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My blog is an online journal where I share my views on various subjects, mainly Photography and Video Productions related.

31
Dec 2020

366-2020 – Goat Dance

Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about a Romanian tradition called the Goat Dance. Capra is the name of a traditional Romanian dance, performed around New Year. It’s executed by a young man with a goat mask and a sheep skin on his back. The ‘goat’ and his companions go from house to house, dancing at each door on New Year’s Eve. This custom is first mentioned in Descriptio Moldaviae by Dimitrie Cantemir. FREE Digital Image Hungry for more beautiful images? Check out “A photo a day challenge 2020” gallery and download for FREE your favourite image […]
30
Dec 2020

365-2020 – Rest in Peace Maria Buta

Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about walking my mother-in-law to the final resting place to be with God – rest in peace Maria Buta. Less than 5 months ago, we said Adio to Ioan Buta her husband so to say we are devastated is an understatement. Thank you all for coming and for being next to us on these difficult moments. The sun and the birds even came out to say goodbye. FREE Digital Image Hungry for more beautiful images? Check out “A photo a day challenge 2020” gallery and download for […]
29
Dec 2020

364-2020 – Mountain top covered with snow

Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about a mountain top covered with snow in the beautiful morning light. My mother-in-law in law told me that when I see snow on the top of that mountain it’s going to snow soon. She was right. For the past two days it snow in Bradet and we even managed to make a snowman ⛄️ . FREE Digital Image Hungry for more beautiful images? Check out “A photo a day challenge 2020” gallery and download for FREE your favourite image for personal use. If you like what […]
28
Dec 2020

363-2020 – Best Friends Forever

Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about the two cousins, best friends forever. FREE Digital Image Hungry for more beautiful images? Check out “A photo a day challenge 2020” gallery and download for FREE your favourite image for personal use. If you like what you see, I would appreciate a Like, comment & share to keep me motivated! 😉
27
Dec 2020

362-2020 – Winter Landscape in Bradet

Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about a winter landscape in Bradet. The same spot looked totally different a few months ago. FREE Digital Image Hungry for more beautiful images? Check out “A photo a day challenge 2020” gallery and download for FREE your favourite image for personal use. If you like what you see, I would appreciate a Like, comment & share to keep me motivated! 😉
26
Dec 2020

361-2020 – Snowy Bob the Snowman

Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about the “Snowy Bob” the snowman ⛄️. When I asked my daughter what’s the snowman’s name she quickly responded: “Snowy Bob”. We used pebble for eyes, carrot for nose, two parsnips for mouth and two brooms for hands. Let’s hope tomorrow will be able to make a bigger snowman ⛄️. In this image the snow appears orange, because the street lights contain vapour of sodium and cast a orange hue in the presence of electricity. Below is the same image in which I used the eye […]
25
Dec 2020

360-2020 – Merry Christmas

Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is a family photo wishing you all a Merry Christmas. FREE Digital Image Hungry for more beautiful images? Check out “A photo a day challenge 2020” gallery and download for FREE your favourite image for personal use. If you like what you see, I would appreciate a Like, comment & share to keep me motivated! 😉
24
Dec 2020

359-2020 – Romanian Beouf Salad

Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about a winter holiday traditional dish, Romanian Beouf Salad. There is no Romanian Christmas feast without aspic ( meat jelly) or stuffed cabbage rolls. FREE Digital Image Hungry for more beautiful images? Check out “A photo a day challenge 2020” gallery and download for FREE your favourite image for personal use. If you like what you see, I would appreciate a Like, comment & share to keep me motivated! 😉
23
Dec 2020

358-2020 – Foggy Day in Bradet

Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is a landscape of a foggy day in Bradet with the sun shining through the 🌲. A few months ago, the same scene looked like this, apart from the tall pine trees on the left hand side. FREE Digital Image Hungry for more beautiful images? Check out “A photo a day challenge 2020” gallery and download for FREE your favourite image for personal use. If you like what you see, I would appreciate a Like, comment & share to keep me motivated! 😉
22
Dec 2020

