CHAPTER SEVEN: Composing an Image to Suit the Product
FIGURE 7.8 The two berries in the background here act as a stabilizing force, while adding a pleasing, triangular element to the composition that follows the Rule of Odds. Exposure: ISO 320, f/8.0, 1/60 second, Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G VR, Nikon SB-900 Speedlight, Nikon SU-800 controller.
The crystal perfume bottle shown in Figure 7.9 could have easily worked as a lone subject, but adding a pile of acrylic ice crystals to either side added weight and interest to the image, while not drawing attention away from the main subject. To light this image I used a SmithVictor 200ix FlashLite bounced from a white wall through white Plexiglas. A Nikon SB-800 Speedlight was bounced from a reflector placed camera left and a black card was placed to the right of the subject to reinforce the dark lines.
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