A Basket Case

I’ve always been a fan of shots that bring out the texture of the materials in the image. Mostly, they work really well as a black and white images.

Originally, I was going to shoot something different for today’s image but, as I was hunting in the under stairs cupboard for something that I needed, I spotted a woven shopping basket that I’d forgotten we had. I liked the texture of the weave and the bright colours, so I decided to shoot that instead.

I lit it with an umbrella, positioned to one side of the basket. I feathered the light coming in from the side to try to get an even illumination, whilst the side lighting also picked up the texture of the basket. For the final image, I just boosted the colours and contrast a little during processing.