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03/03/2003 10:28:30 AM |
Critique Club
Initial thoughts
Out of focus. A little bland.
Composition/ Content/ Background
Youâve already mentioned focus in your own comments, so I am not telling you anything new when I say this image suffers from lack of sharp focus.
I do like the jewellery itself though Iâd not know without you telling me that a) itâs jewellery as opposed to a fancy bottle tag and b) that itâs the main focus of the image.
Aspects I find offputting: the bottle does not seem to be entirely vertical within the image; the background would be better curved beneath the bottle to create a seamless background to the image; the colour of the background clashes with the two colours in the bottle; the composition is a little unbalanced â too close to centred to be successful as a non-centred composition but too far from centred to work as a centred composition; because the background is so âbusyâ I find the shadow on the background more interesting than the foreground object itself.
Camera Work - Technical
Focus, as above.
Might be worth playing with lighting â how about secondary lighting through the bottle from behind, what about softer lighting or perhaps harsher lighting providing some highlights off the bottle and jewellery?
Fits The Challenge
Not hugely, for me. I think that this would be the kind of thing which a jeweller might commission but would make little sense as a generic addition to a stock library â the jewellery is too prominent for it to be used as a generic bottle of perfume or alcohol.
My Opinion On The Photo
Would love to see this retaken with some changes as discussed above.
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03/02/2003 10:15:52 AM |
| Annniiiiiiiida... I love what you did with our "live" pendant, but from looking at a lot of the other photos in the challenge so far, I can see that this seems more like an advertisement than a stock photo :/. |
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02/28/2003 10:44:53 AM |
| This artistic photo is enhanced by the white line in your frame. I feel that the background is a little overbearing, and I don't like the shadow. Not a bad job though. 5 |
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02/25/2003 11:24:53 PM |
| Seems fairly grainey and soft on focus. |
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02/25/2003 12:48:17 PM |
| I am disappointed that you didn't include the entire bottle in the photo. |
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02/25/2003 08:25:28 AM |
| interesting shot... the focus seems to be a little soft for my personal taste though... - setzler |
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02/25/2003 06:26:18 AM |
| This is a nicely composed illustration although it is a bit grainy. |
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02/24/2003 07:15:34 PM |
| Nice, simple compsition. Your lighting looks a bit harsh, though, and your background, while a lovely color, seems to want a good ironing. |
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