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Stella Artois - Reasuringly Expensive !
Stella Artois - Reasuringly Expensive !
michael_p


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Challenge: Beer or Soft Drink Advertisement (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-1D Mark IIn
Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
Location: My second bedroom, Warwick, UK
Date: Oct 1, 2006
Aperture: 4.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/200
Galleries: Still Life, Advertisement
Date Uploaded: Oct 1, 2006

Set up the Shot and Test with a few test shots.

1) Open Beer - Stella Artois (known to many in the UK as Wife Beater)

2) Convert the taken shot from RAW to JPG in RSP 2006 in which I adjusted the levels and tweaked the saturation and vibrance

3) Open file in Photoshop CS2 and check the levels again to which I adjusted the white point to try and remove a few more unwanted shadows. (wish it was advanced editting!!!)

4) Auto Contrast

5) Added +2 lightness in Hue/Sat

6) Resized to 640x427

7) Save for Web @ 91 Quality to have a 140kb ish file

8) Drink Beer responsibly and enjoy !

If I had the chance to re-shoot this I would have a gap behind my beer glass and the white B/G with a light pointing up to try and rid the shadows. Ho hum...

Hope you enjoy the shot as much as I did researching and shooting this topic.

Statistics
Place: 41 out of 127
Avg (all users): 5.7763
Avg (commenters): 6.2353
Avg (participants): 5.4902
Avg (non-participants): 5.8361
Views since voting: 7561
Views during voting: 396
Votes: 295
Comments: 18
Favorites: 0


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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/10/2006 08:00:43 PM
This photograph is eye-catching and appealing to the senses. Makes an excellent advertisement. Good luck. I vote a perfect 10.
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10/09/2006 05:05:06 AM
a little bit blown out. nevertheless, fine photography. 8
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10/06/2006 02:57:17 PM
highlight too blown for me. the background (i.e. the shadows) are a distraction.
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10/06/2006 09:30:52 AM
Higlights are blown, 6
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10/05/2006 07:45:36 PM
As we all know...Status costs you dearly!!!!!!! :)
Mighty nice-looking photo of some mighty nice-tastin' (I'm assumin') beer, since we've not been formally introduced yet.
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10/05/2006 07:12:55 PM
Very good. The only thing I'd change is the background. A darker one would give a better effect and contrast with the cup and foam.
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10/05/2006 06:09:17 PM
Good composition, good concept. Lighting needs work and it looks like the top of the glass is overexposed or damn close. A darker background would help as would increasing the contrast overall via levels or curves. Not too shabby. Good luck.
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10/05/2006 05:55:08 PM
6: A good shot but a bit blown out at the top. If this was deliberate then I dont think it works as it pulls my attention to the top of the glass and the OOF beer being poured whereas the logo seems to be the main point of this image the way it is
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10/05/2006 09:59:20 AM
Foam is a little hot and not liking the shadow bottom right side of glass.
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10/05/2006 08:13:21 AM
Nice. Though the logo is very clear, I would have like to see the beer being poured clear as well... I dunno if that's possible...
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10/04/2006 08:25:19 PM
Great picture....little too much white though.
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10/04/2006 04:56:24 PM
Very nice shot but I think it would be really cool with a dark background since the colors are so light.
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10/04/2006 01:14:19 PM
Great, great idea and comp. (Besides I really like this beer) Nice condensation makes attractive presentation. Foam,bubbles and pouring beer need to be a bit sharper. Comp lends itself well to text placement.
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10/04/2006 12:36:22 PM
Nice Shot, If I had entered this challenge Stella would have been my subject. It is my favorite beer and the only beer I allow in my fridge.
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10/04/2006 12:30:01 PM
Lost too much detail in the head and maybe a bit of focus on the liquid being pured would be nice.
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10/04/2006 11:05:05 AM
Darned right (and one of my favourites).
10/04/2006 09:26:45 AM
lights are blown out, DOF is too shallow
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10/04/2006 01:30:54 AM
omg, the upper part is overexposed, otherwise a great shot.


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