Artist Statement:

I instantly knew what I wanted to so with this photo. I knew that I wanted to use a magnifying glass in some way. The part that I did not know was what the subject in the magnifying glass would be. At first, I was thinking about suing single objects or something along those lines. I was thinking about doing one of something like snow where I could try to get the detail in it. But then I realized that I would be able to tie this to my question I came up with. I realized that this would be the best way to get the detail and intricacies of a circuit board. Also, I knew that the work light I used had built-in magnifying glass for working on small boards. So I started setting up the shot.

I first played with the light like I normally do, I got it to a point that looked fine with a little editing. The next part was to put the camera at a height that everything would be magnified well. Once I got that right I just took the photo and put it in photoshop. All I did in photoshop was crop it a bit and change the brightness. After that, I was done. Overall I like the photo however I don't like how it isn't too magnified.