I was inspired to take this shot from the many amazing photographers on DPC, i felt is was time to try my own and here it is. i took somewhere arould 150 photos and fould i liked this the best. i must say it was a challenge, so many different ways to cast the light colors and all. i took this shot useing one SB-800 connected to my cam by cord i cant really tell you where it was placed cuz honestly i dont remember for this shot, but along with it i made a homemade bk rould useing a pc white poster board with 150w light behind it. for the color i used red glass beads in the bottem of the bowl and a yellow piece of hard clear plactic in front of my flash.
post prossing
crop
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curves
levels
noise
unsharp
light gradient on top
and resize/save for web
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Hi there. I don't have any problems with the droplet shots. I think they are very nice, even I saw maybe 45 millions of them, still amaze me.
I think you have something here which is hidden. You could score a lot better, even with those people who got sick and tired of seeing these kinds of shots, you would still get something better out of it.
Technically is good. Nice lights, nice exposure, sharp and clean.
Composition is the one you lost big time, more than what it is. Your angle is not necessary, you should have kept straight photo. I think around 2 to 3 degrees leaning to left. And because of your tight DOF, top drop throws everything out in this photo. First one I see, because it's brighter, and yet the worse drop in the photo. Second little drop on the bottom should be cropped out. As a matter of fact, you should crop this to the one drop only, the middle one. I can see very clear focus on that and with the background, you could be looking like IreneM LOL
Anyways, you have a very nice portfolio, you seem like love photography, and please keep on shooting. Copy other people as much as you can, that's how you learn, even if you enter challenges, but don't forget to put your own style in them... trust me, people will notice.
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