Nailed a white sheet to the wall and let it hang over a pillow I placed on a small table. Placed the chess board on an angle and a small spotlight behind the sheet.
Portrait mode; no flash.
PSP7 to crop and tweak
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I haven't done one of these for awhile, so here goes.
Reading through the comments you received, I think everyone offered you a lot of good advice. Here are a couple comments to go along with what has already been said
The idea is good, b&w is a good choice, but you have to be careful of overexposing your highlights. I recommend reading about The Zone System that Ansel Adams developed. The jest is, in a b&w photo, you will have a range from pure white to pure black with minimal loss of details in the highlights and shadows. Do a Google search on the Zone System and you will find lots of information.
Like someone mentioned below, a different perspective would have helped. The background is definately a disctraction. Maybe if you put the pawn at one end of the board and then shot down onto the piece at a slight angle, filling the frame with the board it would have helped.
Just some ideas/suggestions. I hope you find them helpful.
This is a great concept. I really like the idea. Focus seems like it could be a tad sharper. I'm not sure if I'm crazy about all the white space, seems a little harsh. I'm wondering if maybe it would make for a stronger shot with a perspective showing more of the board?
nice idea, but the white background leaves a blown feeling. I'd rather took a shot from such a POV where the field occupies the whole space of the photo
This is a good idea, but the white background is a little too much for me. I think you could have still met the challenge and improved the shot by using the board as the entire background.
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