My aim was to create a scene similar to a meteorite impact, which would make the bottle stand out from the scene as a glowing meteorite.

The bottle was placed on 2.5kg of flattened flour. The indentation of the bottle in the flour gives it the appearance of being smashed into the flour, similar to a meteorite. The light is focused specifically on the bottle, making it literally glow. The contrast between the darkness and the shining bottle draws the viewer's attention to the main object and lends the scene a dramatic aura.

Light 1: A Picolite with a projection attachment, used at almost 1600 joules maximum power, illuminates only the back of the bottle. Some of the light is reflected off the bottle, giving the impression that the light is being emitted from the bottle, as indicated by the fall-off and the direction of the shadows. At the same time, this light also partially penetrates the bottle.

Light 2: A softbox measuring 35x60 cm is located relatively far away. Shiny surfaces, such as the bottle cap, reflect the light strongly without brightening up the entire set undesirably.

Light 3: Another Picolite, equipped with a narrow honeycomb and a small pinhole, is only aimed at the bottom right-hand corner of the bottle. This illuminates the area in front of it directly and partially via a reflection on the bottle. The flour landscape in front of the object is therefore illuminated with a backlight, which reinforces the impression that the light is emitted by the bottle itself.

The set deliberately dispenses with any coloring. The broncolor Satos was used to ensure that no color differences from the various light sources would affect the setting.

A high degree of asymmetry was used between the different light sources, for example with a difference of 8 f-stops between the two Picolites. Thanks to the broncolor Satos, even such strong asymmetries are bridged with perfect color consistency.

Photographed on a medium format camera with a 150mm lens. ISO 100, aperture 8, shutter speed 1/90s.