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09/17/2007 12:28:13 PM |
| I guess putting stock in strawberries is a sweet investment:-) The colors of the reds & greens of the strawberry is very bold and it contrasts nicely off of the B&W printed newspaper on the stock market. I think where the composition could be stronger is increasing the DOF, better lighting and a tad bit of toning down on the saturation. First, depth of field in what details one sees in the background can be increased if you use a lower ISO (50-100) and higher aperture (6.3 or greater). Of course you will have to adjust shutter speed to get the correct exposure so that might mean you will need to use a tripod to avoid blur. By changing your camera setting to a higher aperture and lower ISO you will get greater detail in the background such that it will be much more legible/even readable. A more visible stock market page in the background will strengthen the connection of your theme/idea of a 'Strawberry Stock Exchange". Next is lighting. Half of the strawberry is in shadow. Changing the angle of lighting by using a simple desk light and shining it at the front of your main subject will get the shadow to fall behind it therefore showing us ALL the lovely colors and detail of this fruit. Or using a simple light tent will defuse/shatter the light & bounce it around such that there will be little to NO shadows which would improve the visual impact and make this image pop off the page. Super Simple Light Tent is an easy and in-expensive light tent. I DO like the colors of the strawberry but I think it is a tad too over-saturated. Bring down the saturation level a bit to make it look a bit more natural. |
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08/29/2007 03:14:01 PM |
Oh! I just love the colors and the lighting!
How is this photo not awesome?? |
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08/29/2007 11:12:58 AM |
| this is actually pretty good in a bizarre kind of way. |
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