Recent content by tomr0b

You've identified some nice features in the landscape. Lots of compositional opportunities in this scene - the leading line of the fence, reflection, rocks..but shooting this wide and far away from your foreground means they sort of blend into one. Get closer with the wide angle or go longer...

Was really nice to see so many replies on this thread after over a month of nothing! I tend to agree that the basic principles of photography are transferable so a photographer that is highly competent in one are will still have a far greater understanding of an unfamiliar area than someone who...

For five years I shot almost exclusively landscapes, however recently I have been spending quite a bit of time with other genres of photography including product, portraiture and wedding. This has lead me to think about which skills are transferable within each genre of photography and ask if a...

Both well executed. I'd say the first one of Ynys Llanddwyn is compositionally similar to hundreds of others taken here, would be nice to see a different take but admittedly this is hard in such a well photographed location. Really like the second one..balanced and minimalistic.

I think the first one could be improved by going a little wider and lower. The middle third is quite separated from the bottom third and the rocks lead my eye off to the right of the frame but not back to the lighthouse. I really like #2 two, nicely processed and atmospheric. Again with the...

Trial and error and some compositing work. I think this tutorial covered it View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jk1UsYRmsoQ&t=137s Early days for me with this and I'm not sure the result is up to much but was worth doing to learn what was going on.

Thanks both for such detailed and frank feedback, all makes sense but I see there's a long way to go with attention to detail & execution. Things like the lack of DOF is obvious now it has been pointed out. Hadn't even considered the bottles not being right although did clock the label not...

Cheers again Garry. Ok, here are 3 of the composited images. Only WB & straightening adjustments made. Are you referring to the top right hand corner of the Beer label? Agreed, shadows weren't deliberate, more of a post production oversight. Same goes with the 'almost' white background.

Thanks both for the input. I had come across these videos in my research Garry but gave them another watch. Here's my latest attempt taking on board some of the feedback. Gave it a bit more production but still keen to get cc on the execution.

Thanks for the reply Garry. Yes it is made up of 3/4 shots as I'm currently using the one light. The softbox was behind at about 30 degrees, it but could definitely have been closer. The highlights were quite harsh without the diffusion. I'll try bringing it closer on next attempt. Not the...

I'm a landscape tog that's been experimenting with some studio lights for beverage photography. This is a composite of 3/4 exposures taken with one Godox SK400 light in a rectangular soft box with some extra diffusion for the bottle edges. Black perspex used for the base and a white background...

Cheers @mickledore colour good here but doesn't look like It'll be around long!

I'll be staying at Betws y Coed for a couple of nights in late October and hoping to catch the Tea Room at Llanrwst in colour. Judging by the images Iv'e seen, the Virginia creepers seem to turn earlier than the other foliage so I'm not sure if they will still be there by the time I get there...

I regularly buy Outdoor Photography magazine and there are always 5/6 locations in there across the UK with advice on time of year, accommodation and nearby locations. I recently had a big clear out of my magazines but tore out the locations so now have them all in one place. When I get a chance...