Weekly Flyphots 52 for 2021: Week 8 'Halves'

FlyPhot · Jan 30, 2021

Harlequin565 said:
+1 for colour. The log across the top is a little distracting (less so in the mono versions) and I think the song titles on the sheet music are a bit lost because they're so... scattered... But I think it's a very cool idea.

cheers, as I said previously the backdrop stops it looking floaty so I decided to keep it in.

Cobra · Jan 31, 2021

Colour for me Jim, and a nice take on the theme too.

FlyPhot · Jan 31, 2021

Cobra said:
Colour for me Jim, and a nice take on the theme too.

Thanks

Nostromo · Jan 31, 2021

Tall
It's the colour for me. Good choices of music, at first I only saw the 'Stand tall' piece, then noticed that they all refer to tall things. In the black and white version, the papers a bit too bright for me.

FlyPhot · Jan 31, 2021

Nostromo said:
Tall
It's the colour for me. Good choices of music, at first I only saw the 'Stand tall' piece, then noticed that they all refer to tall things. In the black and white version, the papers a bit too bright for me.

Thanks Dominic, appreciate the comments

StuartPearson · Jan 31, 2021

Picking the colour version, though the blue and yellow discs distract a bit. When I zoom into the image and interesting version I saw had the words near the edges of the frame which also removed the fretboard (?).

FlyPhot · Jan 31, 2021

StuartPearson said:
Picking the colour version, though the blue and yellow discs distract a bit.

Thanks

StuartPearson said:
When I zoom into the image and interesting version I saw had the words near the edges of the frame which also removed the fretboard (?).

Not sure I understand what you mean ????

StuartPearson · Jan 31, 2021

FlyPhot said:
Not sure I understand what you mean ????

A picture paints a thousand words!!

FlyPhot · Jan 31, 2021

StuartPearson said:
A picture paints a thousand words!!

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Nope, sorry, still not understanding you

Shugpug · Feb 1, 2021

Colour for me too - the music is to crisp and obviously modern to suit the others. It's a nicely thought through picture!

FlyPhot · Feb 1, 2021

Shugpug said:
Colour for me too - the music is to crisp and obviously modern to suit the others. It's a nicely thought through picture!

Cheers

NickD · Feb 1, 2021

Definitely the colour version. None of the mono versions do the wood justice. There's a warmth to it that the image needs IMO.

FlyPhot · Feb 1, 2021

NickD said:
Definitely the colour version. None of the mono versions do the wood justice. There's a warmth to it that the image needs IMO.

Thanks Nick

susiejb · Feb 2, 2021

Super eye catching shot, I really like this one a lot, what a great idea for the theme, it works perfectly for me, I’d definitely choose the colour one.

FlyPhot · Feb 2, 2021

susiejb said:
Super eye catching shot, I really like this one a lot, what a great idea for the theme, it works perfectly for me, I’d definitely choose the colour one.

Thanks Susie much appreciated

vanishedbob · Feb 3, 2021

first one for me. Fits the brief and a nice interesting shot.

FlyPhot · Feb 3, 2021

vanishedbob said:
first one for me. Fits the brief and a nice interesting shot.

Thanks David

HelenC · Feb 4, 2021

Definitely the colour version - love the variation in woods.. from rough sawn to paper! Great idea for the theme.

FlyPhot · Feb 4, 2021

HelenC said:
Definitely the colour version - love the variation in woods.. from rough sawn to paper! Great idea for the theme.

Thanks Helen

minx · Feb 6, 2021

It's the colour version for me too. I like your take on the theme.

FlyPhot · Feb 7, 2021

minx said:
It's the colour version for me too. I like your take on the theme.

Thank you

FlyPhot · Feb 7, 2021

For my snappers choice i've added an image I made today. I have a sideline business making pens and i'm trying to be better at 'product photography'. I don't own a soft box or any specialist lighting (apart from a speedlight - not used for this image).

This is a selection of Bullet style pens that I've made for a customer in Dubai. Image made with just a halogen light as sidelight and ambient early morning daylight. Any CC most welcome as I'm a novice at product photography and need to make better images for my website.

ShinySideUp · Feb 7, 2021

I like it. If I had to criticize anything it would be that the colour of the tops of the pens is very similar to the background. For photographic purposes in this challenge I like it the way it is but for product sales I think you would need to bring out the whole pen a little.

