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Mar 5, 2020 18:49:29   #
One image per thread in the Critique section please. This allows participants to focus on one image and give that image the attention it deserves. That being said, I think the rose is quite lovely. Nice focus on the petals and those little dewdrops. I think it could be improved by cropping out the background altogether. To me this photo is all about the color, the petals and the drops of water.

The first flower you posted has a very busy background. You could have used a patterned scarf for the background and used your DOF to blur the scarf so that you just had a soft blur of color behind your subject. Contrasty background with lines distract the eye from the color and lines of the flower. The center of the flower is dark. You can buy a 12" circular reflector for cheap .. or you can use tin foil to reflect some light into the flower. Deep flowers like this often need a little added light. Clothespins are very useful for holding reflectors in place.
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Mar 5, 2020 18:38:51   #
It's absolutely lovely for all the reasons that Dave and RG have said. The light, the color and the composition all come together for a very pleasing image.
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Feb 18, 2020 14:24:27   #
That softbox looks expensive. I wonder if I could make one with my umbrella.
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Feb 18, 2020 14:23:18   #
E.L.. Shapiro wrote:
The images in you website are good in that the are doing the job of shown the style, different types and styles and available graphics on the items you are merchandising. I coud easily choose an item and order it. The white background is clean and non-distracting.

I don't know what kind of a lighting setup you are using to photograph your products.


Well, it wasn't a good lighting set-up. I actually photographed these with my cell phone on a white board under florescent lighting. I struggled with shadows. I placed my apparel item on a white board. I tried to get the board placed so that the light from the overhead lighting was more even. I stood on a chair and shot down. I used my cell phone because the images that I took with my DSLR were so big that they slowed down the web page. I do have a big round reflector, an umbrella and a flash.

You're right about the post work. I selected the backgrounds on the items and made it white in post. Yes, I would like to get more texture in my future photographs. Thank you for pointing that out.
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Feb 17, 2020 18:13:41   #
I created a website for our business a couple of years ago. This is a snip from it. I photographed these hats and tees on a white board. I am thinking of revamping the website a little bit. I did it rather quickly just to get it going. It would be helpful to get some feedback on the product photography that I did.




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Feb 8, 2020 14:18:33   #
rook2c4 wrote:
In many situations, color can be used to express mood or feel. Why would one want to avoid the use of color? I don't understand this "soul" you are taking about. If anything, removing color from an image may possibly achieve the opposite - suck the life out of it. I certainly would not want to live in a world void of color!


Because color may distract from your subject. Because you want to take a step away from reality. Because for you photography is art and you enjoy creating art with shades of gray.

Hey, there is a wonderful tutorial on how to "sketch" a face with an eraser and a canvas covered in charcoal. It might help make more sense out of b&w photography for you.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tl9MsQH2nzk Watch until he does the face at the end.
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Feb 4, 2020 13:07:47   #
Good eye!
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Feb 4, 2020 13:06:01   #
via the lens wrote:
Let Nightski respond if they desire to do that.


Your input is appreciated as much as anyone's. Thank you so much for commenting and offering your viewpoint.
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Feb 2, 2020 13:59:49   #
dat2ra wrote:
I can't contribute any more to the suggestions about the existing photo, but I would suggest if shooting it again to get a more interesting and dramatic angle closer and upward on the pine.


That would be a different image altogether. It may be a very pleasing image, but not the one I intended.
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Feb 2, 2020 13:21:58   #
One thing no one mentions was the little hill with the brightly colored bushes. To me, it was an important element in the composition. It's interesting to see how differently people see the same image.
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Feb 2, 2020 13:20:08   #
AzPicLady wrote:
I feel that it's all about the green tree. The other larger tree melts into the others. So to me it's part of the background, even though it's larger and tends to stand out.


That's what I thought too. I didn't really think about that larger deciduous tree as being the other big tree .. it was just a part of the fall colors.
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Feb 1, 2020 18:10:20   #
Uuglypher wrote:


A skillfully and thoughtfully assembled group of historical and modern images however.....???

Such could serve as a welcomed show at a state or National Park visitor center.

Dave


Yes, a photo that is part of a larger group of photos.
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Feb 1, 2020 14:30:10   #
Uuglypher wrote:
The significance of that solitary pine amongst that mass of deciduous trees grows greatly with your revelation of the story it tells!
IMO much would be lost in B&W.

Dave


I know ... but how to capture that story in a picture? Still .. it might speak to some who follow such things.
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Feb 1, 2020 13:13:05   #
CamB wrote:
I think you cut too much off the sides. I want to see more. I don't think more information along the sides would take away from the central shot, the plants in the middle. It seems a little flat. Somehow I want to open it up a little more. I would just play around with the PP sliders some and see what develops.
...Cam


Just remember .. no edits are to be posted in the Critique Section. If the OP would like, it might be a good idea to take it over to the post processing section. Every section has a valuable role to play.
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Feb 1, 2020 11:53:41   #
I like the idea of cropping on the right a bit. I see what you all are saying. The reason I didn't do that is because of the curve created by the bushes on the small hill in front of the pine. That was part of what drew my eye in addition to that one pine in all the deciduous trees. Also, I took this picture because...

Between 1915-1917 the Pine Tree Lumber company owned and logged this land. Old records show on average 275,000 board feet of pine were taken per 40 acres .. enough wood to build 27 houses. With the pine seed source removed, aspen, oak and birch have replaced the pine.

But that has nothing to do with the artistic value of the photograph. It does tell a story of the interference of man in the forest however.
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