Bacon Lettuce Photo

by Joe

I primarily focus on food photography and am always looking for props, ingredients and recipes that inspire my shoots. In this case, I found a replica of a French antique egg holder (one that might hold hard boiled eggs and bread in a bar) and some beautiful farmer’s market eggs with different colors and markings. I use natural light, and in this case, used a western-facing window for the shoot. I wanted to highlight the eggs by positioning them in diffused light and also deepen shadows around the eggs to highlight their spherical form. I did this by cutting the light down with shades and scrims and by using black boards on the shadow side to deepen the shadows. I normally use a tripod and shoot on a low ISO, but after working through a number of photos with a lower angle, I experimented with standing on a chair to shoot down on the eggs and found that angle more interesting. I had to bump up the ISO to make sure I wouldn’t have any camera shake. I shot at a very shallow DOF (f 3.5) to highlight the front egg and create some depth in the image, and used my 105mm macro lens which is a favorite of mine for these types of shots.

Sabra is a great photographer and you can see her portfolio and blog.

by Joe

I’m not sure if I should be telling you this, but the illusion is not real. The woman was actually walking like 3 feet in front of the guy, they were not a couple at all lol.

Seriously bro. I just snapped at the right time, lol.

Thanks Sam, we all get lucky once in a while and take an amazing photo. This one is yours

If you live in an urban area, keep in mind that when it rains the streets become incredibly beautiful as they reflect street lights. In fact, in movies, they often wet down the asphalt to make it more dramatic. Next time you’re out and about and it starts raining, get ready to take some gorgeous shots.

Sam shot this photo with a Nikon D700

Shutter: 1/50
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 105mm