I came across an interesting post at DIY Photography titled "Create Wonderful Sliced Fruit Images".  And decided to try the assignment my self.

My fruit of choice was a pear and I used small straws to hold the pieces together.

Image 1
Taken with a 50mm lens using two flashes one with a green gell both coming from the right at different angles.



Image 2
Taken with a 50mm lens using a single flash without any addons.


Image 3
Same 50mm lens using two flashes one with a full cut CTO gell.



Getting everything together and getting about 100 images of the subject took about two hours.  The trickiest part was done in PS when I had to remove all the straws while keeping the shadows in tact.

It's a fun and intersting experience, thouse who are curious shoudl give it a shot.

PS: one note of advice if ever attempting a similar endeavor is to make sure you have plenty of napkins; otherwise you run the risk of a sticky camera.

Best regards,
Max.