Brown Betty and Pear

Comments and critiques very welcome. An English piece with a supporting cast :D .

Dzerzhinski

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Nice shot. The critiques I can offer is with the pot on the left, it's close, but on my monitor it's hard to tell the definition of the line compared to the background. Also, on the same pot, there's one bright reflection which is a tad distracting on the lid.

Other then that good shot,

Jared

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Originally Posted by Dzerzhinski46

Comments and critiques very welcome. An English piece with a supporting cast :D .

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Hello,

The reflection on both pieces distract me (I am not sure if a polarizer would cut that kind of reflection). Other than that, I think that the execution is very good. I will confess that I haven't followed your series very closely so I might have missed a picture or two. However, from what I have seen so far this is the most professional looking shot of the bunch.

I like your directional lighthing, the very white (spot metering??) background and the overall definition of the shot. The composition is effective too.

regards

Seb

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Originally Posted by Seb

Hello,

The reflection on both pieces distract me (I am not sure if a polarizer would cut that kind of reflection). Other than that, I think that the execution is very good. I will confess that I haven't followed your series very closely so I might have missed a picture or two. However, from what I have seen so far this is the most professional looking shot of the bunch.

I like your directional lighthing, the very white (spot metering??) background and the overall definition of the shot. The composition is effective too.

regards

Seb

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Dear Seb and Jared,

Thanks for the comments. I am gradually solving the reflection problem :D . I am now blocking out the annoying florescent light (hence the streak of light in reflection), with sheets of paper. In this one I used a pad of paper, which I held by hand. I mainly wanted to block out the reflection off the teapot, as it was the subject. Don't worry Seb, this is the best in my series so far. The others were a bit harsh on the lighting or something else. And yes it was spot metering. I also underexposed by one stop. The digital I was using didn't look as good at the metered exposure. So much for technology :D. Thanks again for the comments. I am eventually going to get this :D.

Dzerzhinski

I personally would like the light to be a little warmer (I'm on a 'puter at a cafe, so please take my comments with a grain of salt!) I think a little less of the white arount the composition (coming in closer) would help a little bit so the photo is more about what teapost and pear and less about them being cozy on a counter. I like the colors and the placement of the objects - I think if you did come in closer, even cropping into the objects so you're focus is on the brown of the pots and you'd notice the browns and subtle reds of the pears more, as well as the intersecting curves. I don't know what your intentions are with the little still life, though - if you want to show the wholeness of the objects, maybe it actually needs more of the surroundings?

I like Brown Betty in general, though, it's a cozy project! :)
keep shooting!

Megan