tempted by specular lighting

Photographers strive for 'catch lights' in the eyes to make the eyes more 'alive', and food photographers also work with specular lighting to portray fresh yumminess.

This fruit has a great expanse of white, and it was very easy the blow out the reflected highlights of the whole area, or have a flat 'dead' white area!

Specular highlights -
http://photo.net/photography-lighting-equipment-techniques-forum/007tNJ

[katy]

FAV! Love the colors, composition, and light!

[katy]

Thanks Lyn for the lighting link! Whether l will retain it or not is one thing but I continue to learn by your example!

[Jane Pittenger]

Beautiful,pov, color, composition, juiciness

[Debbie]

You did a fabulous job of lighting on this shot Lyn. Such good information on the link to specular lighting. I must admit that its not something I've heard of before ...... so much to learn.

[Karen Mitchell]

Well you avoided any flat dead area... this looks scrumptious.

[☠northy]

Interesting article.... My eyes prefer the tomatoes in the first example ;p. But your dragon fruit looks lovely... Not sure about yummy though... I've never managed to wrap my mind around what those things taste like!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Nicely done with both the lighting and dof to feature the candy in front.

[Kate Goring]

Wow, you are a master with light. Fabulous.