Name: David Pearce
Picture title: Planet Suite Series #3
Category: Manmade World
Nationality: British
Occupation: Designer, Artist and Photographer

David says:
‘Photographing an object that only exists for a few seconds presents many challenges. Each part of the set-up, from the mixture of soap and water, to the camera position and lighting has to be adjusted carefully to ensure maximum control. Bubbles often burst before you have time to adjust the camera and focus. You need to be calm, have a lot of patience, and take plenty of pictures. What’s more, your focus points have to be spot on to achieve maximum depth and clarity. This shot is one of a set I made for an exhibition during the Barnes Music Festival earlier this year. The series was based on the orchestral suite The Planets by composer Gustav Holst, who lived in Barnes.’

Technical information:
Hasselblad H3DII-39
HC 120mm Macro
ISO 50
f/32
1/350sec
Accessories: Tripod, studio flash with softbox.
Post processing: Captured in Hasselblad Phocus and recomposed in Photoshop. The black background was darkened and cleaned up. The bottom elements were virtually as shot. The main bubble was cleaned up, re-sized and re-positioned. The light and shade where adjusted to create a more spherical appearance. Colour was adjusted and saturation increased in main parts of the image.

Website: davidpearcestudio.co.uk
Instagram: davidpearce.studio