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So I'm not sure if this belongs here or in the beginner's talk section, but I'm posting here because I'm specifically looking for critiques. I've always loved photography but never really had the chance to shoot much besides on my phone or an old point-and-shoot. But as luck would have it I came into an old T1i about three weeks ago and I don't think I've stopped taking pictures since. But a T1i was definitely not cutting it, so two days ago I picked up an EOS RP and a 50mm F/1.8 lens.
This is the result of a day's worth of work and only the second photo "shoot" I've done so far with my new camera. It was shot at F13, ISO100, and I took shots at six different exposures 8s-2s and merged them in LR before continuing with the usual editing.
I don't really have any "gear" other than the camera and an old tripod from college, so I used the overhead in the room and a nearby window for light.
I used some cotton batting (the inside part of quilts, it's white and fluffy) to diffuse the light from the overhead and some simple A5 printer paper to reflect light where it was needed, especially for the reflections. The batting was great at diffusing the light but made the shot fairly dark overall, which led to the super-long exposure times.
The backdrop is an old brown curtain from my first apartment that was hanging around, I didn't have anything to hold it so I just draped it over one of my reptile's enclosures and onto a pop-up work table I use in the garage for painting and staining on.
The items in the shot are just from around my house. The coffee items I use every day, so I know they aren't "picture perfect", but I had the inspiration for this shot so I wanted to do it anyways. The poor coffee beans are just my coffee beans I use every day that have (thankfully) since been recovered (wasting Lavazza Super Crema would be heinous, after all). The leaf is a dried tobacco leaf, and the two cigars are from my humidor.
I am a web developer by trade and I am hoping to add a photography service to my website service I run on the side. I am currently working with a client who would like me to do some shots for him both of products and portraits of him and his co-host to use on his social media and website, so I could really use some constructive criticism on what I can do to improve. I'm doing the work for him for free, but I'd like to be able to move on to charging clients soon.
Could anybody please be so kind as to be brutally honest about this photo and let me know where I need to improve?
This is the result of a day's worth of work and only the second photo "shoot" I've done so far with my new camera. It was shot at F13, ISO100, and I took shots at six different exposures 8s-2s and merged them in LR before continuing with the usual editing.
I don't really have any "gear" other than the camera and an old tripod from college, so I used the overhead in the room and a nearby window for light.
I used some cotton batting (the inside part of quilts, it's white and fluffy) to diffuse the light from the overhead and some simple A5 printer paper to reflect light where it was needed, especially for the reflections. The batting was great at diffusing the light but made the shot fairly dark overall, which led to the super-long exposure times.
The backdrop is an old brown curtain from my first apartment that was hanging around, I didn't have anything to hold it so I just draped it over one of my reptile's enclosures and onto a pop-up work table I use in the garage for painting and staining on.
The items in the shot are just from around my house. The coffee items I use every day, so I know they aren't "picture perfect", but I had the inspiration for this shot so I wanted to do it anyways. The poor coffee beans are just my coffee beans I use every day that have (thankfully) since been recovered (wasting Lavazza Super Crema would be heinous, after all). The leaf is a dried tobacco leaf, and the two cigars are from my humidor.
I am a web developer by trade and I am hoping to add a photography service to my website service I run on the side. I am currently working with a client who would like me to do some shots for him both of products and portraits of him and his co-host to use on his social media and website, so I could really use some constructive criticism on what I can do to improve. I'm doing the work for him for free, but I'd like to be able to move on to charging clients soon.
Could anybody please be so kind as to be brutally honest about this photo and let me know where I need to improve?
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