✍️ As like many of the low-light photo projects, getting the lighting to illuminate and reflect so as it would capture the essence of the subject is key. The gemstone prop I used for this project, had little transparency or luminescent properties. The lighting used, was in the visible spectrum; infrared, ultraviolet (blacklight) or greenscreen …
The subject of the photograph used was a Natural Amethyst stone with copper wire wrapped around the base, and wound upward to simulate branches with little bits of the stone as leafs. The base stone stands at approximately 1 3/4” and the copper strands above approximately 3 3/4”. Amethyst tends to range in the color, …