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<blockquote data-quote="wreckdiver1321" data-source="post: 368716" data-attributes="member: 21628">I've been focusing on doing food photography stuff lately. Recently <a href="http://forwardwithoutfear.wordpress.com/2014/10/16/photography-making-a-light-modifier-on-the-cheap/" target="_blank">I made an el-cheapo light diffuser</a> that I tested out, and I built a rustic looking tabletop. More on that later.So, I made my first attempt yesterday with an afternoon cup of tea.<a href="https://flic.kr/p/pHsaBe" target="_blank"><img src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3932/15565287231_d33f9ae132_h.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>In these shots I used a flourescent desk lamp, my homemade diffuser, and a piece of white cardboard as a reflector. A simple reflector is excellent at softly brightening the shadows for a really natural look. I needed to put the camera on my tripod thanks to the low light and my need to use one hand to hold the reflector.<a href="https://flic.kr/p/oLTiwe" target="_blank"><img src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3932/14947784373_31d67af2ea_h.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>I'm pretty happy with this as a first attempt.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="wreckdiver1321, post: 368716, member: 21628"] I've been focusing on doing food photography stuff lately. Recently [URL="http://forwardwithoutfear.wordpress.com/2014/10/16/photography-making-a-light-modifier-on-the-cheap/"]I made an el-cheapo light diffuser[/URL] that I tested out, and I built a rustic looking tabletop. More on that later. So, I made my first attempt yesterday with an afternoon cup of tea. [URL="https://flic.kr/p/pHsaBe"][IMG]https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3932/15565287231_d33f9ae132_h.jpg[/IMG][/URL] In these shots I used a flourescent desk lamp, my homemade diffuser, and a piece of white cardboard as a reflector. A simple reflector is excellent at softly brightening the shadows for a really natural look. I needed to put the camera on my tripod thanks to the low light and my need to use one hand to hold the reflector. [URL="https://flic.kr/p/oLTiwe"][IMG]https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3932/14947784373_31d67af2ea_h.jpg[/IMG][/URL] I'm pretty happy with this as a first attempt. [/QUOTE]

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