Will this still life photo of a jicama or Mexican turnip also sell for a $1,000,000? Kevin Abosch is such a lucky guy.
I bought this jicama or Mexican turnip at a local wet market this morning after my breakfast there. As many of us do these days, we photograph our food before we eat them, hence I photographed this before my wife cooks it tonight.
I used a black cloth as the background, laying it on the floor near the large window in my living room. To create some shadow on the left side of the turnip, I drew the curtains to block the light coming from the window on the left. On the right, the large window is covered with white translucent curtains, which diffuse the light to make it softer. The turnip was placed on a small bottle to keep it off the cloth. I adjusted the white balance in Lightroom and ensured the black cloth appeared completely black.
