. You could say I used the window light as a strip light...

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Food, Project 52 Mike Moore Food, Project 52 Mike Moore

Behind the Scenes / San Diego Food and Lifestyle Photographer

BTS

BTS

This shot took a little longer than anticipated. I didn't shoot tether this time so I viewed every photograph through the camera. Lining up each utensil in a straight line took a little time. This was a fun shoot and I will definitely re-shoot this one to balance the photograph even more. 

What did I learn? Shoot tethered, always...Use a fresher looking tomato...bring my white cards in closer. Overall, I'm happy with this one. Learn and grow!

And the final image...

ISO 200, 50mm, f/9.0, 1/125 (Initial metering read f/8 but I bumped it up 1/3rd to f/9 to render more white on the background. f/10 was too much, I tried it. f/11  really blew out the highlights...

ISO 200, 50mm, f/9.0, 1/125 (Initial metering read f/8 but I bumped it up 1/3rd to f/9 to render more white on the background. f/10 was too much, I tried it. f/11  really blew out the highlights...

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