Friday 26 March 2010

085: Old Cards

These playing cards have seen a lot of use, judging by their less-than-pristine condition. But that adds character! A photo of perfectly uniform white cards would seem sterile in comparison, and dirt equals detail as far as I'm concerned.
As for the composition, I only used the Kings, Queens and Jacks as I wanted their line-rich images to fill the frame. There's no particular order or method here, just a loose and fairly random arrangement.
I just noticed that only the spade and heart symbols are shown. Not intentional, though.

Settings: f/9.5, 1/180, ISO 100, Cosinon 50mm, 10mm extension, 1/4 flash, white reflectors.

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