How to photograph fruit with your phone: one window, two angles

FIVE-MINUTE PHONE EXERCISE

One pear. Two ways to see the light.

Put a pear, apple or vegetable you already have on a plain surface near a window. In five minutes you can make two photos and see what changes when you view the light from a different angle.

  1. Start with the window behind one shoulder. Keep your own shadow off the fruit. Tap the fruit to focus if your camera lets you. Take one photograph with the whole shape and a little space around it.
  2. Move around the fruit until the window is to one side. Keep the fruit still and try to match your first camera height and distance. Watch the bright side, the shaded side and the shadow on the table, then make the second photo.
  3. Compare both photos privately. Look at them full-screen. Which one shows the shape or skin more clearly? Is there still detail on the dark side? Pick the frame that says what you wanted. Side light is one option. Soft front light can work better when you want even colour.

Using a movable lamp? Keep your camera and fruit in place and change only where the light comes from. Let the light fall on one side and compare the shadow with your first frame.

Choose one original photo to enter

Use the open-theme list to see which brief fits your photo.

Choose an open theme

Free beta. Sign in to enter an original photograph you took. Entered photos, nicknames and scores are public. Keep names, addresses and other private details out of your frame.

See the first-photo entry steps.

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