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AUSTRALIAN PHOTOGRAPHY + DIGITAL SEPTEMBER 2015Great mix of old & new
This photo by Geoff Skoien was inspired
by his local camera club’s monthly
challenge which was “bottles” (singular,
plural or part thereof).
“I got up before sunrise and placed this
coke bottle on our old table on the deck,”
says Skoien. “The background is an old
butter box which was my great Aunt’s.
I took a lot of photos, but the ones I liked
the best were when the sun rose and
shone through the bottle, giving the nice
red colours as well as the shadows.”
The effect achieved in this image is
quite painterly, almost like the effect
you get when you’re painting with light.
Adding the water spray was a good touch,
as was the carton as a background.
The composition is fairly simple and
straightforward; it’s the lighting, colour
and texture which makes this a rather
special still-life shot. It would take it to
yet another level if all the elements were
original, old Coca Cola memorabilia.
However, even as is, you’ve done well.
SA I M A’S T I P: Glass is a wonderful
medium for producing interesting effects
with lighting.
TITLE: Coke anyone?
PHOTOGRAPHER: Geoff Skoien
DETAILS: Canon EOS 7D, Canon EF
50mm f/1.4 lens, 1/6s @ f/9, ISO 100.
Three exposures merged in Photomatix,
cropped, exposure adjustments,
sharpened in Lightroom
“The composition is fairly simple and straightforward; it’s the lighting,
colour and texture that makes this a rather special still-life shot.”
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