Seashells On Black Foam Core

[TonyBritton]

One of my favorite tabletop photography projects involves the use of black foam core board. I especially enjoy photographing my seashell collection. In this case, it's all about the wonderful interplay of light & shadow.

Tony

1. Additional use of mirror, of course!

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4. Illuminated

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[jcdeboever]

Very cool

 

[smoke665]

Really nice set. We did some shelling last month and found what we thought were pretty, but nothing as beautiful as these.

 

[Cody'sCaptures]

I love the first one! The pearlescent on the middle shell is gorgeous

 

[BrentC]

Nice!

 

[TonyBritton]

Very cool

Thanks!

Tony

 

[TonyBritton]

Really nice set. We did some shelling last month and found what we thought were pretty, but nothing as beautiful as these.

Thanks. Just to be sure, the ultra-shiny shells have been polished, which despite their enhanced beauty, are always a challenge to photograph in the sense of minimizing "hot spots" due to the lighting. They look especially nice against the black background!

Tony

 

[TonyBritton]

I love the first one! The pearlescent on the middle shell is gorgeous

Me too! The additional challenge comes from placing them upon a mirror!

Tony

 

[TonyBritton]

I hope you'll enjoy these. I'll include starfish, as well.

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4. Illuminated

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[BrentC]

How do you polish them? Love #6! What possible creature can use a shell like that? Really weird form for a shell but gorgeous.

 

[jcdeboever]

Man, I love these!

 

[TonyBritton]

How do you polish them? Love #6! What possible creature can use a shell like that? Really weird form for a shell but gorgeous.

Hi Brent,

I don't polish them myself. There was a shop on a municipal wharf that sold these and I thought they'd be interesting lighting projects. I expect that #6 as well as #1 in this set have been cut / sliced for added visual interest. Number 7 looks like a braking wave! One of my primary goals in these types of black foam core board projects is to present the subject, a seashell in this case, as if viewing an astrophotography image. For example, sunlight striking the "planet" from an oblique angle as if it's floating in the blackness of outer space. I used a similar approach with an aquarium photo of a jellyfish, which I made appear nearly like a photograph of a deep space nebula. I call the jellyfish photo "Inner Space Meets Outer Space."

Tony

 

[TonyBritton]

Man, I love these!

Thanks. It's fun to play with light & shadow!

Tony

 

[Derrel]

EXCELLENT photos! Shot after shot after shot! Well-done!

 

[r0r5ch4ch]

Very nice set you have there. I would love to try some macros of some of the colorful shells... Very beautiful collection

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