Hey, it came out the way I thought it would!

By loweho written 4/24/08 12:28 PM, published 4/25/08 4:24 PM

Well, I didn't get to babysit Jaryd today so I spent the day at home.  Mostly, reading and watching movies but decided to set something up on the kitchen counter to shoot.  This is it...

Book of Love

This is actually an atlas of the National Parks.  It was too hard to get the book positioned exactly where I wanted with the flash so I drug out the halogen work light and placed it above and behind the book.  I placed a piece of construction paper behind the book for background and also some color. In retrospect, pink might have been better. The camera was placed below the top edge of the pages so you are looking down the twin tunnels that make up the heart.  I held a reflector above the camera to bounce some light on the front of the book to bring out some detail.  This whole setup took very little experimenting and I quickly got it looking the way I imagined it... which is pretty rare for me!



 
  • StevenWolf
    Great idea! Nice job with the composition, lighting and background. Very creative!!

    - right brained...


  • Ashton
    Most excellant job!!

    - Breath deep


  • msjudi
    WOW.... love it!

    - Smile ; )


  • buggin
    That is fascinating and a really beautiful photograph, even though the Park Service is currently on my short list, and this atlas makes me think of them, which gets me all pissed off. But then your soothing yellows and the girth of the book of promised land makes me happy again! It is a beautiful picture. savehatteras.com

  • Andrea
    Awesome! Love it!

    - Hi, How are you?


  • andreaeagle
    I thought you were getting all Kama Sutra with us! lol! Very cool!

    - come over for lunch


  • MRQUACKERS
    An Excellent shot.

    - A quack with an camera


  • VegasStan
    Looks like that new baby granddaughter has been a real inspiration!! ... A very imaginative and creative shot!! … Well done!! ... The Park Service would be proud!!

    - Out of Focus!!


  • Blizzard
    aww...lovely. :)

    - I want to pull your teeth


  • chrissy63
    very well done, I like it alot

    - Walking on Sunshine


  • bullshoalsview
    A very Art Nouveau feel for me.... very nice!

    - Run Bubba Run!


  • Wildman
    Way to improvise with the halogen, lighting was wicked hot! Way to get out of the box Buddy!

  • trio55
    Very creative. Neat shot.

    - Climbing Higher


  • BEARPHOTO
    Creative,warm and lovely work big guy.