One of my most recent strobist attempts. I saw a similar still life at photo.net and wanted to try lighting my shot in a similar way, particularly the backlighting on the stems.
This was set up with the pears on a small table: one flash behind the pears, to the right and above for backlighting(1/8 power), one flash bounced off of a 42” white reflector from the left side(1/4 power), and one flash with a honl 1/8” grid(1/4 power) to provide the spot of light on the background(my curtains).
I also used a fake house plant placed in front of my background light to provide some diffusion—I’m not sure it had much affect on the final shot. Processing was virtually nothing, cloned out two hot spots on the upright pears and part of a sticker that was showing on the reclining pear. Some USM and a slight vignette to BG.
What I learned… it is difficult ot light fruit/shiny objects. I wanted a soft light for the main subject, balanced by the harsh backlighting. It wasn’t until I brought the reflector into play that I was able to minimize the glare on the pear. (I know, I’m also a poet) :) The reflector was approx 3’ from the grouping of fruit.
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I don't know why this looks so familiar. Could swear I've seen this somewhere else. Not saying that THIS photo was seen elsewhere, just the setup. I may have ran across it while researching still life myself. :-) Anyway...this shot is done quite nicely with very balanced lighting and good use of materials. Good luck in the challenge.
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