THE PICTURE 

It is a composite of  2 shots. 

The first shot: The lock itself without any frames. 

The second shot: One frame  with all (!) the keys on it. 

This photo was changed in photoshop (see the information in "Processing"). 

 I used my table for still-lifes, a roll of vinyl wallpaper as a background, a tripod and a pocket flashlight with 6  light-emitting diodes as a light-brush.  I set the things on the table, focused on them with the lens (automatic focusing), switched to the manual focusing and after that turned the light in the room off. I always make photos with light-brush in total darkness.

PROCESSING  

The first photo with le lock: I make all the shots in RAW. 

I've used  DPP (Digital Photo Professional) to convert the shots into TIFF and to make it better. In DPP program I converted the shot into black and white and added some contrast.

The second photo with keys and frames: The same things in DPP. After that I opened this photo in photoshop CS3.

 I made 5 copies of this photo. In the first copy I deleted all the keys but one in the left upper corner. On the second copy -the same, but I left the key in the right corner. And so on. 

After that I had 5 photos with different keys and the same frame. I decided to do it this way (not to make 5 separate photos) because I use a light-brush and I needed all the photos to have the same light. It is the only way to do so. 

After all this steps I inserted one "frame-photo" into the other (making every next photo smaller and cutting the pixels in the middle of the frame and around the keys). Then I inserted the photo with the lock in the middle of the smallest frame. That was   all. I've combined the layers and saved the picture.

OUTCOME 

This photo reminds me of  a melody "Avalon" by Amethystium. It is one of my favourite melodies. 

1. Try to find old keys, frames etc. Old objects look more interesting because they seem to have a story.

2.  Always use a tripod.

3. A simple flash-light with light-emitting diodes is good enough. You don't have to buy a light-brush for this kind of photos. If you with to have soft light and soft shadows, than spread on your pocket flashlight some hand cream.  It is good to refresh it every 15 minutes, don't let it dry.

4. Make at least 5 shots with your light brush. The light will always be different, so you will be able to choose the best one.

5. Never turn on the light in your room before the photo is made, because if you do so, the picture can become "flat". :-)All these hints are just my experience, not the only correct way of making photos with light-brush :-). 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 

At first I wanted to make this photo as a part of a triptych. But then decided to make it a  separate one.

About me: Photo is the best way to let your friends look at this world with your eyes. I am a senior lecturer in university (Candidate of Economics) and a PR manager, but photography is the best part of my life.

 P.S. I'm sorry for my bad knowledge of English. I did my best to write without mistakes, but I don't think that I really haven't made them.