357-2020 – Intravenous Antibiotics

Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is a more of a journal entry to remind me the times when I was doing intravenous antibiotics to my mother-in-law, with end-stage liver disease. FREE Digital Image Hungry for more beautiful images? Check out “A photo a day challenge 2020” gallery and download for FREE your favourite image for personal use. If you like what you see, I would appreciate a Like, comment & share to keep me motivated! 😉
21
Dec 2020

356-2020 – Doctor Diana

Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about Doctor Diana, doing a full health checkup on her dad. Below is the video recording of this thorough health checkup. FREE Digital Image Hungry for more beautiful images? Check out “A photo a day challenge 2020” gallery and download for FREE your favourite image for personal use. If you like what you see, I would appreciate a Like, comment & share to keep me motivated! 😉
20
Dec 2020

355-2020 – Coal Fire Burning

Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is of a coal fire burning 🔥 in our wood-gasifying boiler with vertical reverse flame and modulation of burning “ARCA Aspiro“. FREE Digital Image Hungry for more beautiful images? Check out “A photo a day challenge 2020” gallery and download for FREE your favourite image for personal use. If you like what you see, I would appreciate a Like, comment & share to keep me motivated! 😉
19
Dec 2020

354-2020 – Delicious Pepperoni Pizza

Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about a delicious pepperoni pizza our family had for lunch. Since I am 90% vegetarian now, I only had 10% of a pizza slice, whatever my daughter hadn’t finished. FREE Digital Image Hungry for more beautiful images? Check out “A photo a day challenge 2020” gallery and download for free your favourite image for personal use. If you like what you see, I would appreciate a Like, comment & share to keep me motivated! 😉
18
Dec 2020

353-2020 – Odd Pear

Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about an odd little pear. FREE Digital Image Hungry for more beautiful images? Check out “A photo a day challenge 2020” gallery and download for free your favourite image for personal use. If you like what you see, I would appreciate a Like, comment & share to keep me motivated! 😉
17
Dec 2020

352-2020 – Glorious Morning Sunshine

Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is an image of Doftana Valley near Bradet in the glorious morning sunshine. -3 degrees Celsius in Bradet this morning, but it feels epic. My hands were frozen on the drone’s remote control, and for the first time in a while I took my pictures and returned the drone safely home before the low battery warning message kicked in. Happy to see my mother-in-law walking again. For the last few days she couldn’t even get off the bed. She’s got Stage 4 cirrhosis (end stage liver disease), which […]

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16
Dec 2020

351-2020 – Shooting for the Stars

Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is all about shooting for the stars. This image was shot with Canon PowerShot G16 with its “Stars” preset as a JPEG image. Normally, I would wirelessly transfer the images to my iPhone but for some unknown reason I couldn’t, so I had to take the card out, pop it into my laptop, transfer the images to the cloud folder, from where I could access them, pick my favourite, edit it with Lightroom Mobile app and export it in two “flavours”, one small resolution – for this […]
15
Dec 2020

350-2020 – Takeaway Hep-lock

Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about the hep-lock the nurse forgot in my mother-in-law’s arm after the procedure. This is not the first time when my mother-in-law is sent home with the hep-lock in her arm. I don’t know if this is a standard procedure in the Romanian hospitals or “can’t be bothered” attitude toward the patient? FREE Digital Image Hungry for more beautiful images? Check out “A photo a day challenge 2020” gallery and download for free your favourite image for personal use. If you like what you see, I […]

Hep-lock
12
Dec 2020

347-2020 – Brown Boots

Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about my new brown boots from Primark. These boots only cost £20 and look like the ones made of leather, but at this price, it’s very unlikely. Another clue is the lack of labels which mention the materials used during production. If will last me this winter, I am a happy chap. Like, comment & share!

brown boots
8
Dec 2020

343-2020 – Our Christmas Decorations

Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about our Christmas decorations. I have to admit that out Christmas decorations are not as impressive as our neighbours, but I wanted something a little bit different and easy to setup and break down. On top, my little projector can be used for various other events, such as Halloween or Birthday Celebrations, to name a few. Like, comment & share!
7
Dec 2020

