Lighting Texture

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Originally uploaded by dehmystic

As with the thumb tacks in my "humor" assignment I lit this clementine at a steep angle so as to create shadows in it's texture. This was a one light setup using my Sunpak 333 with a few layers of paper towel used as a scrim and diffuser. To fill the dark shadow camera left I used a folded white piece of typing paper and to direct some light to the top, I hand held an envelope.

I think this clearly illustrates how fine texture can be enhanced by simply choosing the key light angle carefully.

Camera: Canon EOS 30D
Exposure: 0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperture: f/29.0
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure Bias: 0 EV