Dead Meat

This is the final meat shot that i had to reproduce in the studio at college. The teacher did not like the back light but preferred the morning light to come in from the side as if it were gleaming in from a window. I used a honeycomb and barndoors to cut off the light and shined the light through a patterned cut out to place pools of light over the still life piece. I added a lot more herbs to fill it in a lot more, and twisted the ribs to add more dimension. I also used a gold reflector to reflect gold light back onto the meat to add a bit more warmth. I like this shot i still think the test shoot was lovely, i still like the shot a bit desaturated. Stak (my teacher) suggested i don't desaturate it as meat should be vibrant and red as it is. But i like the look of the shot desaturated as it turns a shot from becoming a food shot to a classical still life which is what i'm required to do for this shoot, but i shall show you the shot the teacher prefers and the shot i prefer.



This shot Stak prefers



This is the shot i like