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Movie Night - Day/Night 8
Movie Night - Day/Night 8
slaakso


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Camera: Olympus E-510
Lens: Olympus 50mm f/2.0 Macro ED Zuiko Digital
Location: On the ugly kitchen countertop studio set
Date: Feb 8, 2008
Aperture: f:2
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/100
Galleries: Performance, Food and Drink
Date Uploaded: Feb 9, 2008

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 One of my all time favorite movies is Moonstruck with Cher and Nicolas Cage. I thought I'd throw in some cayene popcorn to make movie night more authentic. Is that Cosmo's moon? When the moon hits your eye, like a big pizza pie, that's amore.

I had to set up some very elaborate lighting for this shot so I hope you like it. I used the kitchen light in the ceiling, two 60 watt bulbs, and the built in flash with a white opaque plastic bag over the flash to cut down on the glare but keep a moonlight effect. lol! Yes, there is a glare on the insert but without the highly technical plastic bag, it was a washout.

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 02/11/2008 09:39:42 AM
Nice work! I'll have to try the cayenne popcorn.
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 02/11/2008 12:43:32 AM
I think this is very well shot with your lighting techniques. I too love that movie, I haven't seen it in years though. The popcorn definitely gives it a movie night feel.
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 02/10/2008 11:51:34 AM
It is a fun movie. The lighting is good, though the popcorn may be a little too dark for me.
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 02/10/2008 03:13:02 AM
That's a lot of effort! Fun concept though.
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 02/10/2008 03:09:14 AM
Nice concept here.
Lighting is phenomenal. Maybe the next purchase, to add to your impressive array of photographic equipment, could be a slightly more expensive and perhaps even more opaque plastic bag. lol
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 02/10/2008 02:13:28 AM
"SNAP OUTTA IT!!" hehehe

love that New YAWK accent of hers!!

great film~ che bell'una!! oh man i think i need to get to bed :)
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 02/10/2008 02:09:18 AM
This is very cute - love that you went to all this trouble. The idea with plastic bag over the flash is excellent - I'll have to try it.

This is one of my favorite movies, too. Haven't seen it in years.
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 02/09/2008 02:15:47 PM
I haven't seen that movie... just not much time for movies. As far as the lighting, it's good to see the experimentation and it does take a while to nail it. Just a nitpick - there's a bit of reflection on DVD insert. I do like how you've presented the DVD with the popcorn to go along with it; it's presented in a way that appears special.
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 02/09/2008 06:34:25 AM
I love that movie too! Nice work.
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