shutter speed: 1/1000 sec
aperture: f/6.3
ISO: ISO 6400
compositional strategies: fill the frame, contrast (shadows and light on the mixing bowl), balance (while the photo is somewhat bottom heavy, there is still some visual balance between the three subjects of bowl, flour, and sifter)
notes: I took some of this subject with a slower shutter speed, but it just looked like smudges on the black background. A fast shutter speed was definitely the right choice for this subject to freeze the...