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07/24/2023 12:00:14 AM · #1 |
| Post your outtakes from the Beverages II challenge here. |
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07/24/2023 06:00:27 AM · #2 |
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07/24/2023 08:21:05 AM · #3 |
My original concept was for a shot of bourbon against an oak background. That turned out to be too much the same color, so I switched it up to having a blue leather background.
It seemed too "boring" after I finally got it shot, so I pivoted to using a bottle of Stella for the entry, as that at least had the condensation and bubbles inside for extra interest. Was fun playing with lighting and glass - that's always a challenge, and it had been a while since I last tried it!
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07/24/2023 09:14:55 AM · #4 |
Originally posted by OdysseyF22:
My original concept was for a shot of bourbon against an oak background. That turned out to be too much the same color, so I switched it up to having a blue leather background.
It seemed too "boring" after I finally got it shot, so I pivoted to using a bottle of Stella for the entry, as that at least had the condensation and bubbles inside for extra interest. Was fun playing with lighting and glass - that's always a challenge, and it had been a while since I last tried it!
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You chose the right one. |
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07/24/2023 01:24:30 PM · #5 |
Brent, you definitely made the right choice. I really like your choice of the very close framing on the entry. Kinda surprised in retrospect that you did not score 6+ on this.
Gina, I think you made the right choice as well; the voters certainly had a mostly "meh" reaction though! I do think that your processing had positive impact, but the image does not seem to "grab the voter's attention" in that critical first second or two of viewing, asking for a deeper look. I think that is the root of the middling scores. |
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07/24/2023 01:39:52 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by kirbic:
Gina, I think you made the right choice as well; the voters certainly had a mostly "meh" reaction though! I do think that your processing had positive impact, but the image does not seem to "grab the voter's attention" in that critical first second or two of viewing, asking for a deeper look. I think that is the root of the middling scores. |
Thanks Fritz. I've had several scores below 5 lately, so middling doesn't bother me. The subject was boring but I decided to enter because I wanted to experiment with off-camera flash. Unfortunately I couldn't get the lighting right and ended up entering a photo that was shot without flash. |
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07/24/2023 05:02:28 PM · #7 |
Thanks Fritz and Gina!
I was also surprised that I didn't break into the 6s with this one. But it's good to know that my instinct was right, switching away from the initial idea. |
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