so first of all, this is only about the squillionth time i've done this shot... second, this is prolly not as "out of focus" as it should be for the challenge... but... "oh well"... third, hmmm... there was a "third" but i seem to have forgotten it... carry on!
@bmaddock thanks Bob! i'm not sure there's anything that might be considered "technique" here... it's mostly just faffing (an awesome Project365 word) about with light and camera settings... i have the camera on the floor in live view mode and manual settings... and then i use a small powerful light source and play around with positioning and exposure until i get something i like... if it's of interest, i did the collage in the link below back in 2019... all four images were with the same camera settings and processing - only difference was the placement of light... https://365project.org/northy/365/2019-12-09
https://365project.org/northy/365/2019-12-09