Thanks for all the faves and commments everyone :)
Wasn't sure how you folks like this kind of still life. I'm very happy with the result of the shoot and glad you like it too.
No fancy lighting setup here , and the fact I don't own any yet, not even an external flash but anyhow... everything used here you can find around the house.
PS work: Cropped it a litte, removed some marks on the pears. Tweaked contrast (Via Curves and the Selective Color dialog (for Blacks)), and then actually had to desaturate the image a bit, resized and then selectivly sharpened. That's pretty much it there.
Wanted to get that background look for a long time after seeing them being used in various still life and portrait photography. Dont have any muslin backgrounds but thought I'd found something around the house. I did find some packing material, it's a brown paper bag type of material but a crinkled long strip of it. It's lit from behind, and a vine I found in the yard is set in front of it. Another lamp light(diffused with a white piece of paper) is set to the left and a paper acts as a reflector to the right.
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This is why I hate that Free Studies end up having soooo many entries. Because I end up missing amazing photos like this one. So beautiful and I love how you achieved the background. :)
I didn't vote in this challenge because I was daunted by the number of entries. My loss, because this is a superb image -- the kind of stuff I want to do when I grow up.
lovely lighting. YOur composition is so graceful and balanced that this can only be the work of an experienced shooter. I will be checking back for tips after the challenge. not often that i deal a 10 to a still life but this deserves it.
Lovely lighting, color tones, and composition. I, for one, don't find pears all that appealing in subject matter, but your arrangement more than makes up for that. Very nicely done.
Subject well focused and focal point: 1
Lighting: .5
Composition: 1
Background: 1.5
First impression/ Wow factor: 1
Artistic "override": n/a
Total: 5
IMO this could be very strong with lighting adjustments
I love this simple photo. The warm colors and composition works well. The side lighting is terrific. Maybe just brighting up the shadows just a smudge, not much? Still have it in my top 10.
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