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I really like this Roxanne. Simple and nicely composed with a textured background that doesn't detract.
I think you missed the link off the main thread, making it a bit trickier to get here
That was my guess.As to the film... Breakfast at Tiffany's?
Absolutely not ha ha! The cake was for another shoot and we didn’t realise it would be on theme until we cut it thank your for you commentsI bet you could not recreate the shot, just how much cake is left now...
Not something I would have thought of, but very refreshing, nice suble colours well capture, nice details in the texture of the cake.
Pete
Lovely shot to me - I knew what it was immediately so you've captured the essence of the film. Can't advise on lighting I'm afraid... not my bag
Really nice interpretation. Smashing photo.
Pair
The glasses are well positioned on the really good background.
Film
Good job on this. Well posed and composed. The Black's maybe a little dark, but I don't think it's a deal breaker.
I don't think there's anything wrong with the settings. It's difficult to tell if it's sharp because the forum messes with the sharpness (blurs it a bit) when you upload as an attachment. So whilst this image looks a little fudgy, I suspect the original is good. Focus appears to be on the eyes, and I don't think your aperture choice has made much of a difference. Presumably your model wasn't swinging the glass around and you used a reasonably fast shutter.
For me, the lighting is a bit harsh, but you've gone with a white background so the brighter light isn't so forceful Might be worth just backing the lights off a bit (distance wise) to soften the shadows and reduce the glare. Angled collar bone to the camera and towards the glass is a really nice touch, and I do think the glass adds a nice balance.
I think this is a really good effort if you're not used to this sort of photography. Be wary of hands under chins as they can squash the jaw. On an older model that would not be a good look Allowing the pedant out for a sec, I'd lose the tiny triangle of light on the bottom edge in the middle, either with a crop or more likely with a blob of black paint. The slash of skin to the (camera) left of the chin-prop-hand is slightly unbalancing. I'd probably have directed the model to move their supporting hand a bit to the (camera) right so their chin was a bit more central on the palm. Lift the head a tad and just rotate it half an inch to either hide or reveal the ear (camera) right. Of course, if this was a selfie that's all moot
Sorry for going on, I just think it's a really good portrait and with some really minor tweaks, could be great.
As to the film... Breakfast at Tiffany's?
Thank you so much
As for the lights, I will absolutely try that! I have quite a thin but long space so still working out the positioning. What would you recommend settings wise for a continuous light is such set up?
It wasn’t battenberg no but it was very delicious ha ha. Thank youHalf - really like the colours and depth of field you've chosen. Is it battenberg? Fits the theme nicely.
Reflection
The swan is a little bright and has lost a little detail in the feathers, but the reflection is looking good and has detail.
Lovely reflection, but the top halfit's definitely a bit hot.
^^^ Yep those. Nice reflection!
Lovely reflection - looks like you were quite close. Agree re the whites and detail. White birds often a bit of a challenge.
Half
It's cake, what is not to like! Is it a knife in the bottom left? I think it could have a more prominent role.
Reflection
Agree with others about the lost detail in the top half with its being too exposed. Nice movement of the swan through the water which has been well defined
Thank you so muchDefinitely looks better to me Well done. You can see more detail in the white areas.
Rough on the tree that has survived for centuries only to have some pathetic little git say 'oh, wouldn't it be fun to set fire to this'.
Looks very rough, agree with Martin too.
My thoughts exactly - absolutely infuriating isn’t it. Thank you for your commentsThat's a rough old tree you found Roxanne. Lots of detail captured.
ditto with Martins comment as well.
Pete
Nice roughness there.
Thank youLots of rough texture in there.