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The settings were f/3.2, 1/3 (I think), and ISO 200 on my cheap rip-off-of-an-SLR Kodak Z650.
Would you add more contrast? Any tips for dealing with glossy surfaces (the board in this case which is glazed clay), and opaque glass?
2007-12-25 10:09:49 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
I wish I had a program to do that.
2007-12-25 10:13:51 · update #1
I used a bright lightsource of a daylight soft box, it wasn't natural lighting, it was all controlled. And I did do different angles, I just had to choose this one because others had light marks.
2007-12-25 10:21:46 · update #2
I think it would look stunning if everything except the blood was in B&W.
That's my two-cents. =]
2007-12-25 10:13:14 · answer #1 · answered by ҡʏʟɛ - ❄ 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The glossy and frosted glass looks good. Seems to me (on my laptop's less-than-ideal LCD) that the blacks could have been more saturated. There's a dark, pointy element where the board broke. If you had put the board on a very black surface, that would have shown really good exposure and made my mind see that the board is really charcoal and dirty white, not the deep black and brilliant white that my mind (not my eye) is looking for.
Not sure what you used for blood, but perhaps something opaque, like red nail polish would have worked a bit better.
Still, it's a great shot that has lots of resonance. Thanks for putting it up for us.
2007-12-25 10:42:09 · answer #2 · answered by going_for_baroque 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, first of all it takes Forever to load...The angle is not an issue for me but the colors are atrocious!! Are you shooting film or digital? If you are digital you need to change your white balance to be for tungsten light. The image would be a lot better if there were true blacks and true whites. Like the other guy's adaptation of the image.
2007-12-26 09:14:05 · answer #3 · answered by ihilani33 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Uhh, one of the answers is right, angle is aweful. Get lower, and crop it in a little...
Further more, intesify the contrast... add some lights... dayligt photography on the inside, is never good without lights...
2007-12-25 10:20:03 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
lower the angle a bit, or maybe a lot, and add some white lighting from the top left corner.???
2007-12-25 10:14:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Better lighting and view point first, tune up in PS later.
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2007-12-25 10:25:31 · answer #6 · answered by Antoni 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it would good as a Gum Bichromate.
2007-12-25 10:15:07 · answer #7 · answered by Mere Mortal 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