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12/08/2003 07:01:28 AM |
Hi from the Monday morning Critique Club
Good attempt at creating a classic still life. The overall effect, though, is a little static and does not quite vehicle for me an atmosphere of scents and aromas.
Composition: This is debatable and certainly not an absolute rule but main subjects placed dead center in an open environment rarely enhance a composition.
Another rule of thumb of “classic” photography could apply here: If the space surrounding you main subject is not adequately contextual to your message or intent, zoom in.
There is also some puzzling verticality problems, seems like the picture is a bit tilted + the surface where your props stand was uneven.
Content: To bring your viewer to get a smell of your coffee beans and brew, this is what I would suggest: Use an angle higher up for your camera so we can see the inside of the cup and bean jar (open lid of course).
If shot against a dark background, use hot liquids so some suggestive steam shows in your composition. I would even make the steam be the main subject of the picture.
Hope this helps, all the best, JJ
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12/01/2003 05:37:46 PM |
| good idea...needs to be straightened- 5 |
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11/30/2003 05:09:26 PM |
| Nice shot. After the challenge is over, I would see if there is any way to avoid some of the glare on the cannister so that the beans are clearer. |
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11/29/2003 05:53:10 PM |
| a little off level, other wise fine.....ah how many coffee shots are there.....almost as many popcorn shots....oy....better get moving. |
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11/28/2003 11:45:40 PM |
| Nice composition. I think it could do with more muted reflections. |
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11/28/2003 10:41:12 PM |
A very good attempt. You angled your lights down so the shadows don't show much, your didn't get any real bad highlights on the metal or glass, you used a decent background cover. All of this shows that you are interesting in doing more than an adequate job. Now, work on your composition a little and you should do really well.
If I was taking this, I would move the items away from the background. With a lifestyle picture, it would be ok to see the wall as long as it's not something really dirty or cracked or something. I'd put the coffee and the pot to one side and the cup with a saucer on the other and the spoon on the saucer. You want it to look natural, but perfect. Try it with to camera angled down on the scene also. |
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11/27/2003 08:57:36 PM |
| Nice shot, I think more contrast, and low side lighting would have helped, as would having the backdrop further back, and a sheet or something in front of the camera to block all those reflection in the pot. Nice arrangement. |
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11/27/2003 03:00:53 AM |
| There seems to be some distortion and I'd argue that the base is not level. |
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11/26/2003 05:30:54 PM |
Nice still life.
Great all purpose light not to harsh yet everything is clear
Looks tilted and I would have preferred a tighter crop also could have fixed the tilting. |
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11/26/2003 02:28:36 PM |
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11/26/2003 07:12:36 AM |
| For me the image is a bit to sterile to transfer the smell of coffee. The smell of coffee could be associated with the warm color of morning light, with the structure of the coffee beans or powder. I would not have turned it B&W. Another tip when including highly reflective surfaces, you can use a sheet to screen of the environment and avoid many reflections, which makes the image stronger. |
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