I was trying to go for the dutch masters type of still life. The warmth, the textures. My problem is that I can't arrange a group of things worth anything. I starting off just with a single fruit , and perhaps I should have gone with that shot.
The lighting is natural lighting from a large front window and a small side window. I did a high radius unsharp mask, and increased the contrast with curves
My biggest worry it the piece of fruit out front -- the focus is soft on that one. It doesn't bother me, but I'm afraid that I'll get hit hard for that. I tried sharpening that peach a tad with a topaz photo pop and then faded the topazing to about 36%
I don't know -- I've stared at it so long, the world is looking a bit fuzzy! I'll cross my fingers and hope, maybe that will work :D
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First of all, I think you did a great job with the processing, it's the thing that I notice more than anything.
Lighting
It's just perfect the way the inside of the bowl slips gently into shadow, so very smoothly. Also, the left side is dark, to add to the dynamic of the scene. Also, the ISO 1600 might have been too much, you could probably use a tripod, bump that aperture to f/13ish with a lower shutter speed.
Composition
A little more space at the bottom would helped the shot, as with the focus on the front element. It could use just a little more clarity.
Pros - the way the peaches fall from the bowl is very smooth and clean, it's really a perfect composition.
Also the seamless background is so wonderfully textured, and it fades out very nicely.
Processing
You were able to succeed in recreating the look you wanted. The photo looks like a painting and has very rich earthy tones. It has a lot of grain, but it just adds to the overall look.
Still, it was a 6+ score, and it's a very good picture.
If you have any questions feel free to contact me.
Very nice overall. Good job of putting everything together compositionally. Only minor nit is that I wish the very front peach was within the focal range also. Good luck.
Nicely done. I think: I would like to see one more object in the shot on the right. ??Perhaps not let the peaches stand on their own.?? It is a nice nice shot with very good lighting and color. 7
A teeny sharper focus would've put this to another level. As is, I do like the composition, tones & your choice of subject matter and background. Good luck!
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