This week our color was Yellow Green...
I hunted for my color everywhere, came up with a couple of ideas, but when I went over to my parents house to help celebrate my mom's birthday, there was a bunch of limes whose rind wasn't quite colored right. Almost like they were faded and it just so happened the color was pretty darn close to yellow green. Good thing my dad ALWAYS has limes on hand!
So, what do you think? I've been playing around with light and solid color backgrounds lately and I liked how this one turned out...I liked the moody shadows that fade into the background.
I thought I'd share my set-up again, don't mind my messy desk or the bad photos of the set-up. The setup below is the exact environmental settings I used to take the lime pictures. It was night and the only other light available was the light from the ceiling fan. Just like my pictures of the box of crayons, I did not use a flash on the lime photo, just the lamp you see here. The first photo I took of the lime had super dark shadows, so I used the white foam board to bounce some light onto the left side.
I took the pictures straight on and I used my 35mm 1.8 set at f/2.4, 1/30 shutter, ISO200. I used the Incandescent White Balance setting. In Elements I did a little contrast boost and slightly faded the surface under the lime into the background.
So there you go, I am really having fun experimenting with light, so this week I choose my lime photo as my sweet shot for Sweet Shot Tuesdays! Also, don't forget Darcy is hosting a group on Flickr for those who are attempting to complete a 52 week project. I'm one of the moderators, so if you've already joined the group I may have already left you some love on your photo!
Hope everyone has a great day!
Brooke
Great photo! Thank you for showing us your set up as well, I am learning so much from you. I think I'll have to invest in some white foam board.
ReplyDeleteYou did a great job!!!!! Love the set up shot :-)
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Jill
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Beautiful - and thanks so much for sharing the set up
ReplyDeleteThat is very cool. I need to do some more experimenting. I wish it wasn't so icy today otherwise I'd go out and get some posterboard. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteGreat shot of that lime! Well done and thanks for sharing the behind the scenes.
ReplyDeleteErika B
Thank you for sharing your process! I chuckled at the lamp....I've done something similar before, but didn't get the beautiful results you have here! I've used black velvet, but I am intrigued by your set-up! The limes...fabulous!
ReplyDeleteI love the mood and feel to your shot!! And THANK YOU for sharing the tut on how you did it!!
ReplyDeleteFun! I love following themes - it makes it more of a challenge to seek out something different. I like your limes!
ReplyDeleteWow, that was awesome! Thanks for sharing how you got that fabulous picture.
ReplyDeleteReally nice, and thank you for showing the set up.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing the setup! Very beautifl photos you got here!
ReplyDeleteWow! Really cool to see the set up. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteOK Really? I'm amazed at the set up...I love it..
ReplyDeleteIt inspired me how you did that, because I am by no means near calling myself a photographer...I need to purchase a camera when the funds come in and I would like to try what you did...I love contrast...I'm your new fan!! LORD BLESS GIRL!
OH, almost forgot...What kind of camera equipment do you use... :)
ReplyDeleteI really like it. Dead on for the color challenge : ) perfectly yellow green!
ReplyDeleteGreat picture! Thanks for also showing how you made the shot too
ReplyDeleteLove it so much! I just made a white box today to do some shooting in!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much everyone for your comments! I am overwhelmed at the response! I hope to show more set ups and tips more in the future! Thank you again for all your kind words and support!
ReplyDeleteFirst, I love this out of the box project! Second, thanks for sharing your setup. I would have never thought to attempt an idoor picture at night without a flash.
ReplyDeleteOh wow! This is a fantastic setup and something I've never tried (the black). Goodness, that is dramatic. It's amazing how 2 pieces of posterboard can look like you're in a studio. I will definitely try this! Thank you so much for sharing the pullback! :-)
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