JRN 420 Still Life

This abstract image was taken September 28th, 2009 in the Central Michigan University's photography studio by Layla Gilmore. The portabella mushroom was shot with a macro lens on my Nikon. I used a soft box back light set at about 6.2 power. This created just enough light to get great textures in the highlights and shadows. I love all of the lines that move througout the image, including the soft lines of the mushroom laying below the main subject.


This image was taken by Layla Gilmore on September 28th, 2009 in the Central Michigan University's photography studio. It was shot with a macro lens on my Nikon. I used a softbox to back light the subject to bring out the texture on the edges. Powered at 6.0 it was just enough light to make the "hairs" of the acorn glow with light. I love the combination of textures and lines that are in this image. I feel that this makes the image interesting since it a pretty neutral colored image.


This image of a portabella mushroom was taken by Layla Gilmore on September 28th, 2009 in the Central Michigan University photography studio. The mushroom was back lit with a soft box, light powered at 6.2. I used a macro lens on my Nikon to get this great abstract shot. I rubbed mustard and cumin seeds into the mushroom to give a varience in shape and texture. The light is making the mushroom glow, which is just what I had wanted.


This image was taken by Layla Gilmore of September 28th, 2009 in the Central Michigan University photography studio. I used a soft box to back light the acorns and I had the light on 6.3 power. I used a macro lens on my Nikon and I just love the depth of field in this image.