Studio Still life - Pomegranate

This is a photograph I took during my first year of the BTEC National Diploma Photography course I am studying. The brief included a still-life photograph of any chosen piece of fruit. I decided to photograph a pomegranate as I feel the vivid colour and unusual texture of this particular fruit is extremely interesting to study and I enjoyed creating this image. I used a sheet of Perspex to create the detailed reflection of the pomegranate, a tungsten light with a honeycomb attachment to create the soft pool of light and the exposure is low key to add a striking overall effect to the finished photograph. The image was taken using my Nikon D40 DSLR camera and studio lighting.