Earlier this week, I purchased several bell peppers at the grocery store. I took care to select some peppers that were contorted. This morning, at breakfast, I took two of these bell peppers out of the fridge. Later after they had warmed up, losing the layer of condensation, I decided to try my hand. I had been pondering Edward Weston’s Pepper No 30. I set out the peppers on a sheet of white foam core and used a reflector to fill in the shadows. I made several images with this set up on the dining table. The white background offered by the foam core was not a good idea. So I came in closer to isolate a smaller area.
Two Peppers
Edward Weston shot his peppers in monochrome. I wonder how that would look?
Pepper Number Two?
Later this evening, I reviewed Edward Weston’s image. The dark background makes a huge difference to the success of his image. I will have to try something darker the next time. The one pepper is no longer whole, having been chopped up into a salad.
Earlier in the week, I purchased a bunch of irises. Our cat, Jasper, loves to play with fresh flowers, so they were placed in a vase well out of reach. Down came the vase for some experiments. I always enjoy photographing irises; we have planted in the garden and see them bloom every spring. Irises reveal many sensual shapes — this flower was no exception.
Sensual Iris
From another point of view…
Another View
“Good Morning” greets this cheery flower.
Good Morning!
Finally, here are two irises dangling from the vase.
Dangling Irises