342-2020 – Nike Men Shoes

Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is another practice product photography shot of a Nike Men Shoes against a black background. I have a few more favourite images from the same photo session which you can see below. Browsing through my photos, I found my first creative product photography I ever took, with a Zenith film camera, on the carpet, in my bedroom, more than 20 years ago. Old habits never dies I guess! These were my first Nike shoes and I really liked them. If anyone knows from where I can buy […]
6
Dec 2020

341-2020 – Crazy Golf

Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about a fun family day out playing Crazy Golf in the Basildon Christmas Market located in the town centre. My daughter had a blast, as you can clearly see from the images below. The best of all it was free to play. Like, comment & share!
5
Dec 2020

340-2020 – Elle Oil’s dvb

Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is a product shot of Elle Oil’s dvb, a small bottle filled with a “magic potion” which some say that it is the antidote for COVID-19. I have ordered this product on the 28 November and received it today, after 8 days directly from Romania. According to their website “ELLE OIL’S dvb is a solution that through its compounds has antiviral, antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties based on high molecular weight essential oil extracts, obtained by biotechnological means without content of Genetically Modified Organisms and organic proteins.” CAUTION! INTENDED […]

elle oil's dvb
4
Dec 2020

339-2020 – Medium Rare T-bone Steak

Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about my favourite dish ever – the medium rare T-bone steak with peppercorn sauce. If you never been to la Petite Pétanque you don’t know what you are missing: a cozy atmosphere in from of the fireplace, friendly staff and the most important, the best T-bone steak in Essex (usually, last Friday of the month). Like, comment & share!
3
Dec 2020

338-2020 – Beautiful Christmas Decorations

Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is another beautiful Christmas decorations I encountered during my evening walk through my neighbourhood. In a post a few days ago, I have mentioned two other houses’ Christmas decorations, which incidentally are right next to this one. I am starting to think that there is a healthy rivalry between my neighbours, in regards to who’s Christmas decorations are more beautiful, and somehow I am tempted to join the challenge.🎄Like, comment & share!
2
Dec 2020

337-2020 – German Sausage from Basildon Christmas Market

Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is of German Sausage from Basildon Christmas Market. Today, a four-week lockdown ends, but England enters a tougher version of its three tier system of restrictions. Some restrictions will be relaxed over Christmas to allow three households to form a “Christmas bubble”, because we all know that the virus is not a threat during the festive period. Anyways, let’s take advantage of the ‘government’s kindness’ and enjoy a tasty German sausage and a glass of mulled wine, during the lunch break. Like, comment & share!
1
Dec 2020

336-2020 – Contrails or Chemtrails

Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about the white trails planes leave behind in the sky: Contrails or Chemtrails? Allegedly, contrails or vapour trails are line-shaped clouds produced by aircraft engine exhaust or changes in air pressure, typically at aircraft cruising altitudes several miles above the Earth’s surface. Contrails are composed primarily of water, in the form of ice crystals. Some believe that long-lasting condensation trails are “chemtrails” consisting of chemical or biological agents left in the sky by high-flying aircraft, sprayed for nefarious purposes undisclosed to the general public. It’s true […]
30
Nov 2020

335-2020 – BMW Servicing Specialists

Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about Power Developments: the actual BMW Servicing Specialists in Basildon. A few days ago my car developed some ABS issues, and happy to say that now are resolved, thanks to the specialists at Power Developments. My takeaway from this experience is: don’t use any garage and try to find a garage specialised on the kind of car you are having, even though is a bit more expensive. The previous garage I went to asked £160 to fix my issue and they couldn’t, but wasted a day […]
27
Nov 2020

332-2020 – Little Princess

Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about a little princess who visited our Ozgo Productions studio to celebrate her birthday with a photo session. I used a Canon 5D Mark 3 with a 70-200mm f/2.8L lens and a black background because she was wearing a yellow dress and I wanted the greatest contrast between the subject and the background. Find out more about our Studio Family Portrait Sessions. Like, comment and book you photo session now!
24
Nov 2020

