There are always problems that have to be solved when working a shoot. Most of the time the problems revolve around light. Solving the problems sometimes requires a little creativity.

Exterior light is too bright

The image above is just such a problem. This shoot started out in the morning with fog outside providing a nice bright, but diffuse light to the interior. By the time I got to this corner cabinet shot, the fog had burned away, and the double-doors just to the right of the cabinet were lit up with very bright indirect and direct sunlight.

Exterior light getting better

After placing a couple of scrims (light blocking tools) outside the window, the image was better, but not great.

To get rid of all the light required three scrims blocking both doors and the windows above the doors. This being the winter, the sun was at such a low angle that it also reflected off the floor and onto the ceiling. Another light blocking scrim, this time a dog blanket laying nearby, was placed on the floor to block the light reflecting onto the ceiling.

Final Image

The final image shown above, shows off the contrasting cabinets nicely.

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