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A finished, color-adjusted image shot with Ming Thein’s setup and inserted into a new background

Canon EOS Rebel T1i (EOS 500D) | EF 18–55mm f/3.5–5.6 IS set to 53mm and f/14 | M mode | 1/125 second | ISO 100 | RAW | white balance set to auto | three off-camera flashes and three milky Plexiglas diffusers

Workshop 22

Perfume Bottle in Translucent Backlight

Building a backlit setup

Setting a background spot

Using a tilt lens to produce an advertising-style shot

Perfume bottles are attractive objects and are perfect for testing new lighting setups. In this workshop I used a blue bottle and matching blue Aqua Pearls (water absorbing beads) ...

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