TJP Photo Contest #4 - Creative Lighting

Thank you to everyone who sent in the fantastic examples of their "Creative Lighting" and made my life as a judge difficult. I'm excited to see the monthly photo contest growing in popularity and I thoroughly look forward to seeing more of your work.

Well, without further ado, your winner... Mr. Tom Rothenberg.

Tom will be receiving $50 in B&H Gift Cards for his excellent submission. Congrats!

And our very honorable mention, Ms. Kim Watson.

Thanks for participating everybody, look out for our next photo contest coming real soon!

All the best, Rob

Comments

[Derek]

Great pics! I am not a photographer, but I am curious about how the lighting effects were accomplished in the two pics...in general terms.

Do you have time to provide the answer?

-Derek

[Kim Watson]

My photo, the more abstract of the two, was shot on a street curb. I used an extended cord on my handheld flash and held the flash at the street level (low) and on the left hand side. Thanks for inquiring.

[Tom]

Hi Kim,
I was lucky to stumble across this alley that had a great shadow on the wall. The uneven colored cinder block wall really enhanced that fact. The bikes were nearly in the dark so I hit them hard with an on camera fill flash to get some reflection on different parts of the bikes. Then to finish it off I experimented with LAB color for creating a more interesting color palette.

[Rob Jones]

Thanks Tom/Kim for providing some feedback as to how you achieved your great shots!

Congrats, and thanks again for participating in this month's contest.

- Rob