JD Hancock Photos

Berry Hard Work Setup (1/11)

This is the first part of a series describing the setup of the photo Berry Hard Work.

I am occasionally asked about my photo setups. Many of them are simpler than you might think.

The Start

My "photography studio" is my kitchen, and my "equipment" is a mix of traditional camera gear and things I find around my home, including

• An old black shelf, elevated with a couple of boxes from the pantry.
• A sheet of clear acrylic to provide reflections under the subjects.
• Some poster board to form the "back wall" and prop up the rear of a large round diffuser.
• An old lamp not to provide light, but to hold up the front of the diffuser.
• A strip of black cloth draped across the rear of the diffuser to darken the back of the scene.
• My camera, a Nikon D50 purchased used from a friend a few years ago mounted on a Gorillapod tripod.
• A couple of clear plastic cups to hold up the end of my macro lens.
• A remote control for my camera.

For the photo Berry Hard Work, I added a sheet of red poster board sandwiched between the black shelf and the acrylic sheet and held in place with large binder clips.

This setup photo has also been seen in these places:

• FizX Entertainment
• Jennifer Nichole Wells
• PetaPixel