329-2020 – Mother and Child Statue in Basildon Town Centre

Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about the mother and child statue in Basildon Town Centre. If you look closely, you might notice that someone considered that the initial sculpture is missing something to be a complete work of art, so they have added a traffic cone on top. Not the most funny art installation, but still a creative approach to and existent iconic ‘The Mother and Child’ fountain situated in the central plaza of the Basildon town centre. Luckily, the addition is not permanent and the traffic cone can be easily […]
20
Nov 2020

325-2020 – Red Grapefruit on Black Background

Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is of a red grapefruit on black background, shot in my studio @Ozgo Productions. Most doctors recommend eating Ruby Red grapefruit for the more potent antioxidants. The Ruby Red grapefruit has twenty-eight times more vitamin A than the original white grapefruit. Just like vitamin C, vitamin A works as a powerful antioxidant. Like, comment & share!

red grapefruit on black background
18
Nov 2020

323-2020 – One Pound Coin

Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is an image of a one pound coin appearing to roll down, featuring the profile of Queen Elizabeth II since the original coin’s introduction on 21 April 1983. Like, comment & share!

One pound coin
17
Nov 2020

322-2020 – Lemon Mold

Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is a studio shot of a lemon with green mold on it. Please remember, if your bread, lemon, apple jam tomato sauce etc has any amount of mold on it, don’t just remove the mold layer and continue using that product, because a cancerous substances called aflatoxins already contaminated your food. Like, comment & share!
16
Nov 2020

321-2020 – Santa is coming to town

Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about Santa coming to town a little bit early this year, probably confused by the lockdown. It looks like due to the cold and flu season, in UK the Christmas will happen via Zoom. I even spotted Santa in his sledge in the sky a little bit earlier. Ho-Ho-Ho Merry Lockdown Everyone!Like, comment & share!
15
Nov 2020

320-2020 – Huge Pink Boots

Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about the girl in the swing with huge pink boots. Obviously, my daughter doesn’t have huge feet, but they may look huge if I used a wide angle lens and her feet are close to the lens. To avoid distortion to my subject’s face, I placed her head in the middle of the frame. You might say that everyone knows this camera trick by now, except the people who install cameras on rackets and satellites, unless they do it on purpose. But then why they would […]
14
Nov 2020

319-2020 – Heineken

Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is of a can of Heineken on a black background. This is my wife’s favourite lager beer, but not my favourite subject to photograph in my studio. Because of the shiny surface, it’s very easy to get reflections you don’t want. Like, comment & share!

heineken
11
Nov 2020

316-2020 – Drawing in the garden

Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about my daughter drawing in the garden. Not long ago she would draw all over the paper, but recently I have noticed how she is more careful and draws within the contour of the subject. Like, comment & share!
7
Nov 2020

312-2020 – Behind the lens

Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about one of those proud father moments when my daughter went behind the lens, directing and actually taking pictures of her friends. Usually, with any other activity her attention span is really short, a few minutes the most before she comes up with one of her lines: “I’m tired” Or “I’m bored”.Today after 30 minutes she was still going and I had to turn off the studio lights to signal that the photo session is over. Some of the images from this photoshoot can be seen […]
3
Nov 2020

308-2020 – Bananas

Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about two bananas on a mirror in the Ozgo Productions studio. The setup was really simple, one flash head shooting through a snoot, about 45 degrees from the subject pointing down. The main benefit of using a snoot is controlling the light. It restricts the spread to a narrow beam, so that some areas of the frame are not lit at all. In our tabletop example, the bananas are highlighted and the background is totally black. Like, comment & share!
1
Nov 2020

306-2020 – Back to the UK

Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about a moment worth remembering, after 3 months in Romania the entire family is back to the UK. Initially we were thinking to return for good in Romania, but after 3 months we realised that nothing has changed and I don’t think it will change anytime soon. As my wife said, “Let’s not forget why we left in the first place”. In conclusion, we would like that our daughter will have the best opportunity for a decent life, with less unnecessary struggles if possible and if […]
28
Oct 2020

