Photographed for an advertisement about bringing the world to mobile phone browsers, this still life image of the Bonsai Tree and Blackberry may look a little complicated, so let's break it down and show some video of the setup. As you will see from the setup and video below, the Bonsai images is straight from the camera with only minor dust spotting on the plexiglass.

Here's the same tree shot with clean overhead lighting. There's nothing wrong with the image, but it's flat and very bland... there's nothing really right about it either:

Here, we added lots of color and light separation. In the video, I walk around the set and discuss all of the pieces of the setup.

Here's the video of the lighting setup description:

I shot images as I moved and adjusted the lights. Because I was shooting digital, I chose to take a lot of photos, more than I would have if I was shooting polaroids back in the day. You will see some tests where I sprayed a fine mist of water into the image to simulate fog. It didn't work as I had hoped, so the final images don't have the mist... Here's the evolution of the shot as seen through the lens:

Equipment used: Nikon D-90, 105MM micro-nikkor, Bogen Tripod, and Bowens Studio Strobes triggered with Pocket Wizards.

The second image of the blackbery was shot with similar light, but the BB was pulled to the back of the plexi and stuck fast to a light stand.

This image was comp'd in the Bonsai image for the final result: