Ever run across an object that just screamed to have its picture taken?

Went with the wife and Ape to the new Market District store this past Saturday in Pittsburgh. We were coming back from a meeting for her church group and wanted to get something to eat. Being that we wanted to check it out ever since they finished it a few months back, it was a perfect opportunity to get some grub and scope out the new store. Without a doubt, it’s the biggest grocery store I’ve ever been in, and I’ve been in some biggies. Anyway, while we were there I found this awesome ice cream scoop (by Zak!Designs). I say awesome because the design and construction of it just begged for it to be shot, and it was dirt cheap too, as scoops go. Seeing that we needed a scoop anyway I picked it up and finally got around to shooting it tonight.

The setup was a piece of black foam-core on the floor with the scoop on it. Lighting was dirt simple and pretty ghetto actually – one SB-900 & Pocket Wizard w/ diffusion dome on camera right, bounced off a white storage bin lid leaned up against the sofa. At one point , I added a SB-600 w/ bounce reflector on camera left for some minor fill, but only the second pic below uses it as I liked the results from the single light better. The results speak for themselves I think, and came out great considering it only took a few minutes to setup.