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Challenge: Product Shot (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Sigma 18-125mm f/3.5-5.6 DC for Canon
Location: My Home
Date: Sep 7, 2008
Aperture: f/22
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/80 sec
Galleries: Advertisement, Music
Date Uploaded: Sep 7, 2008
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Shot in my basement with my studio strobes. I had a hard time keeping the glare off the urethane finish, but finally found the angle that worked. I had a hard time lighting the headstock though, as I only had two lights to work with, and the angle was not conducive to distributing the light across everything without shining light on the backdrops. So I concentrated on the body.
Photoshop was convert from RAW, curves, hue sat to reduce the yellow and green tones, selective color to boost the red's, black and white at 25% opacity over the chrome parts, dodging, burning, cloning out some minor finish imperfections, resize, usm, save for web.
I'll get beat up for it looking a little more like an ad, but that's ok with me. |
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09/21/2008 01:08:37 PM |
Hi Aaron,
Apologies for taking so long with the comments.. :)
Was busy setting up the next challenge shot.
I love the feel of this shot. The lighting and all. In all, it is very well setup.
Perhaps it's the perspective/ angle that's making the guitar look "fat".
Give it a little more tilt.
As it is, it's great. I love it all the same. :)
Cheers
Eric. |
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09/14/2008 05:16:37 PM |
| Great concept on this. I think I would rather see more lighting at the further end though. If I was shopping for a product I think I'd like to see the complete item. Also the small reflection above the dials is a distraction. |
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09/12/2008 08:16:01 PM |
| I gotta Gretsch that looks like that except it's green. Very nice and totally fits the challenge: 10 |
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09/12/2008 03:55:03 PM |
| Very nice lighting and colour. |
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09/10/2008 10:34:00 PM |
| i can only assume this was taken with a tilt shift lens? very good DOF otherwise! very good product shot, i like the perspective |
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09/10/2008 07:29:56 PM |
| great git shot, lots of detail, very simple, and no glare! 8 |
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09/09/2008 07:53:44 PM |
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09/09/2008 07:05:10 PM |
| I love the bold red colour and how you've lit it. Nice work. |
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09/09/2008 04:55:19 PM |
Fit Challenge Criteria: 2/2
Contrast/Color: 2/2
Composition: 2/2
Photo Quality: 2/2
My Subjective Affinity: 2/2
Excellent work here. It's nice to finally see a photo that took more thought than simply grabbing a camera quickly and shooting something as it passes by, and trying to pass it off as a product shot. The placement of the guitar is perfect, with just enough room on all sides to really make it stand out, but not look crowded in the frame. The lighting is spot on, and the guitar is perfectly sharp. I really like the light trailing off on the guitar strings. Excellent photograph. |
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09/09/2008 08:52:30 AM |
| Great angle on this, the colour looks fabulous. Great crop/centering too. |
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09/09/2008 01:25:41 AM |
| Nice lighting and composition. |
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09/08/2008 09:20:23 PM |
| a beautiful shot. I would bump higher if there was a bit more light on the neck. |
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09/08/2008 08:10:29 PM |
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09/08/2008 11:05:07 AM |
| I'd like more negative space but I like the lighting and perspective. |
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09/08/2008 01:01:23 AM |
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