Backlighting of Plastic Bags and Tissue Paper to create ICM Photographs

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This video covers the basic studio techniques I use to create ICM images with creative backlighting of colored plastic bags and tissue paper.

There are a few things I wanted to put in the video, but failed to mention:

1. Camera Lens - a wide angle lens works best for this work stopped down to about F16 as this helps to keep the entire scene in focus with less reliance on post-processing sharpening. I use a Laowa 10mm Cookie lens at F16 with a 1-3 second exposure.
2. When shooting a scene, focus on areas where tissues and plastic bags come together and shoot at multiple angles with multiple motion speeds. Try changing directions - mid-shot with a jerky movement. That can produce interesting results.
3. Fairy Lights - are cheap and work well for highlighting specific areas of scenes that need more lighting. Try placing them in things like plastic cups and other containers and insert them into your tissue/bag scenes. The results are interesting.
4. Tissue tends to be opaque and plastic bags translucent. Use a combination of both to give the image more 'feel'.