This shot was about photographing the main prize, a Siros 800S WiFi/RFS 2, from the broncolor World Photography contest. The focus was on the engraving with the name of the competition and the winner.
I decided to use soft and rather dark lighting, with the lamp head not acting as the primary object. I therefore deliberately did without backlighting in order to focus attention entirely on the engraving and the lettering. The operating elements of the Siros are easily recognizable due to a slight brightening, but they are not dominant.
As this is an elongated and round curved object, I used a 30x120cm softbox from above. Thanks to the flexibility of the Mini Flamingo stand, the softbox could be aligned precisely and parallel to the object, resulting in a continuous light reflection.
To subtly enhance the deep black reflective broncolor lettering on the matte lamp housing, I decided to use a softbox to create a soft reflection. This softbox was positioned parallel to the right and slightly higher, tilted slightly downward.
To subtly enhance the deep black reflective broncolor lettering on the matte lamp housing, I decided to use a softbox to create a soft reflection. This softbox was positioned parallel to the right and slightly higher, tilted slightly downward.
To highlight the engraving, I lit it from the lower right using a Picolite with a narrow projection attachment aimed directly at the engraving. The variable sliders on the projection attachment allowed me to create a thin, even horizontal line of light exclusively on the engraving.
The operating elements of the Siros were lit from the left side with a picobox. This also created a subtle reflective line that minimally separates the Siros from the background.
On the right, parallel to the lamp head, only a fill-in wall was placed to create a minimal reflex to separate it from the background.
2 of each of the lights used were connected to a Scoro 1600 S RFS. Photograph was taken with Nikon Z6II, 70mm, f22, 1/125sec, ISO 400.