302-2020 – Moonrise Over Carpathian Mountains

Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is of the moonrise over carpathian mountains as seen from above Tarlung Reservoir. In reality, the moon looked much bigger and I wished I had a zoom lens to capture the scene. Nevertheless, the aerial shot brings its own advantage – a unique vantage point, which makes the image better. Like, comment & share!
25
Oct 2020

299-2020 – Family Portrait

Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is a family portrait captured in the patio of Branești residence. For this image I used a Canon G16 camera with flash on a small tabletop tripod and wirelessly sent to the iPhone 11 Pro and edited in Lightroom mobile app. Like, comment & share!
24
Oct 2020

298-2020 – Vineyard Sunrise

Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is vineyard sunrise image from Brănești, Galati, România. It’s true, the best times to take images are the sunrises and sunsets. Just look at the colours and tell me I’m wrong. Like, comment & share!
19
Oct 2020

293-2020 – Garden Dahlia

Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about a beautiful garden dahlia. Dahlia pinnata is a perennial herbaceous plant with a rhizome and tuberous roots, reaching a height of 70 to 120, rarely 160 centimeters. The stem is erect being branched only in the inflorescence. The leaves are usually simple, with leaflets that are ovate and 5–10 cm long. The plant is slightly shaggy. Like, comment & share!
18
Oct 2020

292-2020 – Oven cooked gander

Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about an oven cooked gander meal with mash potatoes. I’ve marinated the meat in 14 years old red wine, freshly squeezed orange juice, salt and pepper for 24 hours in the fridge. Today, I took it out and left it at room temperature for three hours before I shoved it into the log burner oven. Beforehand, I chopped two onions, apples, carrots and mix it with salt, pepper and spices. In the cooking tray where the marinated sauce was, I’ve added the chopped vegetables and lay […]
16
Oct 2020

290-2020 – Masks do work

Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about a discovery I’ve made about masks, and I can say with 100% certainty that masks do work…when painting the fence! Painting the fence when self isolating is the perfect excuse to wear a mask and “protect” everyone around you against COVID-19. My family lost someone already because of this virus, due to the lack of care in Romanian hospitals, since almost all of them are focused on treating patients with COVID-19 and neglect or refuse to treat patients with every other disease. My father-in-law had […]
15
Oct 2020

289-2020 – Using a blowtorch

Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is of me using a blowtorch on an old friend – Mr. Gander. Today, I have learned that the male goose is called gander! If you are skirmish, I don’t recommend reading the next paragraph or check the images below! by Augustin Galatanu I never sacrificed a chicken in my life, so catching and killing a gander was a nerve racking experience. After chasing him a few lapses around the house with a pitchfork in my hand, I finally cornered him as he entered the basement of […]
11
Oct 2020

285-2020 – Firewood

Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is a simple image of some firewood ready for the wood burner room. This batch has been split, dry and ready for the wood burner. Half of the pile went inside the wood burner room and the next half will follow when the current stash will be depleted. Like, comment & share!
10
Oct 2020

284-2020 – Harvesting the wine grapes

Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about getting ready for harvesting the wine grapes. Next image is a close up on how the wine grapes look like after the rain. The goal is to make some wine, but I never done it before so I need to speak to those who knows (Like my dad). Like, comment & share!
8
Oct 2020

282-2020 – Monster Truck

Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is of a monster truck on a black background photographed with only one spotlight. In order to capture this image I only used one spotlight to illuminate both the subject and the background at the same time. I placed the car on a mirror to get a nice reflection and then in Lightroom I cropped the image 1 x 1 (square) aspect ratio and adjusted the brightness slightly to make the car pop out a little bit. Below, is a behind the scenes image, in case you […]

monster truck
6
Oct 2020

280-2020 – Sliced Mango

Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is of a sliced mango on a black background. Below are only some of the benefits of eating mango regularly: It helps in fighting cancer. Helps in lowering cholesterol level. Clears the skin. Great for diabetics. Helps in alkalising your body. Help in weight loss. An aphrodisiac fruit. Help improve vision. I’m sold, are you? Like, comment & share!

