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12/21/2008 07:15:01 PM |
Critique Club
Hello, thanks for submitting your image. First, off I think the subject clearly meets the challenge topic, and it is easily understood. In your details you mentioned difficulty getting "everything" in to focus. The main dish is clearly the focal point, and there is a subtle blurring of the surrounding dishes in the back but not in the right third. I happen to like this, but if the goal was to have everything sharp, then a smaller aperture would have helped. Areas of improvement...lighting. As mentioned below, I agree that the white balance is off, as it appears to have a heavy yellow cast which is easily fixed in post. Overall, I like the composition and perspective. Looks delicious!
Cheers!
BS
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12/17/2008 03:27:11 PM |
| Beautifully set up, Susan, and really, really makes me want to make some mashed potatoes - haven't had any good homemade ones in ages! My one suggestion would be to whiten it up a bit - seems just a tad yellowish, due to the color of the overhead lights. Easiest to do when you shoot RAW, by changing the temperature setting to more toward the blue side. Very nice job with the focus, too - interesting how the lens you finally used ended up being the one that gave you the best focus - I'd not have thought so, so good on you for experimenting! This REALLY does deserve a better score, by the way. |
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12/17/2008 09:17:56 AM |
The blocking of the image is great.
but, imo only, the white balance does look off. The image itself gives a yellowish hue to it. White balance with the light you use, not before.
Another thing, this is from the industry I call a career, and really hate it when the writers, or SAG, or the teamsters threaten my job.
A rule of thumb, normally, not always, is that, the darker the bg, the more drama the lighting.
If you notice in food magazines, not all, but a lot, they use white table cloths. Your wooden table is ok to use, but it is also darker than a white table cloth. Hence forth, more dramatic lighting.
Think of it this way. If your table was black, and you use the lighting set up presently, your lighting would look way more flat than it is. If you used a white cloth, the natural ambiance, bouncing off the white cloth may of given more natural drama, depending on where you place the lights that is.
I don't know about a haze perse on your image, but, I personally think with a bit of tweaking, a few more shots doing different things, paying attention to the light and to details, this could of been a winner. |
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12/17/2008 03:06:32 AM |
| The taters look delish, but the haze on the photo is probably what hurt the score. |
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12/16/2008 11:38:59 AM |
| I like the overall picture here, I just dont like that the end of the table is showing. |
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12/16/2008 08:04:49 AM |
| Well executed. Nice touch with the masher not being clean too - adds something to the picture as a whole. |
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12/15/2008 11:58:25 AM |
| Coulours look very muddy, like theres a grey haze over the image. I think a little contrast boost might help. |
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12/14/2008 02:35:03 PM |
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12/13/2008 05:10:15 PM |
| Nice, I wish there was more light from the right side, but other than that, well executed and thought out. |
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12/13/2008 10:15:21 AM |
| nice idea, but is a bit to dark 7 |
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12/13/2008 06:49:03 AM |
| well arranged and cropped. lighting is a bit flat, white balance is incorrect |
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12/12/2008 11:51:21 AM |
| Mmm, looks good! I definitely like the idea. Would have liked to see the rest of the little ingredient bowls on the side, though. |
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12/10/2008 12:19:30 PM |
| I think maybe "The Aftermash" would've worked too... |
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12/10/2008 02:07:00 AM |
| This image is too busy for me. Feels like I need to use all the ingredients to figure out the final recipe. I think it might have worked with just the potatoes and masher. Also, I wish the image was a bit crisper. |
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12/10/2008 01:58:04 AM |
I quite like this photo - the colours give a rustic feel. I can see the front edge of the plate and the bowl to the right is in focus. I would have perhaps aimed for the parsley sprig to be in focus and extended the depth of field a little.
Nice though. |
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