Still life photography

Today, myself and classmates focused on the topic of still life photography. Above is an exmple. Firstly we concentrated on looking at how to set up the DSLR camera. The DSLR camera was attached to a cambo stand. We were shown how to adjust the settings and the camera to the lighting conditions of the room by using a light meter. A light meter is used to measure the amount of light. The light meter is used to determine the proper exposure for a photograph. Once to test the light meter on it will then give you recommended settings (f-stop and shutter speed) which you then input on the camera. Were given a tutorial but then we had to go and do it ourselves, which includes setting the camer settings to the light meter. Here is an image i had taken.