I was experimenting with gels shot from below the shooting table, in an attempt to find complimentary colors and intersting lighting effects. I learned that I needed to diffuse the colored light to prevent blown out background areas. I also had problems with blown out reflections from the chrome on my first attempts. Got rid of those by fitting the softbox with a gobo and repositioning the subject more forward. This left a dark area on the bottom front, which I filled in with a foiled reflector to add a bit more dimision to the subject. I got so focused on the lighting that I forgot to recheck the composition, which resulted in a slight rotation that I fixed in raw processing. Unfortunately the needed cropping made the subject a bit tighter than intended, oh well. This image is straight from the Bibble raw converter with no post-processing.
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