Still Life

This assignment was to take a 'still life' photo that protrayed some sort of object, product, etc. in an exciting way.

Here is my attempt at a still life photo (taken at a 1/1600 shutter speed, f3.2, ISO 100):

To create this look I also boosted the yellow mid-tones to draw out the 'white' pieces as well as the blue shadows to make the black pieces pop and make the shadows more defined. I also adjusted the light level to cut out the very high and very low ends of the spectrum.

Below are a few more pictures I took while attempting still-life (unedited):

From this assignment I learned how interesting angles and creative techniques can make ordinary objects look extra-ordinary. Also, I discovered how changing of color and lighting levels can make a photo pop and seem super-real.