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03/02/2008 01:13:39 PM |
Originally posted by alexzen:
Greetings from the Critique Club.
You used an original idea and you picked a very difficult set of objects to photograph. Let me explore some ways in which you could have improved this.
Composition. I think that the faucet needs a bit more headroom - the crop may be a bit tight at the top. I think I would have used the rule of thirds here and put either the faucet or the can on the thirds yet composed the image such that the whole image is not centered.
Stainless steel and water are very hard to photograph. This image would require the use of levels and curves and some selections to make the faucet jump away from its background. You are basically using tones, and not colors, to make all your distinctions. That is difficult. It appears that your highlights may be blown out - top of faucet and edge of sink. Close attention to your histogram while shooting and while editing is critical to controlling this.
Likewise there are too many parts of this photo where you have lost detail in the darks. In post processing there are number of tools that can help you here. If you shoot in RAW and have PS CS2 or CS3, the tools in ACR can do wonders. Shadow/highlite help immensely. And to a lesser degree levels and curves. If you really want to control the extreme ends of the spectrum you can try HDR.
But assuming you do not have those tools available to you, you did a good job with a difficult subject.
(I finally learned to stay away from reflective surfaces for challenges because the highlights are so hard to control.) |
Yep I knew I had a good idea and did feel I didn't execute to the best possible way, it was very challenging but it was a last min shoot thought I'd enter to see how it did =] Thanks alot for such indepth critique exactly wot I needed |
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03/02/2008 10:46:32 AM |
Greetings from the Critique Club.
You used an original idea and you picked a very difficult set of objects to photograph. Let me explore some ways in which you could have improved this.
Composition. I think that the faucet needs a bit more headroom - the crop may be a bit tight at the top. I think I would have used the rule of thirds here and put either the faucet or the can on the thirds yet composed the image such that the whole image is not centered.
Stainless steel and water are very hard to photograph. This image would require the use of levels and curves and some selections to make the faucet jump away from its background. You are basically using tones, and not colors, to make all your distinctions. That is difficult. It appears that your highlights may be blown out - top of faucet and edge of sink. Close attention to your histogram while shooting and while editing is critical to controlling this.
Likewise there are too many parts of this photo where you have lost detail in the darks. In post processing there are number of tools that can help you here. If you shoot in RAW and have PS CS2 or CS3, the tools in ACR can do wonders. Shadow/highlite help immensely. And to a lesser degree levels and curves. If you really want to control the extreme ends of the spectrum you can try HDR.
But assuming you do not have those tools available to you, you did a good job with a difficult subject.
(I finally learned to stay away from reflective surfaces for challenges because the highlights are so hard to control.)
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02/25/2008 04:53:56 AM |
Oh look! 3 ppl gave me a 10 and another 3 gave a 9!!!!! Means alot, altho I don't think my execution was that great... wish I had more power over lighting...
Why would you give a 1 for you troll!! Come bak here and I'll give u a piece of my mind bruv! =p |
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02/24/2008 09:28:45 AM |
| very clever, i like the colour in this, it has smooth clean lines, well done |
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02/23/2008 04:53:10 AM |
| nice idea and cool shot ;-) |
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02/22/2008 10:12:57 PM |
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02/21/2008 03:21:09 PM |
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02/19/2008 10:27:11 PM |
| Crisp and clean photo. nice |
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02/19/2008 02:11:46 PM |
| Nice consept, I love the shades of greyI would have enjoyed to see a larger splash if it was possible to come out of the can |
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02/19/2008 12:03:23 PM |
| This is a good Black and White stop motion image. I think that it works well. Good job. |
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02/18/2008 08:08:40 PM |
| Nice idea, I've never seen a faucet like that, nice b&w, 7. |
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02/18/2008 08:03:47 PM |
| I like the composition here. I do think that the lid on the can is a little distracting. Good work. |
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02/18/2008 05:46:35 PM |
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02/18/2008 05:11:54 PM |
| good idea, dark background takes away from the photo though |
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