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Sunday, 24 February 2013

Photographing on black

Playing around with photographing on a black tile in my light box with my macro lens the other day. I must say I haven't used my light box for a long time, so it was fun to get it out and experiment.

 Truss tomatoes - I like the way the red really stands out against the black in this shot - just be careful you clean off all the specs on the black tile or glass - it is amazing how they show up on your image!



Cinnamon quills - 

Star Anise -

old spoons -

This one is mushrooms on a mirror with a black backdrop-


cherries on mirror with white backdrop -


and cinnamon on brown paper

and Orios! on white with white background -


 Thank you for stopping by. Do you spend time playing around and experimenting with your camera? Have a wonderful week.

If you would like to see more of my food photography please go to my Flickr page by clicking here - Jill's food set on Flickr

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27 comments:

  1. Horst in Edmonton25 February 2013 at 05:28

    Glad your experimenting Jill. That's part of the fun of photography, trying new things.

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  2. Gardening in a Sandbox25 February 2013 at 08:43

    Love all the images and wonderful ideas to try. Wonderful. Valerie

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  3. podso25 February 2013 at 09:50

    Beautiful images. Love the old spoons especially, but they are all so good!

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  4. Lynn Holland25 February 2013 at 16:51

    Great series of photographs. Have you tried looking through a jam jar you get a great effect.
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/lynnyholly/8476176846/in/pool-2130293@N24/

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  5. Lorrie26 February 2013 at 01:27

    What great experiments! Love those cinnamon quills. So much texture. Yes, I enjoy playing with my camera. So much to learn. So much fun! Have a great week, Jill.

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    1. Life Images by Jill26 February 2013 at 13:38

      perhaps you can add experimenting with your camera to your list of winter things to do Lorrie!

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  6. mick26 February 2013 at 11:36

    The red tomatoes on the black tile are so dramatic. The change of DOF is also very interesting in some of the other photos. A great series!

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  7. Karen26 February 2013 at 12:15

    Oh these are great photos! Love the star anise and the shrooms! I'm your newest follower.

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  8. Fran26 February 2013 at 12:55

    Super! Magical simplicity

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  9. Anonymous26 February 2013 at 13:17

    What gorgeous shots! Dramatic and delicious.

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  10. NatureStop26 February 2013 at 13:34

    Great shots!

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  11. Unknown26 February 2013 at 16:30

    Beautiful shots
    Thanks for your visit
    Have a nice day
    Mari

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  12. Red Nomad OZ26 February 2013 at 18:06

    LOVE the tomatoes - they're just like little jewels!! And my earth sign psyche likes the line of cherries reflecting another line of cherries - almost good enough to eat!!!

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  13. Judi Gray26 February 2013 at 19:51

    beautiful images and great concepts and ideas! I love the cinamon sticks and the cherries!

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  14. Unknown26 February 2013 at 21:27

    Wow, those tomatoes look good!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

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  15. Dana26 February 2013 at 21:56

    Really beautiful shots! I love the reflections and the vibrancy of the colors. :)

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  16. Kusum27 February 2013 at 01:54

    Lovely pics!

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  17. Sallie (FullTime-Life)27 February 2013 at 05:39

    Never tried anything so creative! We're remodeling our kitchen..I'd love to have images this lovely on an occasional backsplash tile!

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  18. Johanna27 February 2013 at 06:48

    Love all your experimental pics, and the results you get. If i had to pic two immediate faves it would be the tomatoes and the oreos. Hmm, new dinner combo perhaps!

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    1. Jill Harrison27 February 2013 at 10:14

      wish me luck with them at the Photography Group of Bunbury submissions on Thursday Jo!

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  19. Frostbite and Sunburn27 February 2013 at 09:19

    Mmmmmm. Stop with the gorgeous foody images - I'm hungry now! Great vibrancy.

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  20. orchid032427 February 2013 at 09:48

    Hello, how beautiful your pictures are♡♡♡ And your technique is amazing; I wish I could learn from you, p;)
    I followed you, my new Australian friend.
    Thank you very much for stopping by and hope you are having a wonderful week.


    Sending you lots of love and hugs from Japan, xoxo Miyako*

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  21. Cottage and Broome27 February 2013 at 22:23

    Your pictures are just magical!! My favorite is the one with the cherries, Michigan is a huge cherry producing state. The star anise is great too, hard to believe nature created the pattern. Thanks for the suggestion of making a sentence from a book stack a fun idea. Thanks for stopping by, Laura

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  22. Mary Howell Cromer28 February 2013 at 21:38

    Oh you are genius, absolutely genius...love all of these and you really showed the Cinnamon Quills, which we call simply sticks...I like quills better;', and the Star Anise with incredible detail of texture...very nice! Thank you so very much for your very kinds words written to me recently. It is going to be a long while, but I keep my hopes alive, that is all that one can ever do, in moving forward...Hugs~

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  23. budget jan10 April 2013 at 14:08

    Love these foodie shots. Awesome cinnamon curls and star anise. :)

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