I like the idea even though it’s a bit lame but I’m not particularly happy with this shot. I plan to re-due this but if you’re reading this comment I failed to better this shot. The way it stands this is not really worth more that a high 4 in my opinion although my daughter quite likes it. I was tempted to re-due my entry from the first Absolut challenge (same bottle filled with water again) but think that might be the better entry for Take Two as I did receive good advice on how to improve the shot and I still have the props required. Anyway, not much point wasting time writing here as I plan to get a better shot.
A couple of hours before roll-over and I didn't get to re-shoot. This was only a test shot that didn't come out too badly considering it was at 1/20 sec and hand held. This is on the top shelf of my book shelf and I took some shots from down low with the idea of 'Absolut top shelf'. Those shots turned out pretty crap and I only had a few minutes to take the shots. I had problems with the white balance as the lights hitting the books were a combination of fluorescents and tungsten and the light source behind the bottle was LED. I adjusted the white balance to get the most natural lighting for the bottle. I mucked around with the processing to a level that I feel the shot is worth entering but I expect it to get creamed in a challenge that I feel brings out the best people for product shots, imagination or humour from this site. I feel a high 4 now may be a bit harsh and this shot is more like a 5.3xxx.
[Jun. 28th, 2011 10:43:58 PM]
About an hour to go and the vote's around the 5.53 area so I'm happy with the result. I probaly should have entered my other shot that I was going to use for the Take Two challenge (I'll post it in the outtakes thread).
Thanks everyone for the kind and helpful comments.
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a nice idea, just lost a few points for the lighting of the bottle as it seemed quite harsh. if you could have found a way for the whole bottle to "glow" and somehow make the shadows look like the light was coming from the bottle i think it would be much improved.
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