Apple

[Alison]

Having another go at still life today.
I know a leaf on the stalk would have been perfect but what can you do with supermarket pre-packed fruit lol.
And when I picked my children up from school, my 10 year old, Lisa, suggested next time I should splash the apple with a little water. (Little know-it-all lol). Bless her.
I'm still not sure what I am doing where this type of photography is concerned, so any words of wisdom would be much appreciated. TIA.

Info:
Canon EOS 350D
50mm 1.8 MKII lens
Manual Mode
F5.6
SS 1/80
ISO 100

[pez31]

Hi Allison

I like the composition and the depth of field with this shot but the lighting seems flat causing the subject to be bland. Did you do adjustments in PS?

Regards,

Phil

[Alison]

Yes I do adjustments in PS.

[Greg McCary]

The colors look fine on my monitor. Looks true to life. I like the frameing as well....
Greg

[GB1]

Yum. I also like the green background. The DOF is good, but could be a tad deeper.
GB

[Alison]

The DOF is good, but could be a tad deeper.
GB

So that the table is clearer?
Would you be kind enough to elaborate GB please?

[GB1]

No the table fade out is good. But I think the actual apple is fading out too, on the back edge at the top? The trick here is to get the whole apple sharp but still fade the background.

[Alison]

I'll have to keep trying then :thumbsup:

[snaphappy]

I agree, increasing the DOF just a weeeeeeee bit would help. On my monitor the very front of the apple is a little soft (the spots are, I mean). Its making my eyes do the double-take why-can't-I-focus-correctly thing, if that makes any sense.

[Ronnoco]

I often use a slightly curved piece of colour bristolboard to create a background with no edges. For some shots I also use dark velvet which does not reflect any light.

Ronnoco

[yogestee]

On my monitor the DOF is ok,,,then again my eyes aren't what they use to be..Great colour saturation,sharpness and compostion..

Alison,,I would have cropped just a bit off the top to reduce the unneccessary negative space..

Jurgen

[Alison]

Thanks everyone!!!