I created the cube out of wire I pulled from some 14-2 electrical wire and then soldered it together. Also mixed up a batch of "bubble solution" to dip the cube in to, then carefully used a straw to inflate the "inner cube".
The 12 panels of water/soap film that connect to the edges of the wire pull the inner bubble into the shape of a cube because water always wants to form the smallest possible surface area within a structure.
The background is just a white scrim lit with a strobe firing from below through a blue gel; the "hot spot" creates the color difference.
Post-processing was pretty simple:
. Crop to 8x10 aspect ratio
. Auto Levels
. Cloned out supporting wire on left side
. Slight adjustment to Brightness/Contrast
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Beautiful. I'll be shocked if this doesn't make the top 5. It might have been cool if you could find a way (reflection or background print) to get a "thinking" face inside the box.
Neat shot! I'd say your off on the right foot for carrying through with your resolution. I like the blue tones. The copper color of the bubble blower makes a nice contrast.
Awesome lighting, wondering how you achieved the background (if it wasn't Photoshop). Would've liked to see more reflection of the of the cube at the bottom.
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