This was produced by taking a large number of Red Bull empties that were left around the house, cleaned up, hot-glued together, placed before a light blue cotton cloth and then sprayed liberally with a misting spray bottle to provide that 'Fresh from the cooler' look.
I set this up in my "Extreme Poor Man's" studio using a lamp without a shade with a creative use of Aluminum foil to reflect more light to the subject and a friend holding a long floor lamp pointed at the subject.
This was fun, had much more work and thought put into it then my previous submission. I also took about a half dozen shots to get this just so.
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Initial thoughts Viewpoint is unusual but overall image seems very tilted.
Composition/ Content As above, the tilt does make this look less professional and could have been corrected with a small rotation of the image followed by a crop. The colours are vivid which is appealing and the water droplets do add interest but there isn't really a focal point for me - where should my eye end up?
Background I like that it's not completely flat yet doesn't distract from the subject.
Technical Lighting seems harsh - perhaps diffusing the light source with a white cloth or tissue might help.
Fits The Challenge Yes, though it seems more a case of showing me the product than really selling it's qualities.
My Opinion On The Photo An acceptable image but one that could be improved a great deal by a few simple changes to lighting and rotation. That said, content does lack "punch".
the light part of the cans blends in too much with the background. the top two cans look great, but too much of a relection in the bottom ones. It would also help if the picture was level.
Doesn't sell me. My eye keeps wandering to the top right corner where a section of your background paper was puckered and created a shadow. This says 'stack of cans' more than 'monument' to me. It might have been more effective to use just one can with a wide angle lens and really sharp focus. This is just kind of dull.
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