FlyPhot · Feb 7, 2021

ShinySideUp said:
I like it. If I had to criticize anything it would be that the colour of the tops of the pens is very similar to the background. For photographic purposes in this challenge I like it the way it is but for product sales I think you would need to bring out the whole pen a little.

Cheers, yes I thought the background is a little dark (I'll look to get a different colour for these dark pens I think).

Harlequin565 · Feb 9, 2021

I like it. Product photography isn't really there to be appreciated, it's there to show your customer what it is you're selling so they can make the best decision about whether they want it or not. With so may pens, a border and watermark, this comes across as more of a still life/fine art piece. If I was thinking of buying your pens I'd want to see what the nib/tip looked like.

Putting that to one side though I think the lighting is really nice and as a presentation piece, or headline image as a "starter" for a bunch of single images it works really well.

FlyPhot · Feb 9, 2021

Harlequin565 said:
I like it. Product photography isn't really there to be appreciated, it's there to show your customer what it is you're selling so they can make the best decision about whether they want it or not. With so may pens, a border and watermark, this comes across as more of a still life/fine art piece. If I was thinking of buying your pens I'd want to see what the nib/tip looked like.

Putting that to one side though I think the lighting is really nice and as a presentation piece of headline image as a "starter" for a bunch of single images it works really well.

Thanks, very constructive comments and plenty to take away for me, really appreciate it.

HelenC · Feb 9, 2021

As an image it looks great to me. As already said, if I was looking to buy one I would want an individual pen in detail.. so I could zoom in and look closely at the construction so probably on a light background and well lit.

FlyPhot · Feb 9, 2021

HelenC said:
As an image it looks great to me. As already said, if I was looking to buy one I would want an individual pen in detail.. so I could zoom in and look closely at the construction so probably on a light background and well lit.

Thanks Helen, much appreciated

Cobra · Feb 9, 2021

Nothing to add to the comments, nice looking pens Jim

FlyPhot · Feb 9, 2021

Cobra said:
Nothing to add to the comments, nice looking pens Jim

cheers

d00d · Feb 10, 2021

The BG is a similar colour but the pen tops stand out well. Nice exposure.

NickD · Feb 10, 2021

It's pretty classy as product shots go. The whole image suggests quality.

FlyPhot · Feb 10, 2021

d00d said:
The BG is a similar colour but the pen tops stand out well. Nice exposure.

Thanks

NickD said:
It's pretty classy as product shots go. The whole image suggests quality.

Cheers, glad you like the look of them

Cloudforest · Feb 11, 2021

A bit behind with comments I'm afraid!

Tall: A lovely idea and nicely photographed. I think it's much better in colour as it shows off the wood of the violin.
Snapper's: I think this a good product shot. Colours work well for me.

FlyPhot · Feb 11, 2021

Cloudforest said:
A bit behind with comments I'm afraid!

Tall: A lovely idea and nicely photographed. I think it's much better in colour as it shows off the wood of the violin.
Snapper's: I think this a good product shot. Colours work well for me.

Thanks Pete, appreciate you taking the time to comment.

Nostromo · Feb 11, 2021

Choice
As much as I like the background (lovely textures and tones), I don't think it helps to make the tops of the pens to stand out. The rest of it looks great and the pens themselves look top notch.

susiejb · Feb 11, 2021

Lots of hard work in there Jim, I agree with the others on the choice of background, but the pens themselves look excellent..

FlyPhot · Feb 11, 2021

Nostromo said:
Choice
As much as I like the background (lovely textures and tones), I don't think it helps to make the tops of the pens to stand out. The rest of it looks great and the pens themselves look top notch.

susiejb said:
Lots of hard work in there Jim, I agree with the others on the choice of background, but the pens themselves look excellent..

Thank you both, appreciate the comments

StuartPearson · Feb 13, 2021

The pens make an interesting image, agree with some others about the background being close to the colour of the pen tops. My OCD when it looked back at the image started checking the pen colour sequence and then I noticed the two the same next to each other. I think it would work better if the alternating pattern was maintained. I would also be interested to see the pen top angle from left to right across the image which would also show more of the pen design

Shugpug · Feb 13, 2021

I'm with the alternating vs symmetry as well, but as a showcase image, it works and definitely captures the interest!

Weekly Flyphots 52 for 2021: Week 8 'Halves'

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