this shot started as an after thought after a busy last week. i had a bunch of extra rental equipment sitting around from a rather lengthy shoot and my girlfriend had just purchased some new crystal stem wear that we apparently could not live without. i definitely learned that good light and good crystal belong together. having the extra equipment here allowed me to line up one head to every two facets of the glass. all the heads were equal distance to the glass, the same height and at equal power settings. the trick was the find the place in the glass where the reflections would create something interesting to look at and not be a distraction. although the visual itself is fairly simple the process is rather complex and precise.
the solo glass also kind of reminds me of a snowflake and what a perfect day for that... happy solstice and happy holidays.
crystal
Originally uploaded by kooiman photo
