The Technique (Goblet Art)
Here's how I achieved these photographs,
The Ingredients:
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- A Table of enough height (I am pretty tall, so needed it, to avoid straining myself.)
- A Table Lamp (+ A Regular Bulb of atleast 40W Power, higher the power, better the result)
- A Shiny Surface (I used a white board with a bit of texture on it.) Black Granite would give impressive results, atleast I think so.
- A Bright reflective Background (I used a White thermocole piece, big enough, to cover my composition's area, in the camera's viewfinder)
- A Camera (I prefered using a Digital SLR, as I could see instant results and alter my settings to improve the exposure levels)
- Camera Focal Length Range: 50mm onwards (I suggest nothing less than 50mm, if you don't have large thermocole and the Table lamp is not covering most of the thermocole's area. Also here I used a 50mm Prime lens)
The Recipe
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The Base:
On the Table, lay down the shiny board which you have.
The Background:
Arrange the Thermocole Piece such that it's approximately vertically standing on the table. Arrange the Table Lamp such that it's light falls properly on the thermocole surface.
The Goblets:
Arrange the Goblets on the shiny white board just in between the background and you (the camera).
Now, that everything's set, it's time to get going. Compose the Goblets in such a way through your camera that your background is as bright as possible. Also note that, the light shouldn't be falling on the goblets.
Try overexposing by 1 or 1.5 point (You may have to find out the best value yourself) to achieve better results.
That's all folks.
