Beer and chocolate? OK....................
Either that or everyone else needs to calibrate theirs lol
Thanks for your feedback folks
Thanks. I really like red wine but it gives me heartburnSubstitue wine for beer and I'm right there ... nice idea, well done.
ThanksHi, nice lighting, especially on the glass. It's on theme, but just lacks something, looks a little contrived. I'd like bag open and a few on the table, and the tree removed. Might have been an opportunity to include yourself to as well.
Anyways, sit back and watch the rest of us.
Cheers.
That's a good idea.Nice idea was one of my first thoughts. maybe shot from the other perspective sat on sofa feet on table tv in background?
After finding out what contrived means I completely see your pointHi, nice lighting, especially on the glass. It's on theme, but just lacks something, looks a little contrived. I'd like bag open and a few on the table, and the tree removed. Might have been an opportunity to include yourself to as well.
Anyways, sit back and watch the rest of us.
Cheers.
Thanks for all that adviceHiya Mike, that's a good idea for the theme. I like that the sofa is slightly OOF... it works in the context of the "message" for me. You've chosen some very difficult lighting subjects to include so I hope you don't mind me making some suggestions for a future tweak or two:
1. The shadows under the remote and behind the Maltesers are quite "hard"... not sure what your light source is but I'd be tempted to bounce a flash (if you have one) off the ceiling almost directly above the table: this should make the defined edges of the shadow blend a lot more. It will also soften the area of specular highlights on the Maltersers. If you don't have flash, then a torch or something aimed at the ceiling should have a similar effect (but you'd need to turn off other lights and put the camera on a tripod for a long exposure).
2. You could play around with the location of the light source - by bouncing it in slightly different directions, look at how it changes the position of the shadows and also the specular highlights (the white bits) on the Maltesers.
3. A real nice-to-have would be some lighting through the beer (i.e from behind), but that's difficult and probably just something which isn't feasible without multiple flashes.
The lighting on the sofa is ok for me, sure a touch more would be great (and might be achieved by diffusing the light source by bouncing off the ceiling) but not a show stopped. Viewed on flickr with a dark grey background it's easier to see the detail in the darks. The only other thought I had would be a lower angle of view, but again that's just a bit of experimentation perhaps?
Good job for such a tricky theme this week...
Oh yeah!Hi
Bliss
Like your thinking
think it's just lacking a someone ready to enjoy their moment of bliss
hope you enjoyed finishing off the props
lol, thanks. We've had twins since lol. And thanks for the feedback on the photos. I went for the second one. I have to admit I have a thing for colour against black backgrounds lol.Brilliant take for the them Mike. For me, it's your second blocks shot: the wider aspect and the surrounding blocks add something. Lighting and technicals all spot on for me: the darkness is also intriguing so I wouldn't want more even light, personally. Great job! (Oh and big congrats to you and Mrs Raptor, even if that was 8 years ago!)