DSS #14 Last Minute Tries

richtersl

Man, the entries posted so far are awesome! :bow

I don't know if any of these are even worthy. But here goes. C&C appreciated.


#1




#2




#3




#4

Candid Arts

I am gonna have to go with two. Not overly excited about it...yet. But out of the four is my fav. Not really sure what could be done. But play around with it. Great start...

richtersl

Thanks!

However, there's not a whole lot I can do with that holly and ivy. I must have taken about 20 or more shots of from different angles and different light. This is another shot of the same window:

Candid Arts

I'm guessing in #2 the light source is coming from the upper left corner? I'd say maybe have the camera more towards the light source looking down as the light comes in the window? So that way you can see the beam of light traveling down the still life subjects. All the while, leaving the holly and ivy, apple and cup illuminated more so (like in #1 it's kinda dark, and in #2 you can see the holly and ivy more).

Does that make sense? Keeping the same composition, just change the angle of the camera more looking down the light source that across it.

Tentacion

Hey Linda:

I fancy 1, and the 4.

It appears that your using all natural lighting, right?

I might suggest on the jar/apple, that you use a white bouncer on the opposite side, try a few different angles so that it bounces some light into the very dark areas of your photo. I also might suggest placing a diffuser cloth over the window so that your photo will not show blown out highlights.

On the 4th, I would come in a little closer on the framing angle, to about just above the wood on the window pane, and closer in from the left to the curve of the pine sprig (which would accent the curves of the greenery). I might clean up the glass a little on the window so as to better reflect the greenery.

For fun if you have any "glitter" in spray or sprinkle, or a pretty red bow that would accent the greenery too.

Good Luck
Donna.

KevXman

Have you thought about shooting the window shot from outside looking in?
— Kevin

richtersl

Candid Arts wrote:

I'm guessing in #2 the light source is coming from the upper left corner? I'd say maybe have the camera more towards the light source looking down as the light comes in the window? So that way you can see the beam of light traveling down the still life subjects. All the while, leaving the holly and ivy, apple and cup illuminated more so (like in #1 it's kinda dark, and in #2 you can see the holly and ivy more).

Does that make sense? Keeping the same composition, just change the angle of the camera more looking down the light source that across it.

Thanks, Candid! That does make sense. I did have a shot similar to that but I had taken it from a wider angle and didn't like it as much as the closeups.

We're heading back to the same site (in a different building) this afternoon and the house where I took those photos will be open so I'll try a reshoot.

richtersl

Tentacion wrote:

Hey Linda:

I fancy 1, and the 4.

It appears that your using all natural lighting, right?

I might suggest on the jar/apple, that you use a white bouncer on the opposite side, try a few different angles so that it bounces some light into the very dark areas of your photo. I also might suggest placing a diffuser cloth over the window so that your photo will not show blown out highlights.

On the 4th, I would come in a little closer on the framing angle, to about just above the wood on the window pane, and closer in from the left to the curve of the pine sprig (which would accent the curves of the greenery). I might clean up the glass a little on the window so as to better reflect the greenery.

For fun if you have any "glitter" in spray or sprinkle, or a pretty red bow that would accent the greenery too.

Good Luck
Donna.

Thanks for looking, Donna! Unfortunately I do not own a white bouncer or a diffuser. I suppose I can find substitues such as a piece of fabric as a diffuser or a piece of foam core as a reflector but I've no time to dig them up right now. I wish I'd known that yesterday when I was taking people on tours of that house.:cry

Thanks for the suggestion on the window pic!

richtersl

KevXman wrote:

Have you thought about shooting the window shot from outside looking in?
— Kevin

Thanks, Kevin! That crossed my mind too, but those windows are way too high up for me to get a good shot SOOC for this challenge. :cry

divamum

Foam core board is at Dollar Tree stores for $1 a sheet at the moment (see, I'm learning!!!):D I now have a supply of the stuff and wonder what I did without it!

I actually like #4 but, like Donna, I wonder what it's like if you come in a lot closer and just focus on the berries, leaves and light rather than "whole scene"?

I also think the pitcher setup has some potential because the light is good, it's just *using* what's there somehow. Hmm.... not sure what to suggest but feel sure there IS something there that could work

richtersl

divamum wrote:

... there IS something there that could work

Yeah, a crop!

travelways

Hi Linda,

So you decided to go to the competition

I think I woud try #3 with some holly inside the vase...

I would also try Kevin's idea, looking from outside trough the window to that vase with the holly in it...

richtersl

Well....went back to that house and the light was better but I still was not happy with the pitcher shots after reviewing them. I'll just have to try those again some other time.

I've decided to go with something completely different:

travelways

richtersl wrote:

Well....went back to that house and the light was better but I still was not happy with the pitcher shots after reviewing them. I'll just have to try those again some other time.

I've decided to go with something completely different:

I think this is simple and wonderful

richtersl

Thanks, Kiki!!

Flyinggina

Love your entry!

Virginia