........................ but who would have thought that purple nail polish clashes horribly with the colour of a lotto ticket?
Hi Andy, I did think about taking the wrapper off the chicken, but wasn't sure how the pale flesh would look against a white background and I wasn't going to ruin my black background card by putting raw chicken on itHi Elaine I missed a few yours sorry for that.
First, it's strange that this never even popped into my mind an idea.
Obviously on theme, So well done for that, but I think you could taken it up a level by maybe unpacking the chicken and using the egg better, perhaps on top of the chicken. Mainly its the packages that I find distracting.
Smooth, quick off the mark here it's the first one for my immediate reaction was that it's giving me 'the bird'. Well composed, good detail and nice whites.
I'd like to see a little more at the purple background.
Cheers and feet up for the week
Thanks for commenting Allan. Yes, the first one was done at night under artificial light and I think I may have slightly overdone the pp work to remove some of the warmer tones in the whites and yellows. The other one was taken during the daytime in mainly natural light and I think it's possibly better for it.Hi, out of the two I think I prefer the second its a good composition and nicely lit, perfect for the theme,
the first one not sure on the lighting it seems a little harsh, I think its a good idea but it needs some work
Thanks Paul - honest constructive crit always appreciated! I agree about the positioning of the carton and would normally try and use a more diagonal composition. However, the problem in this shot was that in order to get a decent outline I had to (physically) cut off the lid and some of the foil lining and it looked very odd at any angle other than full face on.Hiya Elaine... you know I'm always honest and I'm afraid the first one doesn't do it for me... the subject isn't my favourite (sorry, I'm a bit of a Clark Kent on that ) and I'm struggling with the lighting a bit. Also something I really struggle with when I'm composing shots is defaulting to placing things "flat on"... based on advice received here I think I'm convinced that subjects look far far better when they're at an angle of some sort - I think that would apply here.
The second one is a leap forward for me - the angle looks very natural (unposed) and it's superbly on theme. I like the technicals which are all good and very very precisely painted nail!
" just looks a bit cold overall " Well I did say it was in the bottom of my fridgeHi Ellaine
Live - curious way to hold a ticket until one realises that it is fingers crossed - quite subtle. Setup and colours well handled
first - I think that it would be better if the chicken was unwrapped. Lighting seems an issue - or maybe white balance - just looks a bit cold overall. I prefer the colur if it could be a bit warmer.
Smooth - #1 is a bit flat compositionally but #2 overcomes that. Good angle makes it look like the ironing is really happening and together with the folds there is a feeling of movement. beautiful nail polish - such a nice detail does help - and not purple this time?
Thanks d00d. I'm starting to regret my comment about the nail polish the other week and have to confess that I do have a bit of an obsession about making sure my nails are well manicured at all timesHi Elaine
Going with the flow ... #2 such nice clean props, fingernails too.
Thanks Susie. I did try cropping the health warning off, but it meant that I had to lose a lot of the bg fabric in order to keep the 3:4 proportions, so I decided to leave it alone.Hi Elaine I really like the idea of the silky smooth material in one, but I'm not keen on the warning on the packet, I find it distracting ...if I scroll my screen down I like it better with just the top lettering showing. two is a great idea ...you certainly come up with some excellent ones.
Thanks DK. Your idea about the smooth area of fabric's good, but it would have meant actually doing some ironing and that's going a bit above and beyond for meHey Elaine
Smooth - Liking both of your ideas here, the cigarette shot could even get away with a crop above the health warning for me, a nicely exposed shot, did well to get detail in the silk still
The iron shot, again a great idea, a little tweak in LR or PS would correct your thumb exposure, for me you dealt with it the best way, it would be nice to see a smooth area of cloth too, colours are real nice again
Ha Haaaaaa but we must do the extraordinary for our hobbyThanks DK. Your idea about the smooth area of fabric's good, but it would have meant actually doing some ironing and that's going a bit above and beyond for me
Thanks GrahamTwo good ideas, and turned into nice images too.
Think I prefer the first, it does have a look of and old cigarette advert, and smooth as silk is perfectly fitting. Lighting used well to show the box and the contents, as well as bring out the folds on the fabric. Looks more like velvet than silk to me but I'm not an authority on cloth.
Ironing works well too, nowhere near over exposed on the thumb to my eye, looks spot on and the nicely painted nail echoing the shape of the iron itself is nice. Again good lighting to bring out the folds.
Hiya Elaine, at first I thought your 1st for smooth looked a bit flat, as in 2D and that it appeared to be deifying gravity by hovering vertical up against a curtain ......then I read your explanation about the look you were going for and saw it in a different light.
The old ad look you've definitely achieved, composition works ok, even down to where the creases are if anything, my eye was drawn to bit of shadowing on the right of the tip that's been lifted from the packet......or is it where you've cloned something out?
Thanks for commenting Phil. Yes, I managed to slightly crease the tip as I was pulling it out of the packet and my efforts at tidying it up are somewhat less than perfectHiya Elaine, at first I thought your 1st for smooth looked a bit flat, as in 2D and that it appeared to be deifying gravity by hovering vertical up against a curtain ......then I read your explanation about the look you were going for and saw it in a different light.
The old ad look you've definitely achieved, composition works ok, even down to where the creases are if anything, my eye was drawn to bit of shadowing on the right of the tip that's been lifted from the packet......or is it where you've cloned something out?