larger than life

so it's been a while since i've added to my online portfolio here. part of the reason is because my last course ended but i've been taking photos since then, and i've started yet another course. in this photo shoot, we were asked to bring in a box the size of a cereal box. of course, i don't eat cereal, so the next best thing - software!

the goal was to produce a shot with very soft shadows. the light in this shot was directly above the product with a soft box to soften the light. i began the shoot with a 50 mm, but was rather bored with the 3/4 shot and decided to move in for a close up and swapped to my new 24 mil. this shot got some compliments from classmates. the reason i like it is because it shows the perspective while maintaining the vertical lines on the box - something other students tried to accomplish. i was also pleased with the gradient background (completely non-intentional).