Another assignment we got in photography class, is to take pictures of objects. This one here is about shiny objects. I was not sure whether I would post this one - as I think it is not the most beautiful picture you can take of a bowling ball, but then I decided to do it and to post along the setup we made in class. The result is after all not that bad, I think, after a few hours trying to find a nice POV and lighting setup.
At the rear left, there is the spot headlight and at the opposite site (front right) the square softbox, giving 1 stop less light than the main light. At the rear right another spot, positioned very high to reduce the reflection on the ball and a reflection panel on the front left (not visible on the setup-picture). The bowling ball is a heavily used one - quite some scratches on it - I got from a friend.
During the other 'glass' assignment we got some time ago, we were told not to have reflections, while here reflections should be visible to emphasize the 'shining' effect of the object.
There was no post-processing applied to the picture.
- Canon
- Canon EOS 40D
- F1.8
- 0.02 sec
- 50.0 mm
- 100
- 0
- Manual
- Flash did not fire, auto
- Multi-segment
