We both decided that indeed, the floor location is more attractive, and more fit for our dish. The composition we decided to go was the plate on the floor center - right in the frame.
- The available light was used a main light
- The fill light was a small soft box at about 3.5 feet away from the ground pointing down on the plate.
- A kicker light with a grid (size 10) was used at 2 feet above the ground hitting the plate from back - left.
- We used a 18 - 200 mm VR (Nikkor lens) at f 5.6 and focal lense 55mm - in order to keep the subject very sharp
- ISO choosen 200
- Shutter speed was very slow (about 1/8sec), camera was on a tripod at 2 feet above the ground, and we used a remote control in order to avoid any movement of the camera
- We had enought available light
- We had enough strobes
- We had the appropiate equipment
- The color balance was set on site, and slightly adjusted in post production
- We cleaned the floor
Small technical issues:
- Extension cords - Some close by outlets were out of order, so we had to use the far away ones. The cords were a bit stretched - I used masking tape to tape them to the floor to avoid tripping over.
- The kicker light was creating some shadows that we fixed by reducing the power and repositioning.
Overall impresion - quite a challenging shoot, but we are happy with the final shot.
If I was to re-shoot this assignment (professionaly) I would use:
- a food stylist
- more extension cords
- different type of kicker light for more texture or even a snoot
- some reflectors
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