Kitchen Art

[mgbeach]

Rained here too today.. grabbed a couple items from the kitchen and set up the light tent.

[xiphoid]

Very cool - I like those a lot.

[Athena]

Nice - I especially like the first one. Fantabulous reflection control. I am quite impressed.
Mind talking to me about the lightcube with a black background?

[mgbeach]

thanks! and sure, whatcha want to know? I use my alien bees B800 fired up into an umbrella positioned above the cube. The cube came with a black drape that velcros in. The modeling lamp gives a good idea of where the reflections will be, and then a quick review of the histogram lets you know you've got it right. Then, I use a levels adjustment layer to bring the background to total black and get the midtones where I want them.

[Photodawg1]

Very nice work! Thanks for sharing how you did it.

[roman_t]

very good look. your play with those tools is amazing. second looks like aliens weapon. and there's alot of variations with first setup. dont stop and show more.

[mgbeach]

a couple more from yesterday..

[Titus213]

NIce! Light control, shadow, reflections, all work to make excellent images IMO.

[mgbeach]

thanks! still plenty of stuff in the drawers, so I'll keep shooting :)

[whiskaz]

MG... awesome shots. Dug this post up doing a search for "lightcube"... is this the same one sold at Amvona.com? If so, what size is it (medium, large)?

I wouldn't mind seeing some more shots from it if you've got em ;)

Those are some mean looking (yet somehow sexy) kitchen utensils.

[MagicallyDelicious]

cool shots!

could defo see them in a swanky mag!