I had to enlist my wife Amanda for this one. I stuck the chilli on a kebab stick and into a piece of modelling clay to hold it upright, against a black muslin backdrop. I used a snooted speedlite on 1/32 power below and behind the chilli for the rim light and hand held another speedlite above and to the right at 1/8 power. Amanda then ran an extinguished piece of burning news paper behind the chilli. I simply removed the kebab stick and newspaper in photoshop.
Beautifully done - so many of your shots have me imagining the setting they would be displayed in - this one would make a fabulous accent in a very elegant & avant-garde restaurant or my dream kitchen! Lol
@brianl And thanks for commenting. I must admit I never even thought about using a steam iron. It would have certainly prevented the smoke alarms in the house going off!
