Garlic on a Sack

As a child, I always thought garlic was wonderful. When cooking, adding garlic to food makes it smell good.

In Malaysia and Singapore, people are even more enthusiastic about garlic. They mix it with small chillies and drizzle it with soy sauce to make food more delicious. But it can be rather inconvenient when they talk to people, because of the unbearable bad breath.

Western vampire films made me believe even more in the magic of garlic, because people in the West believe it can drive away vampires. I have been thinking about this for a while. If I met a blood-sucking vampire after eating garlic, I wonder what kind of situation would arise. Maybe one side would desperately blow air, while the blood-sucking vampire tried desperately to hide.

Later, I found out that garlic is really useful. It is said to help prevent heart disease, lower bad cholesterol, and reduce the risk of cancer. After I got hooked on photography, I did not care whether garlic could drive evil away. I just thought garlic was a good subject.

I put the sack on the set, chose three garlic bulbs of the right size, and arranged them. I adjusted the angle and added a polarizing filter. After observing for a while, I thought it would be better to make the tone warmer, so I added an 85 warming filter.

“If I met a blood-sucking vampire after eating garlic, I wonder what kind of situation would arise.”

When the film was developed, I thought the result was very good. The tones, colour temperature, juxtaposition, and composition were all in good proportion.

By creating this composition with garlic as the theme, I not only confessed my fascination with garlic, but also learned about texture and lighting. The only problem is, I do not know if this photo can drive the vampires away.