Pears in Bowl for C&C

[dbvirago]

Thanks in advance for comments and input and special thanks to PhillipM for the inspiration.

 

[LaFoto]

I like it. Very simple still life. You made use of just the light above the table? Makes the slice a bit hot, that's all I see which may be worth some critisism. It feels a tad warm by the incandescent light, but not wrongly warm. All in my opinion only, of course. I'm not one to really-really critisise light etc. I know next to nothing about proper lighting, I'm afraid.

 

[dbvirago]

Thanks, yeah only light above table. I used a grey card to adjust the WB in post. As I've looked at it later, I wish I'd used a reflector to fill in the shadows a bit more.

 

[ceeboy14]

I'm not real keen on the use of a darker than the bowl wood table top which is reflecting the knife and thus providing unneeded distraction..perhaps a much darker placemat or tablecloth with the lighting drifting off into darkness.

 

[dbvirago]

Thanks. I have a couple of ideas for re-shoots. One with a placemat and another on a lighter 'table' backlit. I also tried the same shot today with a reflector for the shadow, but wasn't happy, so I ended up dragging the shutter and bouncing a little fill off the ceiling and some variations on the comp. Too tired to PP right now, I will post later in the week.

 

[Frequency]

Liked it; yet i wanted to see the knife separately.

 

[dbvirago]

Ok, moved to a lighter table, changed the light, threw in some color and traded the knife for some cheese. (Although I also have one with the knife). Better?

 

[Mully]

The background needs to fall off and give it more drama, I am not fond of the tip of the knife peaking out from under the apple slice, you might want to show the knife...more lighting challenges doing so

 

[dbvirago]

Yeah, when I took that one, the background went to hell just outside the frame. I have since created a muted backdrop so I can get more bg and/or shoot at a lower angle. Thanks for the tip (no pun) on the knife.