Project 66; Juxta Position

I got the inspiration for this from a photo that I came across in the letters section of last months black and white magazine. The idea reoccurred after a morning playing with my camera and two strobes to set up for the next project.

It took a little time to get the set up. In order to throw a good shadow the light source need to be further away from the object you are trying to shoot. I had to adjust the strobe output to get the light right and then move the fork around to get a nice shadow. The light is positioned to camera right about a meter away and I have raised the fork and plate a little off the table. I used a plain white background to catch the shadow with.

This is one of my later attempts after all of the fiddling with the light levels, zoom and distance were complete. As you can see there is a white line which cuts right through the shadow of the fork. Its caused by light bouncing off the surface of the plate. I solved this by raising the plate a little higher.

Here is my final attempt. It could be a cover for a food magazine or book.

I really enjoyed this and I intend to try out some more examples.