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Winter Sparkles
Winter Sparkles
giantmike


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Challenge: Jewelry Advertisement II (Expert Editing*)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
Date: Oct 30, 2014
Aperture: 7.1
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/200
Date Uploaded: Oct 30, 2014

 My favorite technique, focus stacking, is employed here to ensure I get detail through. Just three images needed, for such a flat object. But it really makes a difference. That way, I don't have to chose which gems are in focus, they all are.

After that, I took it into PIxelmator, where I added the reflection and text. Text was a big deal for me here, I wanted this to be as much like an ad as possible. I went with:

Top left text - Black, whit a very elegant looking font. Something that really says "collection"

Amethyst text - Amethyst color (at least somewhat) with a cursive font. Amethyst says classic style to me, and I wanted the font to match that

Lower right text - I didn't want this to be featured, but still available. So the font is a little less elegant, and the color is dark grey. Bolded.

I really like the way this turned out. So does my wife. Not just because it's one of her favorite pieces, but she commented on the fonts and reflections as being very classy and pretty.

Shooting for a top 10 here :)

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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 11/04/2014 09:31:27 PM
Very tastefully done - nice touchwith the purple lettering. Could even have left off the "Starting at" bit and had a cleaner ad.
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Sony Alpha a6400
Tamron 70-180mm F/2.8 Di III VXD
 11/03/2014 09:48:29 AM
Nice - simple and clean, and good lettering.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
 11/01/2014 09:54:42 PM
This is my favorite so far.

I love the "reflection"... not at all fond of the "shadow".

The colors are wonderful and I love the white background and the fonts you've chosen.

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  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS R5
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS II USM Lens
 10/31/2014 08:42:06 PM
I personally would like this better without the reflection. However, the simplicity and colors work well for an ad. 9
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 10/31/2014 05:15:19 PM
Just in time for Christmas
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 10/31/2014 08:13:54 AM
great effort. Like your choice of white background & the reflection. 7
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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