Dss #29

WhatSheSaw · July 3, 2009

So I went to the U-Pick again today and guess what song was running through my head the whole time.

They are so TASTY!
:barb
Strawberry Fields.

#1

#2

#3

#4

#5

#6

#7

No PP yet. So what do you think? I like the close up of the berries, but I don't know if it fits the song title as well as some of the others.

The Curious Camel · July 3, 2009

I like 1,5,6. I wonder what it might look like if you could take a shot looking down some on all the strawberries. Just a thought.

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whiterice · July 3, 2009

I think for this to really work you need to emphasize the long rows in the field...the neverending (forever) fields.

divamum · July 3, 2009

4 and 6 for me. I think it would be cool if there were some strawberries visible on the plants, too. Great idea - work it!

The Curious Camel · July 3, 2009

whiterice wrote:

I think for this to really work you need to emphasize the long rows in the field...the neverending (forever) fields.

That's what I mean. But there a lot of weeds visible so not sure you can find a nice patch.
Also I think Kat's idea is good.

I'm glad some body has some ideas. All the songs I like just to hard to translate to image.

Good luck you have a great start.

WhatSheSaw · July 4, 2009

Thanks for your comments. Unfortunately, the strawberry season is almost over, so I may not be able to find the pretty, unweedy rows I'd really like to see. And ones with berries may be hard to find.

I may have to switch to Blueberry Hill.

whiterice · July 4, 2009

WhatSheSaw wrote:

Thanks for your comments. Unfortunately, the strawberry season is almost over, so I may not be able to find the pretty, unweedy rows I'd really like to see. And ones with berries may be hard to find.

I may have to switch to Blueberry Hill.

Well, if you decide to not go with Strawberry Fields, at least all that work wasn't in vain!

I hope you made some strawberry jam.

erinnphotog · July 6, 2009

WhatSheSaw wrote:

So I went to the U-Pick again today and guess what song was running through my head the whole time.

They are so TASTY!

Strawberry Fields.

#1

#2

#3

#4

#5

#6

#7

No PP yet. So what do you think? I like the close up of the berries, but I don't know if it fits the song title as well as some of the others.

I like 1,4,7 - great idea - I am having trouble associating any songs to ideas still - great first challenge to try! heading to the lake tomorrow maybe something will pop.

Katmitchell · July 6, 2009

I agree with what everyone here has said...

If you have not used the strawberries yet, perhaps spread them all out on the ground randomly, as many as you can and as far out as you can... and get down low, really low to the ground on your stomach and shoot them trailing off into the grass.. That is the only idea I can come up with and would be how I would try to shoot this one.. however, I have no idea what it would end up looking like..:D

Kat

WhatSheSaw · July 20, 2009

So I got out to the strawberry fields for one last time this season.

#8

I wasn't entirely happy with the results, so I tried

Blueberry Hill - Fats Domino

#9

And I thought that maybe didn't evoke HILL enough. So I tried

Bus Stop - Hollies

#10

#11

And they were OK, but not the strikinig image I was looking for. So I decided to take some shots I liked and try to find songs for them.

Look Through Any Window - Hollies

#12

#13

The Door Into Summer - Monkees

#14

Driftwood - Moody Blues

#15

Beat It - Michael Jackson

#16

Sign of the Times - Petula Clark

#17

Whadaya think? Do any of them pop out at you?

All comments and suggestions appreciated.

JC3d · July 20, 2009

#8 If you crop the top off below the people so the rows end at the top of the picture and add a a gradient to darken the top slightly to add more feel of depth might be interesting.

John

JC3d · July 20, 2009

#10 Bus Stop. I like the strong link to the title. Could be good if you crop the left at pole and maybe the top some. I'd like it better if it had a couple with an umbrella!

John

richtersl · July 20, 2009

#17 is damn good.

Do you have a B&W version of it that you can show us? I think B&W might work well for that shot and I'm just curious to see what it looks like.

Kinkajou · July 20, 2009

I was also thinking about Bus Stop... I just love that song. But I think I really needed a couple sharing an umbrella in order for it to really work, and I didn't have a couple I could borrow for the shot

I might try to stick with the strawberry fields and add some PP to #8... either what JC3d suggested, or add a vignette so that the strawberries and the front of the field are the focal point. Playing with saturation may or may not be interesting as well, who knows? Best of luck, and bonus points for so many great ideas!

WhatSheSaw · July 20, 2009

Thanks, John! I will try your suggestions.

Maybe I can recruit my son and his girlfriend as models for Bus Stop. That would be an interesting exercise for all of us (camera shy). I keep telling my kids, "Take lots of pictures now. It doesn't get any better." A statement that is true no matter what age you are.

And I'll do a little work on the strawberries, too. My PP skills are seriously lacking, so this may take a while.

Thanks, richtersl! I like the story - the sign, propped up on his leg, with the dog and the pipe passing between them and the marijuana leaf doodad hanging off his pouch. I'll post a B&W version in a bit.

Thanks, Kinkajou! The ideas just keep coming. Now if I can just get the execution down.

BTW, I found a great website for finding song titles: http://www.song1.com/search/default.asp?type=title&strError=Your+Search+for+BLUEBERRIES+Returned+no+results

WhatSheSaw · July 21, 2009

OK. So I did some work on the BW for #17.

#17a

#17b

#17c

Good news on the Bus Stop. My son has agreed (enthusiastically) to model with his girlfriend. He is about 80 miles from me, so we will do that this weekend.

I'll play with the Strawberry Fields in the meantime.

Kinkajou · July 21, 2009

WhatSheSaw wrote:

Good news on the Bus Stop. My son has agreed (enthusiastically) to model with his girlfriend. He is about 80 miles from me, so we will do that this weekend.

can't wait to see the results!

Katmitchell · July 21, 2009

I agree, the bus stop shot with the human subjects sounds like a good idea..

Kat

richtersl · July 22, 2009

I like 17a in B&W. It could use a very subtle vignette near the corners, though.

Not too obvious but just sneaky enough that it draws the viewer into the shot.

But let's see what you do with that bus stop shot.

There's plenty of time left to play, play, play!

WhatSheSaw · July 26, 2009

Bus Stop shoot is tomorrow.

Meanwhile, back at the ranch...

Is this subtle enough on the vignette?

WhatSheSaw · July 26, 2009

Or is this one better?

WhatSheSaw · July 26, 2009

Hmmm... New page. I'll put them side by side.

WhatSheSaw · July 26, 2009

So I spent some time playing with the Strawberry Fields - cropped with gradient. What do you think?

Katmitchell · July 26, 2009

I am not sure I like the vignette; it seems to only show up on the left side of the frame and looks unbalanced. Other than that the capture is good.

As far as the reworked strawberries go, it looks good too.. If you have time, you can open that image in PS and crop out 1 strawberry and then transfer it as a layer onto the original photo and them fade it into the rows to speckle them with strawberries. Each time you want to replicate the cropped strawberry just hold down the ALT key and click on it with your mouse and drag it to replicate it and this will start a new layer for the next one. Not sure if your into doing all that, but it would look awesome if you could layer some strawberries into those rows..

Kat

WhatSheSaw · July 26, 2009

Hi Kat,

I am a Noob at Photoshop. Sounds like fun!

Karen

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