Nothing like an extreme last minute entry to get your blood pumping before rollover :). I actually conceived of, shot, and processed this after I finished my love entry. We'll see if this was a mistake...
For some reason, the idea of spelling out NAILS popped into my head. I didn't have a good way to bend a nail into an S, so I instead went with NAIL and added a hammer for a little extra visual interest.
I lit this with two flashes. One reflected off an umbrella from camera right, just a little higher than the flash, and pointed almost straight on (not tilted). The second flash was positioned to the left of the block of wood. Attached to this flash was a honeycomb. Both flashes had 1/4 CTO gel. The background was an un-used pressboard shelf from our bookshelf.
Post Processing;
* Crop
* White Balance
* Increase black point
* Increase definition
* Decrease saturation with higher vibrancy
* Topaz Adjust 5
* Decrease brightness
* Increase contrast
* S-curve
* Export as TIFF
* Resize
* Sharpen Edges
* Save as JPEG
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Wow! Amazing! I never thought this image was going to be my first 7 and another ribbon winner. Thank you all for the votes and especially the comments.
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So far the best concept stock type shot, and I'm almost done voting. Well done. I've been voting low on those who take pictures of literal words, so as a setup shot, you've done quite well to integrate an action with a subject.
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