Lemons

This simple idea for istock has been in my head forever. But I could never find the right props. Until I went to Meijer one day and saw this table cloth on clearance for 10 dollars. It is the perfect contrast to the yellow. Im probably a little late adding these to istock this late in the summer, but I'm sure they will be great sellers next spring and summer.

The most difficult and most important part to any photo in my opinion is the lighting. If your light looks like hell, the photo will look like hell. I'm still new at food photography so I've been trying simple setups to get some practice. When it comes to technicalities of lighting, I can never explain what I do, so don't ask. For this shot I had a beauty dish bouncing off the ceiling (which is probably weird to anyone), and another strobe bouncing off the wall as fill.

(I always feel like a creeper at the store, fondling through the produce trying to find the prettiest fruits and vegetables)

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