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Lighting Simply for the RED

We set the table to show the aftermath of two people eating breakfast. The room was full of windows but there wasn’t much shape to the light, so we added a 1200w PAR and a bead board bounce from the side:

Surprisingly, this was all we needed. Tabletop photography is all about bringing out textures and shapes of everyday objects. Usually you’d never see a slice of melon or a coffee cup lit that nicely because ambient light doesn’t have that affect. But adding a soft source from one side to “pop” the objects while letting the fill side go a little dark brings an artificial contrast to the shot that brings it to life.

I used bead board just because it’s my portable bounce surface of choice. It’s very matte, whereas foam core has a specular reflection that can create unwanted shadows and highlights. It’s usually not that big a deal to use foam core as a bounce, but if I have bead board available I tend to use it instead.

The 4x4 floppies are blocking ambient light from the living room in order to darken the shadows on the table.

I have a theory that says that people rarely want to see reality in cinematography: they want to see a version of reality, which isn’t the same thing. A good example of this awaits on the next page…

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