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02/26/2007 05:00:17 PM |
The DPC crowd is very critical when it comes to "studio" type shots, as nearly all studio shots here seem to be done by professionals or with lightboxes. Personally, I don't even bother with them because I really don't have the equipment to compete in this area. Given that, the content of the picture is well composed. The instruments are unique and is refreshing change to all the "musician" oriented pictures in the challenge.
Some things you might try in the future for these studio/product shots:
Try to isolate the shadows, generally they are not a good thing. Try moving the subject further away from the background if possible (not sure of your camera) you might want to try a larger aperture.
People are tend to look for uniform background color on these type of shots. So White Balance plays an important role. If your camera has a configurable white balance setting change it to incandescent (looks like regular light bulbs to me??) rather than sticking to auto mode which usually does not work well with standard lightbulbs. If you can't set this you might try fixing this in post or maybe switching to a black and white mode. With the right white balance you'll notice colors really POP.
Wrinkles in fabric tend to take away from the shot.
For your first entry, it is pretty good. I have had scores much worse than this, plus take my critiquing lightly as I am not good at these type of shots either. Good luck going forward and hope to see more of your work! |
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02/20/2007 01:49:09 PM |
| I love the collection of instruments. The soft yellow background seems to bring out the warmth in them! |
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02/20/2007 12:45:59 PM |
| Well, I can't argue with the content, but the pic is awfully soft, and the color balance seems too yellow. 5 |
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02/20/2007 03:32:12 AM |
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02/19/2007 07:38:39 PM |
| slightly too much contrast, but thanks for sharing. |
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02/17/2007 11:57:54 PM |
| Interesting instruments. Like the shapes and colors. |
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02/17/2007 08:39:42 PM |
| Try a more lighting next time, like the different instruments! |
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02/17/2007 10:36:54 AM |
| interesting instruments, a bit soft |
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02/17/2007 07:47:10 AM |
| That's kind of cool. I'm hoping to find out what this is after the challenge. Overall, your lighting makes this one look a little drab, though. |
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02/15/2007 04:23:02 PM |
| I see Music... but I don't see School.. |
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02/15/2007 01:36:54 PM |
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02/14/2007 02:22:59 PM |
| this looks a little overexposed, and the shadows in the background are distracting to the composition. |
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02/14/2007 10:10:47 AM |
| not very sharp ... wish you'd straightened the sheet these are laying on also |
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02/14/2007 07:56:14 AM |
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02/14/2007 07:16:39 AM |
| What great instruments! This image could be improved with some of the following - improved lighting - there are too many shadows that distract - fix the focus - it seems much of the image in the foreground is OOF. |
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