Sliced Mango
5
Oct 2020

279-2020 – Figuring Figs Out

Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about figuring figs out, by photographing them on a black background. Another product photography session @Ozgo Productions’ Studio featuring two figs on a black background. I like my job, especially when I have to eat my subjects. Below are two more images which I like from the same shoot. Like, comment & share!

figuring figs out
4
Oct 2020

278-2020 – Rewire Outdoor Light

Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about rewire outdoor light and feed it through the wall. For about two years the cable of the outdoor light was running through a small window and during the winter I could feel the draft running down my neck. To fix the issue, I had to detach the wire from the rear of the light in order to be able to run it through the hole in the wall. Long story short, the issue has been fixed and I can fully close the window now. Why […]
3
Oct 2020

277-2020 – Skilled Carpenter at Work

Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about a skilled carpenter fitting an interior door. Incidentally, the workbench was set up in the middle of Ozgo Production’s studio so I got my camera out and ready to shoot. Apparently, the job seems simple, but I was surprised by how many tools are necessary to complete the task to a professional level. From trimming the bottom of the door to ensure the door will fit the carpet, to chopping in the handle, each step will require different tools – as you can see in […]

skilled carpenter at work
1
Oct 2020

275-2020 – White Fan on a Black Background

Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about a white fan on a black background. I also captured the same image under different flash power settings from 1/64 to 1/4, at 1/200 sec, F8, ISO100 to see when the back light/rim light is overpowered by the speedlight’s power. Below is a quick animation I created with ezgif.com. How to Add Animated GIF Images in WordPress in one easy step. Add “Image block” and on the right hand side make sure the the “image size” is set to Full Size. Like, comment & share!

white fan on a black background
30
Sep 2020

274-2020 – Panda Bear Plush Toy

Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about my daughter’s Panda Bear Plush Toy on a black background. This images started with a black background and a white surface made of polystyrene. I was intrigued by the contrast and challenged myself to capture a black and white object in this environment. If you look closely in the toy’s eyes you can see where I got the lighting setup idea. Three-point lighting setup In order to achieve this setup I needed 3 lights. I had the back light (Elinchrom D-lite 400 flash head with […]

Panda bear plush toy on a black background
29
Sep 2020

273-2020 – Watermelon Slice

Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about a more creative way to present a watermelon slice. For this image, I dared to try something a little bit different, so I decided to turn the red of the watermelon black and white but keep the crust in colour. I kind of like this look. Like, comment & share!

watermelon slice
28
Sep 2020

272-2020 – Passion Fruit

Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is of a passion fruit cut in half on a black background. Know when to stop shooting! This is the first shot out of 3 in total. After the 3rd shot, I decided that the first image will suffice, so I stopped shooting. I took the card out of the camera and went upstairs and started editing on Adobe Lightroom Classic. I imported the 3 images and gave the first image 3 stars. Usually, when I have more images, this star rating helps me sort out the […]

passion fruit
27
Sep 2020

271-2020 – Papaya Multiple Exposures

Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about Papaya fruit captured using a feature in my camera called Multiple Exposures. In case you haven’t noticed, in this image is only a half of papaya fruit on a black background, but as I mentioned above, on a Canon EOS 5D Mark III there is a built-in feature called “multiple exposures”. How to I used Multiple Exposures feature? In short, I enabled the multiple exposures feature, selected “additive” option with only 2 exposures (each exposure is added to the final image cumulatively) and rotated the […]
25
Sep 2020

269-2020 – Pineapple on a black background

Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about a pineapple on a black background. This image was taken in Ozgo Production’s small studio with a Canon EOS 5D Mark III, a manual macro lens (F22), an Elinchrom flash head with a snoot on a light stand shooting down from above, but the key light was from a Canon speedlight flash on camera pointed at the object, exposure, 1/200 sec, ISO 100. In Ozgo Productions studio we captured different fruits on a black background like this apple or a small Daddy Pig toy, to […]