strawberry

[midoriblue]

Hi all,

I'm taking a photography class this semester, and this is part of my project. Please let me know what you think / anything i can do to improve..


<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/23462774@N08/2234523609/" title="strawberry by midoriblue123, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2048/2234523609_b8c2fef388_o.jpg" width="432" height="432" alt="strawberry " /></a>


Thanks

[jdepould]

Hi midori, please take a look at the critique rules (link in my sig), we ask posters to include EXIF data and to ask specific questions to guide the critique.

Thanks.

[clockdoc]

Hi Midoriblue and welcome to the group. What were the guidelines for your project/assignment? In addition to providing the EXIF data, also describe how this was lit. Thanks.

[midoriblue]

hello,

sorry forgot the exif data :

camera: nikon D50
Exposure: 1/320s
F : F/3.5
Focal : 18mm

no flash, i put a table lamp next to it and i cropped & edited the picture using photoshop cs3.

as this is our first assignment, there's no guideline, just anything we like to photograph. therefore i decided to do a little experiment with the shutter speed on this one.

thanks

[clockdoc]

Thanks for posting the EXIF data. I like the exposure and concept. There seems to be a bit too much "white/void" space on the left side. While the gradation on the background is nicly handled, the real action is within the glass. Did you try other objects in addition to the strawberry? You may want to experiment with lowering your camera height just a bit so as to show a little less of the glass opening. Also try adjusting your light source so that the background is illuminated a little more than the glass. Note how this affects the presentation of the glassware and liquid. Keep shooting! I'll be glad to help where I can.

[peeperita]

doc said it for me in his last post.....a different configuration of lighting is probably the direction you need to take.....lighting the background separately from the glass will help define your subjects right edge.....

good start.....repost if you choose to reshoot....

peeper

[yokolok]

i hope i'm not barging in or stealing this thread...

@midoriblue -

seems like you were trying to capture some sort of action, like the strawberry dropping in...maybe if the strawberry were not resting on the bottom of the glass?

i was just wondering, which rim of the glass is closer to the camera? the higher one or the lower one? was this "effect" your intention? how would this be lit to properly get the correct "orientation"...

@clockdoc - "you may want to experiment with lowering your camera height just a bit so as to show a little less of the glass opening."

-could you expound on this suggestion further - what effect would be achieved with a lesser glass opening? (my amateur eyes are trying to visualize the effect and can't seem to see the difference in impact to the viewer...:)...maybe that's why i'm still an amateur :D )