Coffee and chili

Following on from yesterday’s home studio tip, with the addition of a macro lens, some extension tubes or close up filters, you can create some very cool shots. I’m a lover of fresh coffee and so always have a healthy supply of coffee beans in my home. This is what we’ll look at today.

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All of the photographs in this post were shot with a macro lens. In this case, I used a Tokina 100mm f2.8 macro shot at ISO400, f11 and 1/200. This produces tack sharp images even if you’re not at full 1:1 macro. To light them, I used a very simple two light setup. One speedlight was connected to the camera via one of Canon’s off-camera shoe cords, and the second was triggered by way of an optic slave.

I added the chili pepper in for some extra color. Personally, I really like the way the colors of the pepper and the beans mix together. All in all, it was a very simple shoot to put together, taking less than thirty minutes from start to finish. Give it a try sometime – it makes a great rainy day project.

Coffee and chili

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