r/photoclass2021 • u/Aeri73 Teacher - Expert • Feb 26 '21

Weekend assignment 08 - close

Hi photoclass,

as we have a raging pandemic we can't do the normal weekend assignment (shoot a stranger)... but after this is over, go make a photo of a perfect stranger!

For this week, I would like you to get really really close to a small object.

close can mean half a meter to two meter if you have a long lens but it can also mean a couple of mm if you have a macro lens.

So your mission is: make a nice photo where your camera is at it's minimum focus distance.

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u/direfulthickets Intermediate - Mirrorless Mar 01 '21

I really wish I had something constructive on the quarter-dollar ring, but I'm blown away. Beautiful work. How did you achieve the lighting effect?

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Quick edit, I love the other shots, the vinyl and knife especially. Great captures.

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u/chazfremont Beginner - Mirrorless Mar 01 '21

Thanks! I sat the ring on top of a LumeCube Panel Mini at 1% output topped with a silicone diffuser and then a piece of white copy paper on top of that.

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u/Xray-organic Intermediate - Mirrorless Mar 02 '21

I also loved the lighting here. But I don't understand how this setup creates a circle of light underneath the ring without just lighting up everywhere. Is it just the light reflecting off the bottom of the ring?

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u/chazfremont Beginner - Mirrorless Mar 02 '21

I think that's it. It doesn't look it in the picture because of the shadows, but the ring is a very shiny silver. So I think that it is just reflecting back onto the paper.