[Photo] Mystery Tin

[karohemd]

I had this funky tin so I thought I would try my hand at some product photography.

The tin sits on a big sheet of black card. I cut open an old A5 jiffy bag to make a slit shaped snoot, stuck the SB900 inside (set to 1/4 power) and held it in my left hand pointed at the tin while I took the photo with the right hand. A very easy 5 minute setup and I'm very pleased with how it came out.

Comments

[fractalgeek.livejournal.com]

Interesting. Shame the seam is buckled: How's your Photoshop?

[karohemd.livejournal.com]

Bad for this kind of thing. Besides, why should I alter reality? For me, photography is showing reality in interesting ways, not changing things to adapt them to some people's idea of beauty or aesthetics.

[fractalgeek.livejournal.com]

As an exercise in "product photography".....

As a study it is a fine piece of work.

[karohemd.livejournal.com]

That's exactly the sort of photography I despise, like food photography with artificial or enhanced elements.
I could obviously have chosen a section without seam but I didn't want to give away the contents.

Thanks. I wanted to try and get the typical look and it was easier than I thought as soon as I figured out how to hold the light.