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#7 Create a

fruity flat lay

ALTHOUGH YOU MAY NOT ALWAYS HAVE
all the equipment you need when undertaking
new projects, you’ll be surprised at what
results you can achieve with a little ingenuity.
Bill Atchison didn’t let a lack of lightbox
prevent him realising his vision of capturing
a striking fruit-based flat lay composition.
“Although it may not be my preferred
method of taking photos, I do enjoy getting
creative with photography indoors. Unlike
working outside, you generally have complete
control over your image and have time to make
even the slightest of adjustments in the quest
for the perfect shot.
“I placed my fruit slices on top of a sheet
of 20x16in glass from an old photo frame.
This was then propped up between two stools
allowing me to position a flashgun equipped
with softbox underneath pointing upwards.
A second flashgun was positioned above
the subject to add more definition to the fruit.
“Using my camera’s Live View, I took
multiple test shots to establish a balance Canon 90D | 60mm | 1/200sec | f/22 | ISO 100
between background brightness and correctly
exposed subjects. With a few saturation
adjustments in Lightroom to bring out the
vibrant colours, and some Content Aware edits
to eradicate slight imperfections, I was happy
with the results I achieved.”

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#8 Think differently

Have you ever considered by the most magnificent light
putting an unconventional spin on through the trees. I had seen a few
an ordinary photo? Keith Motion glitch shots before and it was
lived up to his name and did just always my intention to attempt
that by adding intentional camera it some time – this felt like the
Sony α7R II | 200mm | 1/8sec | f/18 | ISO 100
movement to this otherwise tame perfect opportunity.
woodland scene. “I dialled in an exposure of
“I’m a keen amateur and took 1/8sec on shutter-priority mode
this picture on a walk at a local and as I pressed the shutter
nature reserve at Sandwich Bay in button, I tilted the camera
Kent. The goal was to photograph upwards. It took a few attempts to
birds and insects with my 400mm come away with a shot that I was
lens, but soon decided to try happy with, but I loved the subtle
out something a bit different. detail in the background foliage
I became distracted with the and bluebell heads still evident in
bluebells in a glade, illuminated the vertical streaks.”

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